What I Offer
Safety - Compassion - Non-judgement - Curiosity
My person-centred training has emphasised to me the importance of living with integrity and respect for oneself and others. I bring these values into counselling work and place you, the client, at the centre of your own journey. I walk with you through your difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions; offering reflection or invitation to explore, to help you gain insight and find the answers I believe are within you.
I strive to embody the values of authenticity, empathy and unconditional acceptance that can be an amazing vehicle for healing in therapy. To this end, I aim to work collaboratively with you and in a structure that we negotiate together. I work with loss, bereavement, depression, anxiety, PTS(D), mental health (dis)orders such as bipolar and obsessive-compulsive, suicidal thoughts, addictions, sex and sexuality and self-harm. I am open to working with anything you feel able to bring to me. Together, we can look at it.
I believe that developing a trusting, safe relationship in counselling can be the catalyst for real and lasting change in your life. This is my offer to you: a relationship of openness in which you can feel safe to be, heal and move forwards, to live the life you deserve.
What does counselling look like? We may just sit and talk; sometimes we could use art therapy; we could take our session outside and go for a walk to be in nature, instead.
A session is one hour. I work in two different settings on Mondays and Tuesdays. I work until 8 pm on a Monday, in a dedicated therapy space. On Tuesday I offer low-cost sessions in a community setting. Please bear these differences in mind when enquiring. I also offer online or phone sessions.
I am recently qualified and so my session fees reflect this. I charge, per session (1 hr)
£15 - individuals in receipt of UC
£25 - full-time students
£35 - standard low-cost
Booking a block of 8 sessions together provides a discount.