About Me
I am highly empathic; I aim to tailor my support to your situation in tandem with your own strategies.
A qualified, BACP accredited and registered therapist, with over 18 years of experience supporting and developing individuals and teams. I take a flexible solution focussed approach and I am trained in numerous approaches in counselling and psychotherapy. I am also able to work with couples or family members who are in conflict.
I combine talking therapy with physical techniques such as EMDR, EFT and breath work. I aim to help you to understand how previous life experiences and loss may have embedded unhelpful thoughts and patterns of behaviours; working with you to develop awareness, self-acceptance and more helpful ways of viewing yourself and the challenges you face.
Qualifications
- MA (Dist) Counselling (University of Manchester accredited by the BACP). 1 year research in Voluntary non-employment, loss and identity transition
- BA (Hons) Social Sciences including Psychology University of Manchester.
- Postgraduate Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Counselling / Psychotherapy Supervision
- EMDR Standard Training Part 1-3, EMDR Masterclass EMDR UK.
- EFT Level 3 AAMET Accredited Certified Advanced EFT Practitioner.
- Breathing for Calm - Teaching Clients Level 2.
- Certified AAMET EFT Practitioner Levels 1 and 2
- Creative approaches to Counselling
- Certificate in Couples Counselling
Accredited member of the BACP
For thirteen years, I have been providing short and long term psychotherapy within the NHS, voluntary and private organisations.
Fees
My fee for individual sessions is £70 per 60 minute session. I am able offer discounts when booking 4 or more sessions.
My fee for EMDR is £70 per 60 minute session or £100 per 90 minute session.
My fee for sessions for couples is £80 per 1 hour session or £110 per 90 minute session.
An holistic approach
I will share my approaches with you in order that you can use them to create coping strategies between and after therapy. I take a holistic approach to explore your physical and emotional wellbeing. I tend to use short term solution focussed counselling of six to twelve sessions but I can also provide support for a longer time.
I have extensive experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma and loss. I can work with you to eliminate the ongoing effects of trauma; panic attacks and flashbacks using EMDR and/or trauma focussed EFT..
I come from a corporate background and working for five years in occupational health I have been able to help many people with problems which are impacting their work, those who feel they are in the wrong job or struggling to juggle work with the rest of their lives. I understand the impact of work related stress, difficult working relationships, career transition, redundancy and retirement on personal wellbeing. I have a wealth of experience helping individuals to manage transition; shifting careers or priorities, as well as remove limiting beliefs to improve self-esteem and performance at work..
I am trained and use creative forms of counselling for example using art materials, visualisation and mindfulness.
If you would like to talk though what is happening in your life, I am here to listen. If you would like to make changes in your life, I am here to support you.
I offer 60 minute sessions in rooms in Cheadle Hulme, Greater Manchester with free parking and close to the train station.
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Training and Accreditation
I am trained in integrative counselling and psychotherapy including Person Centred therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping), Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, and Interpersonal Psychotherapy.
I am an accredited registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Get in Touch
Please call me for an initial telephone consultation to see if we can work together