About Me
My Approach
For me, as a Person centred and experiential psychotherapist (PCEP), I hold the core values of empathy, congruence, unconditional positive regard and the therapeutic relationship at the heart of my practice. I believe that provided with a relationship whereby you can safely experience being truly accepted, valued and understood; personal growth and movement are able to flourish. I believe that when all aspects of yourself are brought into awareness and provided with the above conditions, opportunities arise for reevaluating conditions of worth and introjections placed on us by significant others and society, enabling them to be explored and become more congruent, lowering anxiety and felt distress.
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My awareness of power dynamics within the relationship and society both now and historically, means that I make a conscious awareness not to heighten ‘power over’ a client and I take into consideration ethics within the therapeutic relationship. I also strive to work within your frame of reference, remaining alongside you throughout your therapeutic journey which you control. I value each client's diversity and uniqueness and strive to have an awareness of my own status within society and differences within the therapeutic relationship. I am a registered student member with the BACP, trainee member with the UKCP and am in my final stage of a 4 year MSc in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy, which is a UKCP accredited course with Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI). I abide by the UKCP, BACP and SPTI codes of ethics.
My Qualifications and Experience
I have an undergraduate degree in Psychology with Honours which included counselling theory, skills and practice, a PGCE in Psychology, Psychology Masters, a Level 7 Certificate and Diploma in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy and am in the final stage of a four year long MSc in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy with Sherwood Training Institute (UKCP Accredited).
I have spent the past 19 years working within the field of Psychology. I have worked in a variety of settings which have included multiple charities offering face to face psychotherapy and an online psychotherapy service with a range of presenting issues such as anxiety, depression, bullying, sexual and emotional abuse, gender and identity, eating disorders, attachment disorders, coercive control, body image issues, sexuality, self harm, relationship issues and break down, drug and alcohol abuse, suicidal thoughts, mental health issues and trauma (please note that this list is not exhaustive). In addition, I specialise with ASD and Neurodiverse clients and am able to work with clients to navigate ways for them to access therapy without barriers.
