I am a Counsellor with a Master's level qualification in Counselling & Psychotherapy from University of Salford. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

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I value individuality, and I help people to value their own individuality too. How we feel may conflict with how we think we’re supposed to feel in response to life events. I am able to accompany my clients in their sadness, chaos, depression, and confusion, and I help people to give a voice to their true feelings. This is an empowering process that gives clients the confidence to be their true selves.

I work in a way that allows the client to take the lead on what they want to explore in the session. I provide a safe, trusting counselling relationship, in which you can explore your thoughts and feelings without judgment. 

My primary ways of working are person-centred/trauma-informed, but I sometimes draw from other modalities to meet your needs. 

Alongside my private work, I have also worked in a college, a domestic violence service, a bereavement service, and a local mental health charity. I provide short-term and long-term counselling, and I can help with many issues, including  (but not limited to), anxiety, depression, panic disorder, bereavement (including bereavement by suicide), identity issues, low self-esteem, guilt, shame, self-harm, and PTSD / CPTSD.

 

I provide telephone and online counselling, via Zoom. 

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Background

I trained to become a counsellor several years after I completed my degree in Visual Art and Culture.  My artistic skills enabled me to initiate creative workshops in schools and in charities that I worked for. The therapeutic value of these workshops was observed. I've always felt that art, play, and poetry reveal a lot of hidden depth about us and our perceptual lens, and how this collides with experience.

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Throughout our work together, I may offer a creative activity for a future session, if I feel that it may benefit you. But I will be led by you on this. If this is something that you don't feel comfortable with, then please let me know.

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Relevant Qualifications

MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy (Professional Training)

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Certified Clinical Trauma Treatment Professional Level I & II (CCTP / CCTP II)

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Grief and Bereavement Counselling Diploma 

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BA (Hons) Visual Art & Culture   

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CPD

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I am trained and experienced in the following areas:

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Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder 

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Trauma 

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Bereavement

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Attachment

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Suicidal feelings

 

Self-Harm

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Domestic Violence 

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Intrusive Thoughts 

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Mindfulness

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Transactional Analysis

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Solution-Focussed 

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