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Specialises in

• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Counselling

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Offers

• Face-to-face consultations
• Video and telephone consultations

About me

Welcome and thank you for clicking onto my profile. I understand that looking for and reaching out to a counsellor can be daunting and you may be feeling a little apprehensive.

Counselling is not about me giving you advice, rather me working with you to help you explore your situation and find your own answers. To do this, I will provide you with a comfortable, safe and confidential space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Your journey of self-discovery and personal growth through therapy could lead you to being able to make any changes going forward.

About Me

Prior to training as a Counsellor I worked for many years at Humberside Police (and since qualifying as a Counsellor have worked a lot with emergency services employees). Alongside this, my hobby and interest was in health and fitness. I worked in health clubs and taught fitness classes. I focused on physical health and gained a real passion for well-being and helping people. From here, I began incorporating mental well-being, as I began to believe that the mind and body work together. It led me to start my counselling training in 2010 and so I genuinely come from a holistic approach. My core training was gained at The University of Hull with my Top Up Bachelors Degree gained at Leeds Beckett University. Since then I have progressed through the levels. I place an emphasis on Continual Professional Development and so I attend regular training courses and workshops to update my knowledge and skills. I have experience of working with clients on issues such as loss and bereavement at Cruse Bereavement Care and also worked for a short time, at the Oncology Department at Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals. At Focus Counselling in Hull and Hull and East Yorkshire Mind, I worked with anxiety and depression on an Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) NHS initiative called 'Let's Talk.'

I am an Associate Counsellor for several Employee Assistance Programme Providers (EAP's).

I have been audited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This means that they check to see that I am working ethically and meet their high standard which safeguards you as a client.

I am also a BACP ACCREDITED Counsellor. BACP accreditation schemes aim to recognise the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development in counselling and psychotherapy.

I work a lot with self-referral private clients on a wide range of issues in my own private practice (A New Horizon). I am located in Brough, East Yorkshire (non-clinical setting, anonymous, off-street parking/disabled access/toilet facilities available).

How I Work

I work on a one-to-one basis offering the conditions of congruence, empathy and unconditional positive regard from the person-centred approach. I work from an Integrative perspective which means that I use tools from other theoretical approaches in whichever way suits you, as an individual client, the best as I believe that people are unique and therefore there is no 'one size fits all' approach.

I can offer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) looking at your negative, automatic thoughts and the impact on your feelings and behaviours. We can explore coping strategies, that work for you, for the short term and look at ways for you to live more positively.

I also work with clients long term exploring and addressing the root cause of the issue(s). This can be open-ended (not time-limited).

Are you ready to make a change?

If you have an issue that is holding you back from living your life to the full then please do not hesitate to get in touch. I value helping people and have a passion for supporting clients through their problems. Having someone, that is not a family member, to walk alongside you, can help. As I have your best interests at heart if I cannot help you myself I can signpost you to other services. Take your first step today to feeling better. I look forward to hearing from you!

Areas of interest

I work with adults (18 years and over) on issues of work related stress, anxiety, depression, bereavement/loss, pregnancy/birth, low self-esteem, life changes such as redundancy, relationship issues and more.