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Specialises in

• Counselling

Offers

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

About me

If you want to work through your difficulties so you can make changes in your life and feel more like you, then as an experienced, well-qualified counsellor I can help. No problem is too big, small, embarrassing or shocking to bring to therapy, and I have a wealth of experience in working with a wide variety of issues, especially (but not limited to) anxiety.

Anxiety stemming from stress, relationships, life's uncertainties, social situations, health, trauma, phobias or lack of self-confidence, can really make everything feel difficult and overwhelming. Maybe it affects you so much that you end up not doing all the things you want to do because your anxious thinking makes everything feel impossible. However, it doesn't have to be this way and therapy with me can help you find strategies to manage your anxiety, make changes and do what you want to do in life. we can work together to manage your concerns and reduce anxious thinking.

I am in a good position to be able to help you work through whatever it is that brings you to therapy, as my experience is varied and from a range of different settings. I have worked for many years both in private practice and as a therapist in a hospice. Here I help people work through complex issues resulting from the anxiety of living with a life-limiting condition, from the stress, anxiety and burnout from supporting or caring for someone who is terminally ill, and from the distress of losing someone in difficult circumstances.

My experience and training allow me to tailor the style of therapy to best suit you and how you like to work; you may already have a good idea of what you want from therapy or you may not be sure at all but we can work together to find out what you want to achieve and then design our sessions around that. My way of working is collaborative; you decide what we talk about, and you set the pace. I will help you to make sense of your thoughts and feelings, see things in a different light, and identify ways to move forward. And if something isn't working for you in therapy, we'll change it.

I have Professional Accredited membership with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), which acts as a kite mark to show you that I am not only well qualified, but that I also have a wealth of experience of working with lots of different people with a wide range of issues. This also means that you can rest assured that I work to a code of ethics to provide you with the best possible help that I can.

Areas of interest

Adults 18+; anxiety; depression; bereavement; illness; end of life; relationship issues; stress; anger management; LGBTQI+ issues; polyamory; low self-esteem; self-confidence; assertiveness; panic; phobias