Therapeutic Approach

I hold a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and as such abide by their Ethical Framework (www.bacp.co.uk/ethical-framework).

I am committed to providing an anti-discriminatory service. I strive to ensure that this practice is present in all our work together.

I am trained in a variety of ‘humanistic’ counselling modalities, which encourage people to think about their feelings and take responsibility for their thoughts and actions. I primarily use a combination of Gestalt Therapy and Transactional Analysis.

Gestalt Therapy looks at both the individual and the wider life context. You are helped to focus on your immediate thoughts, feelings and behaviour to gain deeper awareness of how you relate to others and to situations.

Transactional Analysis can help you understand how you communicate with yourself and others, and deal with self-criticism or people-pleasing behaviours. We also look at how your beliefs and the way you interpret the world around you can create recurrent and problematic patterns of behaviour.

Additionally I am furthering my education by undertaking a masters degree in Existential Psychotherapy. This approach helps clients to make their own sense of the world, and deal with anxieties around death, freedom, responsibilities, isolation and meaninglessness.

Training & Qualifications

MSc Psychotherapy Studies (to complete 2026)
BACP Certificate of Proficiency
L4 Diploma Therapeutic Counselling
L3 Certificate Counselling Skills
BA (Hons) Sociology

* Progressive Counting (Trauma-Informed Treatment)
* Supporting those Bereaved by Suicide
* Working with Trauma Masterclass (Gestalt Centre)
* Walk & Talk - Therapy in the Outdoors
* Facilitating Mental Health & Wellbeing Groups
* Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence
* Exploring Hate Crime on LGBT+ People
* Defining Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Therapy
* Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Essentials
* Exploring Gender Diversity in the Therapy Room
* Online and Telephone Counselling
* The Impact of Remote Working on the Therapeutic Frame
* Sex and the Compulsive use of Internet Pornography
* TA 101 (Transactional Analysis)
* Advanced Principles of Gestalt Therapy
* Experiments & Interventions in Gestalt Theory
* Narcissistic Personality Disorder
* Domestic Abuse & Intimate Partner Violence
* Introduction to Imagery Rescripting & Schema Therapy
* Safeguarding Adults (Level 1)
* Self-harm & Suicide Awareness (Mind)
* Working with Substance use - A Psychosocial Approach