I imagine you are seeking counselling because you need someone to talk with about what’s troubling you. Whatever your reasons for considering counselling, I imagine you’re experiencing some distress, suffering, perhaps struggling to manage and overcome a state or situation without help. I appreciate that it can feel challenging to take the first step.

People reach out for counselling for similar and for varied reasons, each individual unique with their own inner worlds and external contexts. Some want help to manage transitions from one life stage to another, such as approaching retirement, facing changes in parenting roles, relationship changes, work and lifestyle changes; for help with recovering from trauma be that developmental childhood trauma issues, or a more one-off traumatic situation, including for example an abusive relationship or a betrayal; for help with distressing states such as anxiety, frustration, confusion and hopelessness brought on by a wealth of reasons; for help with grief and loss, recent or historic. Counselling is helpful if you are experiencing an emotional, existential or practical problem that you cannot resolve on your own. Therapy helps you to become aware of long term patterns of distress, and find ways to move forward.

I am qualified and experienced in supporting adults and young people aged over 18 to overcome the stress and trauma which can arise from life’s challenges and hardships.

I support you to talk through what is going on for you, confidentially. Self-knowledge and self-acceptance are fundamentally important to a greater sense of self, increased confidence, and capacity to live well.

I help you to gently explore and root out possible causes of distress in your current situation and background, if that is helpful. Sometimes understanding what forces and influences have contributed to current experiences can bring some relief, can help to lift self-blame, and provide good information for future choices.

I help you to gain more understanding of your feelings and thoughts, your internal defences, and external blocking factors, to make new choices that serve you better.

Some of the issues I help clients with:

Abuse, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Grief, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Personal development, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Retirement, Self esteem, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women’s issues, Work related issues.

The first step is for you to contact me by email or phone to arrange an initial assessment session at a time that works for both of us, and as soon as possible.

In the initial assessment session you can tell me what brings you to counselling. You can see how comfortable you feel with me, and ask me any questions you may have about therapy. It’s important that you feel you can trust me and want to work with me. I will be asking more questions than I would usually in order to find out about you and what is affecting you. 

By the end of this initial assessment session, you may have a good sense of whether you want to work with me, or you might want some time to think it over. If we agree to work together, we will continue the therapy once a week, at the same time each week. You may choose to commit to 6 sessions and see if that is enough for you. You may choose to start open-ended, for the short, medium, or long term.

First Step

You can contact me here…

…for more information and to arrange an initial assessment session.