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I work Mondays from 9.30am up to 4.30pm, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9.30am up to 6pm.

Some of my clients prefer  a flexible approach to booking counselling sessions, others prefer a fixed appointment. I have started earlier in the day if required.

Counselling provides the space for you to talk about the situation(s) in your life that you are finding confusing, difficult, distressing, painful, sad or even unbearable.

I believe the therapeutic relationship is an important foundation for counselling. I aim to provide a confidential, safe and supportive environment for us to work together. You will have the opportunity to gain insight and/or increasing awareness about how you relate to your environment, other people, as well as yourself. The patterns you use to live your life may be challenged at times as we explore together how you make sense of your world and the interruptions in your life. As you gain increasing awareness, the choices you make as you live your life are made in conscious awareness, giving you a sense of empowerment. There will be times when we laugh together and sometimes we may be serious. I want to welcome into a safe and welcoming therapeutic space.

I am an integrative Gestalt Counsellor, combining elements of Person Centred Counselling and TA where they sit alongside my core model of training. 

I moved my practice online during the global pandemic of 2020 and trained to continue to do so as recommended by Íø±¬ÃÅ and the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO). I enjoy working online; I see the screen as an open doorway to developing the therapeutic relationship and a level of trust to work psychologically.

I am dyslexic and am happy to identify as neurodivergent. My way of processing information and the world can be different to others who identify as neurotypical. Some of the clients and supervisees I work with are autistic and/or ADHD, as well as being dyslexic. We work together with an understanding our differences and similarities.       

I offer a free short introduction session to see if we are a good fit to work together.  We would discuss the best online platform for us to work together with.

Once we have agreed to work together I will email you a working agreement which we both sign and a GDPR form to be signed, the forms to be returned before our next booked appointment.

During our first 60 minute session I will gather some information about you, answer your questions, spend time listening to what has brought to counselling and what you are wanting from the sessions.  You may not know what you want at first and that is ok.