There are many reasons people seek counselling, and although this can be difficult it can really help you to take control of your life enabling you to make decisions that better serve your needs and wants. I offer a safe confidential space for you to talk about whatever is important to you. I am an experienced Counsellor and provide safe, non-judgmental environment, a genuine and authentic relationship accepting you as you are where you are. 

 

Counselling is a process through which you become more able to freely express difficult feelings and emotions which lead to improved self-awareness and change. 

 

I have worked with a wide range of diversity in a range different of settings for a number of years including mainstream and SEN schools, Trauma & Bereavement and Mental Health. I work therapeutically with both children and adults using an Integrative approach, meaning I use my knowledge and skills of and draw on interventions from various approaches to tailor my approach for individual clients. I believe the client has what they need to heal their own wounds and live life to their full potential I am able to connect the client to their inner healing abilities. My specialism has been working with clients effected by Trauma and Bereavement and the long lasting impact these issues can have living day to day long after events have happened. I also work effectively with a wide range of issues in particular; Anxiety and Depression, Childhood Trauma or Abuse, Relationship Issues, Dissociative Disorders, Children with special educational needs including Autism and ADHD. 

 

Sometimes it can be difficult to the find the words and for some talking is not easy or doesn't feel safe, I am also a trained Brainspotting Therapist. This is a brain based tool which locates points in the visual field that help access unprocessed trauma in the Sub-Cortical brain, regulating the Amygdala the emotional centre of the brain. It works by finding a somatic que in the face or body, followed by mindful processing of trauma and other issues held in the brain and body. I have used this intervention for various issues including physical pain. In Brainspotting we believe where you look affects how you feel. This technique has been proven to be an effective treatment for trauma and other emotional and psychological issues. Brainspotting activates the body's innate ability to heal itself.