About me
My personal attributes of genuineness, kindness, warmth, empathy and my own personal life experiences brought me into the counselling profession. It is a privilege to be empowered by my client’s progress to appreciate the value and connection I bring to this line of work.
The aim of counselling is to provide you, the client, with a confidential opportunity to explore personal and relational issues in safety. My role is to help you through this process without judgement or giving advice. I may on occasions give information or offer suggestions. Counselling provides individuals and couples with an opportunity and space to talk about things that may be difficult to share with anyone else. It provides a secure place for you to become more effective in your life. It helps you identify and overcome barriers to achieving your potential, promoting/developing self-awareness and empowering you to make informed choices in your academic, personal and social lives.
Confidentiality. To ensure open exploration of the concerns that have brought you to therapy, I will maintain your confidentiality in accordance with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions www.bacp.co.uk. I am a registered member of the BACP and I am committed to complying with this framework as part of the terms and conditions of my membership.
Under the same BACP framework, I keep short summaries about what happens in each session. These notes are stored in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and I am registered with the ICO ico.org.uk.
I receive regular supervision in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework to provide the best possible service to you. My supervisor is a member of the BACP and strictly adheres to the same standards for confidentiality and data protection.
My work location is in Ulverston town centre.
Your Therapy
One to one Counselling
Only you know how you are truly feeling right now. Talking with family and friends can help, but sometimes being able to talk about these feelings and having them validated in a confidential setting gives you an opportunity to achieve what you want to happen and what you can change in your life.
Naturally some of life’s events cause us pain and eventually we can move on. Sometimes it can prove difficult for us. I provide an empathic non-judgemental approach and can support you to determine what you want your future to look like. My approach is person centred totally focusing on you the client. It is the skills and attitudes I use alongside this approach that allows you to change from where you are now to where you want to be.
The benefit to you is that I remain objective, so you will not feel pressured or judged. In this process I will be able to understand and respond to your experience to inspire and empower you to build on your resourcefulness. It is important not to ignore or bury painful experiences from the past as it can affect the way you think and feel in the present. By exploring your experiences in a calm, confidential environment rather than trying to deal with it on your own, results in a deeper understanding of yourself and others. Everyone has the ability to recover from upsetting and difficult events whatever their background, issues or problems.
Couples Counselling
As a couples counsellor I offer a more directive approach to help you recognise and explore your differences to improve your relationship in providing a clear pathway forward. If you feel your marriage or relationship is worth saving, please consider couples counselling. If you feel tension, conflict or resentment this can all be processed in therapy to benefit and transform your relationship with each other.
Couples counselling requires hard work and commitment when things haven't been working as they should. I can help you understand your dynamics and how you can change those ingrained patterns. It will require teamwork, as it is not my role to 'fix' what isn't working, but to get you both to look a lot deeper at what constitutes a healthier relationship in your eyes.
It may be that you feel you can no longer share your life together. This can prove very difficult for you both and I can support you to facilitate that in a sensitive way.
Online counselling
Online counselling allows technology to add flexibility to the counselling process without reducing the one-to-one human dimension that lies at the heart of therapy. I am fully trained in this way of working and offer teams, email, or telephone appointments that makes counselling much more accessible to you. For those of you living in remote locations or perhaps housebound, isolation is no longer a barrier to accessing professional counselling services.
Additionally, counselling need not be constrained by consulting room hours and can be fitted around your daily routine. If you have a busy lifestyle, a demanding work schedule, and/or family responsibilities you can manage your appointments in a much more flexible way than in-person therapy. You can even access therapy should you wish when you are away on company business, annual leave or during a period of sickness. It is also possible to schedule online counselling at very short notice if that suited us both, as neither of us need to travel to the appointment.
Online counselling meets individual needs sensitively and appropriately in a fast-moving, modern, technological age. If you would like to learn more about this way of working together, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Additional information
Issues that I work with
Professional Development
Issues that I work with
Abuse • Addictions • Anger • Anxiety • Attachment • Bereavement • Bullying and harassment • Career or money worries • Depression • Disordered eating • Domestic violence • Emotional abuse • Family and relationship problems • Hoarding • LGBTQ+ • Loneliness • Low self-esteem • Loss and grief • Menopause • Physical abuse • Relationship issues • Self-harm/risky behaviour • Separation and divorce • Social anxiety • Stress • Suicidal thoughts • Trauma • Work-related stress.
What is counselling?
Professional Development
Issues that I work with
Counselling provides individuals and couples with an opportunity and space to talk about things that may be difficult to share with anyone else. It provides a safe place for you to become more effective in your life. It helps you to identify and overcome barriers to achieving your potential, promoting and developing self-awareness and empowering you to make informed choices in your academic, personal and social lives. Counselling is not about giving advice or telling you what to do, it is a place where you will feel truly heard without the opinions and judgements of others.
Professional Development
Professional Development
Professional Development
Agoraphobia, Anger Management, Attachment, BACP Certificate of Proficiency, Bullying and Harassment, Children’s Mental Health First Aid, Child Sexual Abuse, Compassionate Focused Therapy, Counsellors guide to working with anxiety, Couples Counselling, Depression, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Domestic Violence, Effective Brief Psychotherapy, Experiencing the world of the inner child, Grief and Bereavement, Imposter Syndrome and Self-esteem, Level 4 Counselling Diploma, LGBTQ+ Awareness, Intrusive thoughts, Online Counselling Diploma, Recovery training in substance misuse, Risks of radicalisation and the kinds of support available to those at risk, Safeguarding Adults, Safeguarding Children, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Suicide and self-harm, Systemic Family Theory, Transactional Analysis, Volatile Substance Abuse, Working with Infidelity, Working with Narcissm.
Fees
Professional Membership
Professional Development
Individuals - £50 per appointment (1 hour duration) Couples - £75 per appointment (1 hour duration)
Online counselling - £50 per appointment (1 hour duration)
Payment is required in advance of your appointment by BACS. Cancellations are subject to a charge of £50 for individuals or £75 for couples if less than 48 hours’ notice is given.
Professional Membership
Professional Membership
Professional Membership
As a registered accredited counsellor of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I am committed to complying to the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018 as part of the terms and conditions of my membership. Accreditation demonstrates my commitment to my professional bodies shared value of high standards in order to safeguard clients.