My aim is to provide a safe space in which clients feel able to explore their personal difficulties and find a way through these for themselves. I see it as really important that I understand what you are hoping to achieve through counselling/therapy and that we work together in a way and at a pace that feels right to you. Our initial contact will likely be over the phone or email, at that point I will suggest we arrange a non-chargeable meeting of approximately twenty minutes to discuss what has brought you to therapy at this point in your life; what your hopes and/or goals are for the future. This meeting can be either in person, Zoom or telephone. I will provide a copy of my Individual Client Contract or Couple Contract for your information. It is very important that you feel comfortable with your therapist or counsellor. It does takes time to build trust in any relationship but sometimes we quickly sense a particular therapist is not right for us and that’s okay.

If you decide to proceed, I usually suggest two assessment sessions, so I fully understand your experiences, emotional and mental health. These two sessions will give you the opportunity to see if my approach works for you. If I feel my skills and experience are insufficient to provide you with the help that is needed, I will endeavour to suggest other avenues of support or other therapists that may be able to help. If we decide to continue working together each session is then shaped by your needs at that time. I usually suggest we see each other weekly for an agreed number of sessions or if the work is open-ended, we will have regular reviews, usually every six sessions.

Listening carefully to your story I will work in collaboration with you on the specific goals we discussed. I see my role is to help you through this process of exploring your problems or difficulties without judgement or telling you what to do. Using an integrative approach to counselling/ psychotherapy means I can draw from a broad range of therapeutic viewpoints to help us both to understand your experience in greater depth.

In addition to in person face to face sessions I offer therapy at a distance. For some clients this may be preferable because of convenience or it might feel less intense than meeting in person. I can help via email correspondence, chat, video session or telephone.

I use secure encrypted platforms approved by UKCP, BACP and ACTO. If you are interested in therapy at a distance or online video sessions, please contact me via my website and I can provide more information about this service.

Zoom is an encrypted website that is secure and approved by UKCP and BACP.  You will need a device with an internet connection.

If you’re part of a couple in distress, you may feel that there’s no way out of your troubled relationship. Couples often wait until long after their relationship is in trouble to seek help and one or both of you may have decided to call it quits. In my experience this decision is never taken lightly and is even more difficult when children are involved.

Whatever stage you are at, effective therapy can help repair and maintain positive close relationships, or it can help a couple to have a more amicable outcome if you reach a decision to end the relationship.