Sometimes we just need the space to talk through difficulties and issues that make life so hard to cope with.  Counselling offers a confidential, private and safe space to talk through our challenges with someone who is empathetic, kind and non-judgemental and who is willing to listen and support us - guiding us to heal and move forward in thought and action.

Talking through and processing issues with an experienced practitioner helps to release these deeply held difficult emotions and sense of being out of control to find clarity, take responsibility and regain control in our lives.

We start our journey of healing into the unknown but with a sense of hope.

Counselling is not about getting advice but giving voice to our situation so that we can be heard, understood and can be helped to make sense of things and unravel problems - working them through to find a point of resolution or acceptance.   Even when we cannot change our situation, we can always change our response and attitude around it - this is our ultimate power.

When we also reconnect to who we truly are, honouring our strengths and working with our weaknesses, becoming happier and more accepting of ourselves - we grow in confidence to tackle our lives successfully and enjoy life again.   

Some key themes I work with in Counselling and indeed all the therapies I offer are:

* Recurring difficult feelings, incessant thoughts & personal patterns

* The purpose of emotions and the messages they are giving us

* Freeing emotional energy; rebalancing & repairing the energy system

* Self-mastery of our internal world to then manage the external world

* Self-forgiveness, acceptance, self-love - working from the heart

* Communicating well with ourselves and others whilst honouring our truths

* The value of boundaries to keep us safe and our lives healthy

* Letting go and finding a point of peace and stillness within

* Going forward....what we do now and into the future.......

Couples / Relationship Therapy...

Couples therapy helps us work towards a fulfilling relationship and resolve difficulties that seem too difficult to overcome or address between us and our partner on our own.  . 

Ups and downs are a natural part of any relationship but sometimes we can feel 'stuck in a rut', going round in circles and as if we cannot make progress, leaving feelings of being:

Misunderstood

Unable to Communicate

Disengaged

Resentful

Tired of Arguments

Lacking in Sexual Intimacy

Wondering whether to stay or leave.......

Working with a therapist helps us look at our relationships from different perspectives, hear our partners and learn to communicate our needs in a better way, with a chance of then getting our needs met.   

We can learn more about ourselves from our relationships providing self- awareness, self-development and therefore creating healthier, more loving and closer connections to our beloved.   There is an opportunity to both grow and come together stronger than ever. 

Sadly, there is also the possibility that a relationship has come to its natural end either permanently or the ending of a phase in that relationship, and good couples therapy will help navigate this, helping both parties ideally come to a point of amicable parting or navigating the new phase.  

Either way good external support can be invaluable.  

Practitioner Clinical Supervision...

Through over 25 years' experience in the therapeutic field, I also supervise other therapists both in a clinical counselling capacity and therapists in the helping professions, particularly the holistic field.  

My approach is collaborative and my aim is to employ the essential skill of Super-Vision where we work together to examine client processes and unravel any difficulties being faced.  My intention is always to be a helping hand to help you grow as a therapist and make your work more successful and enjoyable. 

Sometimes it feels good to have somebody to support you and to have help on hand should there be any difficulties, particularly somebody with much experience of different clients, situations and work places / placements. 

I work with students, helping them through their training stages. 

My approach is integrative and I am an Approved Supervisor with Metanoia since 2018.  

I qualified as a clinical supervisor to a high standard - OCN Accredited and also completed extra trained with Re-Vision,  Experience has included working as a counselling agency manager employing and managing both counselling / psychotherapy trainees and those practitioners fully qualified. 

It can be very daunting finding the right support but I hope these pages will give you some reassurance and provide you with some useful resources.

I am happy to offer a free of charge initial chat with you to help you make that decision to see if we could be a good therapeutic fit and you feel comfortable working with me.

Beyond Counselling...

I believe in a holistic approach to resolving difficulties and healing ourselves.  Therefore, within counselling sessions if desired, I am willing to use extensive experience in stress reduction to teach clients how to help themselves outside of counselling sessions.   

Effective techniques that can help include:

Meditation / Mindfulness

Breathing Techniques

Guided Visualisations to relax, relieve stress and promote healing for body, mind and spirit.

Creative / Somatic and Energy based work.