About me
Alongside my work as an integrative therapeutic counsellor, I am also a CPCAB counselling tutor. Both roles are grounded in my belief in the importance of empathy, self-awareness, and the power of being genuinely heard. I believe that the therapeutic relationship is at the heart of meaningful therapy, built on trust, collaboration, openness, and respect. I am committed to creating a space where people can explore their experiences with compassion, feel understood, and work towards greater self-awareness and change.
I have particular experience in previous work supporting survivors of sexual assault and abuse, in a counselling agency set up by The Survivors Trust. In addition, I have supported university students and teaching staff, developing a strong understanding of the challenges of balancing academic or professional pressures with personal wellbeing.
As a tutor teaching Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Body (CPCAB) courses, I support students in developing their theoretical knowledge, skills, and confidence throughout their training. This role reflects my belief in the importance of the therapeutic relationship and reflective practice in the development of compassionate and ethical therapists.
I also hold a postgraduate qualification from the University of Reading. This sits outside my core counselling training but has contributed to my wider understanding of people, society, and the ways identity and culture shape lived experience.
I work with a strong commitment to anti-oppressive practice. I recognise and respect the many ways identity can shape experience, including race, class, religion, sexuality, neurodiversity, and gender.
I understand that distress does not exist in isolation. It is often shaped by wider social, cultural, and systemic contexts. Therapy can be a space to explore these influences while also recognising your strengths, resilience, and lived experience.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative) – BACP-approved qualification awarded by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
- Counselling Skills and Counselling Studies – Qualifications awarded by CPCAB
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training (RQF) - Training Qualifications UK
- Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients, Counselling Tutor
- BA (Hons) Cultural Studies – Staffordshire University
- MA International Relations and Affairs – University of Reading
- Phased Oriented Trauma Model, Trust House
- Parts Work, Trust House
- How to Manage Power, Control, Boundary and Attachment Dynamics when Working with Survivors of Complex Trauma ‘Being with’ rather than ‘doing to’, with Christiane Sanderson
- An introduction to Bereavement Counselling, with Dr John Wilson
- Working Therapeutically with Autistic Clients
- Working with male survivors of sexual abuse, with Jeremy Sachs
- Equality and Diversity, Trust House
- Introduction to Existential Therapy, with Mick Cooper
- Safeguarding Adults, Trust House
Professional Practice
- Regular clinical supervision with an experienced, accredited supervisor
- Continuing professional development
- Current Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificate
- Full professional insurance
- Registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- Adherence to GDPR and data protection standards