About Me

Having originally set out to be a secondary school music teacher, I found myself drawn into the mental health field through teaching music to young people with additional needs. I went on to work in the community with adults with severe and enduring mental health problems, first in the NHS and then for a major mental health charity. My roles ranged from running groups, to providing one to one social and emotional support to individuals, workingas part of a crisis team, running a mental health service for women and managing day care for adults with long-term severe mental health problems in Bristol

It was while working in community mental health, that I realised I wanted to work more closely with individuals and began my Gestalt Psychotherapy. Since then, I have gone on to work in the Third Sector, where I managed a counselling service for carers; in the NHS; and in a secondary schools where I have worked as a School Counsellor, as well as providing Reflective Supervsion and training for pastoral staff and senior leaders.

I am now based in private practice where my work is a mixture of Therapy with young people and adults, Clinical Supervision and offering Reflective Supervision to practitioners in Education, Primary Care and Church settings.

I am passionate about what I do and it remains the greatest privilege to be part of so many people’s journeys. 

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Gestalt Therapy
• Post Graduate Certificate in Group Work
• Certificate in working with Children and Adolescents using a Gestalt Approach 
• Diploma in Supervision

CPD (Continual Professional Development) including

• Reflective Supervision in Education
• Creative Supervision
• Social Media: The Role of Shame and Clincal Implications
• Resilience Building
• Motivational Interviewing
• Certificate in Therapeutic Mentoring with young people (Trauma Recovery Centre, Bath)
• Mental Health First Aid for young people
• Louise Hayes: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy 
• Action Trauma: Intergenerational Trauma and Childhood Experience
• Advanced Safeguarding Training

Professional Membership

I am an Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and I follow its Code of Ethics. I am committed to continuing my own professional and personal development through regular training and professional supervision.

What I can offer

• One to one counselling, incluidng Walk and Talk
• Long-term therapy
• Short-term focussed work
• Counselling for young people
• Group therapy and group work – including Reflective Practice Groups, focussed groups (bereavement support, Women’s Group)
• Clinical Supervision
• Reflective Supervision in organisations,