About Me

I am an integrative therapist and work from a humanistic core. The heart or core of my counselling philosophy is humanistic and person-centred, this means I approach my clients with empathy, acceptance, and honesty.

As a therapist, I want to engage with clients in a way that fully embraces everything that makes them who they are. Despite my experience and education as a therapist, I don’t believe this means I know a client better than they know themselves.

Working integratively involves utilising different techniques from a range of therapeutic approaches, depending on what may best benefit the client. This allows me to tailor a client’s therapeutic experience to their individual needs. Every client is different and therapy should reflect this.

I trained at The University of Sunderland, where I was awarded a Bacherlor’s degree in Counselling with First-Class Honours. My course took a contemporary, inclusive, and evidence-informed approach to counselling, the training encouraged self-reflection and critical thinking, and included working with a variety of presenting issues.

I also participate in regular continuing professional development training to both expand my scope of knowledge and skills, and to ensure my practice is kept up-to-date with current thinking and professional standards.

Additionally, I have trained and worked with children aged 3-11 in Play Therapy. Despite not presently working with children, this form of therapy has expanded my ways of working to include more flexible and creative approaches in providing therapy to clients of any age.

I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), a professional association for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.
My membership number is 01020901.

Being a member of the BACP means I must commit to working in accordance with their Ethical Framework, a set of guidelines and principles that ensure counsellors and psychotherapists work in a professional, safe, and ethical manner.
Here is a link to the framework on the BACP's website.

I do not believe judgement has a place in a healthy therapeutic relationship. During our sessions, I invite you to be as open as you feel comfortable being. I'm here to listen to your story and experiences, and walk with you on your journey of therapeutic growth.

It’s not my place to tell you what to do, or how you should live your life. My priority is to help you find your own path in life, and walk alongside it with you.

Different mental health conditions can present in a variety of ways, and while a diagnosis can be helpful and informative, people with the same diagnosis may experience it very differently. Everyone’s backgrounds, needs, and goals are unique, which is why I take a personalised approach with each client, focusing on them as a whole person rather than on a condition in isolation.

I do not offer diagnoses, however you do not need a diagnosis to see me about concerns you may have. If you suspect you have a mental health condition because of certain symptoms, then we can explore this and work towards understanding and addressing the symptoms you’re experiencing, their root causes, and how you want to address them.

I take confidentiality and clients’ privacy very seriously, both as a professional and as a human being. I know that opening up to a therapist can feel hard enough without the worry that other people may learn about what has been said during sessions.

As a member of the BACP I am bound by their Ethical Framework to protect a client’s confidentiality, and as such all information clients share will be kept confidential except in the following circumstances:

• There is a risk of harm to the client or others
• If there is an ethical or legal obligation to share that information
• If the client requests for confidentiality to be broken
• During supervision

If I need to break confidentiality I aim to give clients as much notice as possible, and will ideally discuss with them beforehand how this information will be disclosed and to whom. If at any point during the counselling arrangement I feel a client is in need of emergency support, I may ask for their consent to reach out to their emergency contact or appropriate support services.

Supervision is where I discuss my client work with a supervisor, who is a qualified and experienced counsellor that has also been trained to be a supervisor. They are a member of the BACP, meaning they are also bound by professional confidentiality rules and their ethical framework.

As part of the BACP's requirements I regularly attend supervision, as doing so ensures my work is ethical, effective, and safe. During supervision, cases are discussed with confidentiality and anonymity, and I endeavour to speak of my clients and their stories with respect and compassion. Client identity will not be revealed during supervision.