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Learn more about me and the counselling process below.
About Me
I’m a qualified, experienced and award-winning psychodynamic counsellor. As a Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP) I work according to the BACP’s Ethical Framework. My core clinical qualifications are a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and a Certificate in Counselling Skills. In addition to these I engage in regular professional training in areas such as bereavement, relationships, anxiety, emotional awareness, identity & self, counselling and psychotherapy theory. My academic background includes a degree in Philosophy, Literature and Existential Theory.
Having worked in academic research – across psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, counselling and psychology – for nearly a decade, I made the jump into training as a psychodynamic counsellor in 2015. My background in research means that my work is firmly rooted in robust, evidence-based, practices. If you would like to know more about what this means in practice, please ask me when we meet.
I am deeply committed to helping people understand themselves, find meaning and live a more enriched life.
I work from a start point of trust, authenticity, respect, compassion and a belief that everyone holds their own answers inside of themselves – my job is to help you find yours.
If you would like to learn more about my approach to counselling, and what working together might be like, please contact me.
About Me
I’m a qualified psychodynamic counsellor, and I work according to the BACP Ethical Framework. My core clinical qualifications are a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and a Certificate in Counselling Skills. In addition to these I engage in regular professional training in areas such as bereavement, relationships, anxiety, emotional awareness, identity & self, counselling and psychotherapy theory. My academic background includes a degree in Philosophy, Literature and Existential Theory.
Having worked in academic research – across psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, counselling and psychology – for nearly a decade, I made the jump into training as a psychodynamic counsellor in 2015. My background in research means that my work is firmly rooted in robust, evidence-based, practices. If you would like to know more about what this means in practice, please ask me when we meet.
I am deeply committed to helping people understand themselves, find meaning and live a more enriched life.
I work from a start point of trust, authenticity, respect, compassion and a belief that everyone holds their own answers inside of themselves – my job is to help you find yours.
If you would like to learn more about my approach to counselling, and what working together might be like, please contact me.
My role as your counsellor is to support you as you think about yourself, your experiences, your relationships, feelings and behaviours. It is therefore important that you find a counsellor that you feel safe and comfortable working with.
This is why I offer a no-obligation two-step consultation process:
Initial phone call and consultation
20 minutes: £0
During this initial phone call, we can explore your situation, your goals for counselling, and what it might be like to work together. Should you wish to, we would agree a mutually convenient time and day to meet for a further consultation and assessment session.
Consultation and assessment session
50 minutes: £50
The consultation and assessment session provides a space for us to get more of a feel for one another, to explore in more detail what is bringing you to counselling and your situation, and to answer any questions you have.
Counselling sessions
50 minutes: £50
If we then decide to work together, we will meet weekly on an agreed day and time every week. Counselling sessions last 50 minutes, and cost £50.
Counselling is a joint endeavour. As such I regularly encourage us to review our work together, and reflect on your goals, to ensure that our work is meeting your needs.
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About Psychodynamic Counselling
The psychodynamic approach to counselling is a form of psychotherapy with its roots in traditional psychoanalysis, which was pioneered by ‘the Father of talking therapy’ Sigmund Freud. It is a long established and trusted treatment for emotional difficulties, gaining self-awareness, insight and understanding, and achieving growth.
Psychodynamic counselling is an in-depth form of talking therapy, focussed on building insight into relationships you have with yourself, with others, and with the world around you. A psychodynamic approach aims to help you understand how your current feelings and behaviour are shaped by your past experiences and your unconscious mind. This can help you understand what you’re feeling now, why you behave in a certain way and how this affects your relationships.
Psychodynamic counselling places the unique relationship between the counsellor, me, and the client, you, at the heart of our work together. From a place of empathy, compassion, safety and trust, created through my commitment to confidentiality and non-judgemental attitude, we create meaning and understanding together.
