I am a fully qualified and experienced Person-Centred Counsellor and Psychotherapist. I underwent my training in the Person-Centred Approach to counselling at the University of Nottingham where I attained a First Class degree in Humanistic Counselling Practice. I was also awarded The Robert Peers Prize for academic excellence and special course contribution.
I am a listed member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) http://www.bacp.co.uk/ and adhere to their Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2002), a copy of which is available to download at http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework/
In addition to my private practice I am also an independent network counsellor and assessor for a large nationwide Employee Assistance Programme. For the past five years I have been a volunteer counsellor and assessor with Age Concern's Nottingham and Nottinghamshire's Harmony Counselling Service. I have counselled for Nottingham City council as part of their Employee Well-being and Health Improvement Team and was more recently employed by them as counsellor support for employees facing redundancy. I have also worked with adolescents in the Sherwood Community Counselling Service and given a number of years service as a telephone volunteer with the Samaritans.
My theoretical approach is Person-Centred for short, intermediate and long-term counselling. I have worked successfully with a broad range of issues both in the short term (6 to 10 solution-focussed sessions) and in longer term work of up to two years (including palliative support). I have extensive experience of working with clients in their own homes and also of residential home counselling. My client base has included a broad demographic of 18 to 70 year olds with diverse cross cultural ethnicities and religious orientations. I have wide experience of counselling clients in male and female same sex relationships.
Areas of counselling that I have worked with and issues I have supported people through are: