ABOUT ME
Hello, welcome to my website and thank you for your interest in my work. We all go through times in life when we feel lost, anxious or sad. This can relate to our relationships with others and the way we think and feel about ourselves. When we feel overwhelmed by these feelings or they don't seem to go away it can help to talk to someone outside of our family or friendship group.
I am an BACP accredited counsellor, and work integratively, as I believe there isn't just one therapeutic approach that can help a client in all situations. I take into account your circumstances and you as an individual, then use elements of different therapeutic approaches to help you explore and cope with whatever you are experiencing.
I have a background in tertiary education and an alongside running my counselling practice, I work as a Specialist Mentor in Education. This involves providing one-on-one support to help students with learning barriers. I support students with a variety of conditions, including: Autism, ADHD, Mental health conditions, and physical disabilities.
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I work in the charity sector also, supporting asylum seekers and refugees and providing training to volunteers in the charity sector on how to create or improve their boundaries. This varied work means that I have a great deal of experience in working with people from a range of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, beliefs, ages and sexual orientations. I consider this to be a privilege and respect, acknowledge and value the differences between and with us.
As a counsellor I specialise in working with neurodiverse clients, being ADHD myself. I also specialise in trauma, loss and anxiety, including OCD.
I understand how tough it can be to even consider opening up to a counsellor so should you decide to work with me, in our sessions you can trust that I will meet you with warmth, acceptance, care and support. I will also bring humour and playfulness into our work, where appropriate.
You will be heard with respect and without judgement while we work together to explore what’s troubling you, look at any obstacles getting in the way of you realising your hopes for yourself, and experiment with making lasting changes.
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Where appropriate I will also draw on my lived experience of being ADHD and on my background of working as a mentor to students with a disability, or who are neurodiverse. I may also use embodiment practices as a way to support you and to lessen anxiety and low mood.
MY STYLE OF COUNSELLING?
I work online, in person and outdoors. I use different theories and approaches to support clients with different needs. This holistic approach means that I will not see you as a set of symptoms or a problem to be solved, but will help you to take a good look at your life with respect for your unique experience.
Together we will explore what you are struggling with, uncover what inspires and energises you, and look at how you want to move forward.We will work collaboratively by concentrating on what is important to you, and I will support you to gain fresh perspective through reflecting on and understanding yourself, your present situation and experiences and how you relate to yourself.
I strongly believe that how we relate to ourselves is central to our happiness and contentment, and this will be at the heart of our work together. In longer term work we may also explore how your early life and relationships, life circumstances and perhaps difficult histories have shaped you and your current behaviours, patterns and sense of self. Having a better understanding of this is often helpful in terms of being more compassionate to ourselves in our present situations, which is the key to making effective and lasting change.
If you are looking for an EAP counsellor then I am qualified to work in this way.Please contact me to ask for more details.
If you are a civil servant I can work with a third party charity to potentially help you obtain discounted sessions.
HOW TO START
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If you feel we would work well together please contact me by email or phone, on the details at the bottom of the page, and we can book an introductory session or a free 15 minute discovery call, to get a sense of what working together might look like. During this call or, our first session first session you will be able to talk through your concerns and experience how I work to help you decide if I am the right counsellor for you. Everything we discuss in our sessions will be confidential.
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I am a neurodiversity specialist, with lived experience of ADHD. I work largely with clients with or adjacent to ADHD and Autism spectrum conditions. ​
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I also have a great deal of experience working with clients who have experience of anxiety; depression;; bereavement and loss; disability and health related issues; eating disorders; low self-esteem; relationship issues; self-harm; suicide and suicidal ideation; trauma; stress and work related stress; obsessive compulsive disorder; intrusive thoughts and social anxiety.
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GET IN TOUCH
Please complete the form on this website, email, call or text me to either book a FREE 15 minute call or to book an initial session​
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Counselling sessions last 50 minutes and prices start from £60
In-Person Counselling is at the Swan Hill Therapy Hub, in central Shrewsbury
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Outdoor counselling is in Reabrook Nature Reserve
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Online Counselling is via Zoom
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My practice times are from 8 am to 6 pm Monday - Thursday
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In person Counselling
Online Counselling
Outdoor or Walking therapy
CONTACT ME
I am here to help you and am more than happy for you to get in touch just to find out more about how counselling could be beneficial.
​You can call me or email me using the contact details below, or submit a query through the webform to book a FREE 15 minute discovery call - to get a sense of what working together might look like.
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07580 425305