ABOUT
I am a counsellor based on the Herefordshire/Worcestershire borders. My background has been in working in mental health services for over 30 years. This led to a desire to help people to explore their thoughts and feelings and find their own creative ways forward with their lives. I believe therapy should be an empowering process.
I bring together my background in social work and counseling training to provide an “integrative” approach, this means guided by your needs and goals for the future. I can explain a bit more about what integrative means when we meet.
I have also worked for 16 years with a teacher from the US specialising in dream and energetic work. This informs my interest in exploring the transpersonal experiences of clients based on their dreams and spiritual beliefs. I believe that each of us has the capacity to find a wildness and freedom in our hearts and a path to greater fulfillment. My own passion and wildness of heart is found with my love of all things Equus and exploring the beautiful places here and overseas.
I work with people of all backgrounds (age 16 onwards), sometimes people who have experienced a loss or bereavement or a major change in their life situation. It may be you are experiencing a sense of isolation and anxiety, perhaps stuck in an emotional state or situation that no longer works for you.
I am registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and work in accordance to the code of ethics.
QUALIFICATIONS
1984 CQSW and Diploma in Social Work, Birmingham Polytechnic
1995 Post Qualification in Social Work Mental Health
2004 Post Graduate Certificate in Mental Health Recovery in the Community
2013 Certificate in Counselling Skills
2014 Certificate in Counselling Studies Gloucestershire College
2017 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Gloucestershire College