How I can help you
In bringing a warm and calm demeanour, my intention is to offer a reassuring, supportive and secure environment for my clients. Within a caring and non-judgmental relationship, I aim to provide a safe place for clients to explore issues and to empower them to make informed decisions. I will respect your confidentiality and I adhere to the BACP Professional Conduct and Ethical Framework. The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) is the professional association for members of the counselling professions in the UK. As a registered member of the BACP, I work to their standards and complete on-going professional development to ensure my practice remains current and effective.
As an Integrative Relational Counsellor, I aim to integrate different counselling approaches according to my client’s issues and specific needs. Attachment Theory is at the heart of my counselling approach. I believe our first experiences of emotional attachment to our main carers and the subsequent development of our own attachment style as we grow up impacts on our resilience as adults. Attachment Theory is part of Psychodynamic counselling and so I explore past events to understand your coping mechanisms and the messages you have assimilated about yourself as you grew up. Person centred approach allows me to remain connected with your present issues and ensure the quality of our therapeutic relationship by offering you empathy, unconditional positive regard and congruence.
Sometimes our problems relate to the way we formulate and understand events and when working on issues such as anxiety and phobias, Cognitive Behavioural Theory (CBT) can provide target solutions. CBT can help you by changing the way you think and behave.
Through recent advances in neuroscience, we have acquired a deeper understanding of how mind, body and emotions are connected and Mindfulness approaches, including Forest Bathing, allow us to slow down, becoming aware of ourselves and our environment in a non-judgemental way, while using our senses to remain anchored in the present moment.
Walk and Talk has many benefits and I truly believe in the benefit of spending time in nature. Depending on your issues and needs we might have a blended approach of sessions of walking and talking in addition to traditional counselling sessions, to ensure we can explore deeply the issues that are concerning you.