About Experience
A fully insured experienced therapist, counsellor and clinical supervisor with over 14 years of practice across private, community and specialist services. I deliver short-term, time-limited and open-ended therapy integrating person-centred, psychodynamic, trauma-informed and empowerment-based approaches.
I have extensive experience supporting people with their mental health and emotional wellbeing across counselling, outreach and community settings and have been working in private practice for 9 years.
Between 2012-2021 involved with a local charity providing open ended psychodynamic counselling. Roles during this time were trainee on clinical placement, volunteer counsellor, initial intake interviewer/ provision of written assessments and trustee. Supporting clients referred by GP and mental health teams.
2018 and 2020, I trained with a Rape Crisis Centre in its Empowerment Model which is a trauma-informed approach to support survivors of rape and childhood sexual abuse. Focus here centres on processing nervous system disregulation, grounding and mindfulness.
2012-2015 I completed a two-year clinical placement with a substance misuse service, delivering one-to-one Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy and stayed on for a further year training in SMART Recovery (CBT and Motivational Interviewing) to facilitate a group for people affected by alcohol and drug addiction.
I have also provided time-limited counselling and mentoring for young people aged 14–25 through the YMCA counselling and mentoring services, working alongside schools, youth workers and CAMHS.
