My Offer To You:
Being heard, understood, believed in and supported. We all need this kind of support at some point in our lives. This is my offer to you.
Please note: if you prefer written rather than telephone or video as a primary means of support then please seek an alternative therapist. My primary therapeutic intervention is via video or audio with occasional messaging support.
My Experience:
I have worked in a large corporate employee assistance programme (welfare service) offering counselling. During this time I worked with a range of mental health issues from stress, anxiety, depression, relationships through to self harm, suicide ideation, gender, autism, ADD/ADHD, dyslexia and more. I have a particular interest, and experience working with, clients who have later in life diagnosis (or suspect they might have) ADD/ADHD/dyslexia/neurodiversity. My private practise is located in Cheltenham and Gloucester (UK) but I offer telephone and video therapy to anyone over 18yrs old in the UK. I am also a qualified and accredited Executive Coach who can help you be your best self. Packages are available upon request.
How Our Session Might Feel:
I would hope our session might feel warm, compassionate, non-judgemental with an empathetic relationship being felt between us. I believe that if we can achieve this in our sessions then you will have everything you need to live effectively with what you bring. Our work could, if you wanted it to, extend into mindfulness and spirituality as I have experience in this field along with meditation practices. Most of my clients are longer term (1-2yrs) but many feel they only need shorter intervention (6-12 sessions). I believe and trust your own wisdom and that you will decide which works best for you.
Qualified | Registered | Accredited Therapist:
I am a qualified and accredited counsellor (MNCS accred) registered through the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP reg) which means I am held on the Professional Standards Authority Accredited Register thus ensuring protection to the public and helping to ensure their health and wellbeing. I have undertaken additional specific training to work online and my training and experience has been recognised with the ACTO (Association of Counselling Therapy Online) registry at level 1. My own clinical supervision, a mandatory requirement for registered therapists, sees me meeting a very experienced psychotherapist monthly. My supervisor is an ordained priest, Zen Master and Reiki Master which sees me be curious about my own sense of self in ways most people never comprehend (a transpersonal dimension). I feel this shapes my practise as it influences my presence with you, the client and my ability to connect with you in a deep and meaningful way.
Recent Continuous Professional Development:
Recent professional development has been about working with clients living with neurodiversity: autism, ADD/ADHD, Dyslexia etc. I have also completed the necessary training and accreditation to be a level 1 member of the Association of Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO).
Please note I only work with individual UK based adult (18yrs +) clients.
Additional areas of focus: LGBT, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Abandonment, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant Personality, Caregiver issues and stress, Co-morbidity, Commitment Issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with Natural or Human-Caused Disaster, Dependent Personality, Emptiness, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Military and Veterans Issues, Multicultural Concerns, Post-traumatic stress, Prejudice and Discrimination, Self-Harm, Sexuality, Somatization, Women's issues, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
NCPS Therapist - Accredited Professional Member (PNCPS Accred) #NCS20-00628
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #382604