I am an EMDR Trauma Therapist and registered, accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I adhere to their ethical framework of good practice and professional conduct procedures.
I specialise in Childhood Trauma, working with individuals who have experienced physical, sexual and or emotional abuse during childhood.
Having served in the Royal Engineers within the Armed Forces. I have first-hand experience of the pressures that are upon service personnel and their families whilst serving their country both home and overseas.
As a Support Worker I have worked with individuals who have a mental health diagnosis, working with autism, acquired brain injuries, self harming, learning difficulties, I understand what impact these have on people on a day to day basis.
Working with the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund I support serving personnel, veterans and dependents with a wide range of diagnosis and symptoms including: PTSD & Complex PTSD.
I am registered with the Information Commissioners Office ICO, ensuring your information is confidential and secure.
Additional areas of focus: LGBTQ+ related issues, Family conflicts, Coping with grief and loss, Intimacy related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Motivation, self esteem, and confidence, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Executive and professional coaching, Compassion fatigue, Concentration, memory and focus (ADHD), Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hearing impaired, HIV / AIDS, Hoarding, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Intellectual disability, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sex addiction, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Visually impaired, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) #375528
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Amazing
Written on Jul 09, 2026 after therapy with Simon for 1 year and 7 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Great therapist, supportive, compassionate and understanding. Has helped me come along in a short amount of time.
Written on Sep 21, 2025 after therapy with Simon for 2 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
I find Simon a great comfort to talk to, and relate what I am going through.
Written on Aug 20, 2025 after therapy with Simon for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, lgbt, relationship issues, sleeping disorders, and coping with life changes
Very good even though we are only two sessions in. Asks very insightful questions and offers practical and appropriate ways to work through issues
Written on Apr 14, 2025 after therapy with Simon for 3 weeks on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and trauma and abuse
I‘ve recently started therapy sessions with Simon and it’s helping me a lot. He is very knowledgeable and offers a range of therapy approaches.
I would highly recommend sessions with him.
Written on Feb 19, 2025 after therapy with Simon for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, and stress, anxiety
He made it known that his expertise differed to what I'm seeking but has been of great help with the knowledge that he has
Written on Dec 18, 2024 after therapy with Simon for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and adhd