Life can be both beautiful and bleak, calm and stormy. Encountering pain & suffering is a human certainty. Experience has shown that when these challenges arrive it is not always possible to navigate them on your own. We are social beings and many of our problems are often created through unhealthy interactions with others. I believe, however, that with the right conditions, human connection can bring about restoration and growth. I meet with clients wherever they are on their journey, offering
About me and my practice
I am an integrative therapist, meaning I have been trained in a broad range of therapies. In particular, I draw upon Gestalt Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy and Internal Family Systems. I am influenced by Existentialism and informed by Attachment Theory and Neuroscience. This has then enabled me to develop my own philosophy of counselling; creating one cohesive approach, drawing on the richness of various modalities.
I have a three-phase framework that I use with all clients:
Connecting - creating the right conditions for the client to feel safe, developing trust and building a strong therapeutic relationship.
Exploring - together, examining all the parts that make up the whole of a person, including historical background and here-and-now experiences. Paying attention to reactions and being curious, with the aim of raising awareness.
Integrating - ongoing experimentation in the room and in the real world to test new approaches and develop skills. Moving to a place of acceptance and wholeness.
Experience
I am in my 40s with a wealth of life experience. I spent the first part of my working life in the charity sector. I have worked with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts; including mentoring young people in schools, facilitating bereavement support groups and providing pastoral care to adults. This has exposed me to the challenges people face in their day-to-day lives: grief, abuse, loss, addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety, to name just a few. It has helped me develop the skill of connecting with people and focused my desire to work with people more directly.
As a therapist, I have worked with various clients from different backgrounds. Each clients unique experience has given me deeper insight and understanding of a variety of presenting issues.
Alongside my private practice, I spent three years working for a trauma recovery charity based in Exeter offering individual therapy to survivors of domestic abuse.
Qualifications
I am a qualified, integrative therapist. I trained at the Iron Mill College in Exeter which is a well-established, leading provider of education and training in mental health and wellbeing.
Formal Qualifications:
Sports Science BSc Hons
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (Accredited by the BACP)
Certificate in Counselling (Accredited by the National Counselling Society, NCS)
Counselling Young People Stage 1 (BACP Accredited)
My ongoing professional development and training include regular involvement in workshops, seminars and academic study.
Recent CPD has included:
Working with Complex Trauma - Iron Mill College
Youth Mental Health First Aid - MHFA England
Understanding Domestic Violence and Abuse Levels 1 & 2 - AVA
Moving Your Practice Online - Online Therapy Institute
Existential Therapy Workshop - Mick Cooper
Working with Shame - Iron Mill College
Bereavement Training - CHUMS
Working with Trauma - Carolyn Spring
Professional Membership
Registered MBACP (392218)
Professional Register
British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
Verified by Counsellingo on Friday, 3 November 2023
Initial Consultation
I offer a free 30-minute consultation, which gives a chance to get a feel for what it might be like to work with me and ask any questions.
Fees
I offer counselling and psychotherapy on both a long-term, open-ended and shorter, fixed-term basis to adults and 16/17 year-olds. We can chat about what feels right for you in our initial meeting.
Sessions are 50 minutes long and normally held weekly.
My fee is £60 per session.
Therapeutic Approach
Integrative, IFS, person centred, gestalt
Video Platforms
Zoom
Pronouns
He/Him
Area
Devon
