Training and Experience
TRAINING
I am a UKCP registered clinical psychotherapist and counsellor.
My studies took place at the Metanoia Institute in London where I gained a Post Graduate Clinical Diploma in Person-Centred Psychotherapy and an MSc in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Applications.
I am a qualified Equine Assisted Therapist. I trained at the HEART Centre, a holistic horse and pony centre in Ockham, Surrey.
I also have basic training in Shadow Work facilitation.
As part of my ongoing UKCP accreditation I am fully committed to my continuing professional development and attend regular workshops, experiential trainings and theoretical talks alongside engaging with current conversations and dialogue around mental health and emotional well-being.
I offer experiential and educational support workshops to parents of teenagers struggling with mental health as part of the Green Hub Charity in Milford, Surrey.
I am also involved in volunteering services for a women's organisation call Women in Power.
I am a registered member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and abide by both the UKCP and BACP codes of ethics.
EXPERIENCE
I have been working as a therapist in Surrey for 14 years and my psychotherapeutic practice currently takes place at my home in Witley, near Godalming, Guildford and Haslemere. I work with adults in both long and short term therapy and also offer online therapy as an alternative to in-person.
Before moving into private practice, I have previously worked long-term with adults at Petersfield Counselling Services in the areas of domestic and sexual abuse and as a bereavement and grief counsellor at Woking Hospice.
I also worked with the Youth Counselling Service over a period of 6 years until 2019. The YCS operates within Surrey and Borders NHS mental health trust (SABP) under Mindsight CAMHS offering brief counselling to 12 - 24 year olds.
My equine assisted therapeutic work has mainly been with refugee groups. This trauma-informed work is supported by the Big Leaf Charity in Surrey who offer support for displaced lone young adults who have come to the UK as asylum seekers.
Other equine work has been mainly with women around the emotions of shame, anger and grief and feelings of low self worth.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Trauma, post- traumatic stress (PTSD) and complex post - traumatic stress (CPTSD).
Abuse - domestic and sexual, childhood.
Fear and isolation
Self Harm
Shame
Stress
Anger
Rage
Depression
Bereavement and loss
Grief and loss
Traumatic grief
Living with illness
Menopause
Relationships
Separation and divorce
Impact of mental health issues within families
Gender identity
Sexuality