about me
My route into counselling was a very personal one, having had my own mental health struggles over a number of years. I didn't realise how important it was to find a therapist that worked for me, until I met the right one. With her support, I changed my life. This experience hugely informs my practice, as I know what it can feel like to be sitting on the other side of the room as a client; how challenging it can be to talk to a stranger, and how rewarding.
As I began to explore who I was, I found a deeply rooted passion for mental wellbeing and decided to retrain as a counsellor, as well as gaining a degree in psychology. I have a strong interest in understanding 'how we work' and I continue to study, not so that I can become an 'expert' and tell you what to do, but so I know how to best hold people in their struggles and normalise what may be going on.
I believe that being a counsellor is a huge privilege. To possibly be the person that you may feel safe enough to start to explore your world with, is a gift.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and hold a current DBS check.
In addition to my private work, in 2024 I founded river counselling services, a central counselling hub in Langport that offers low-cost counselling to the local community and surrounding areas, as well as room hire and networking opportunities for qualified practitioners. I am passionate about supporting trainee counselling practitioners to offer affordable counselling locally, and I manage the service around my own client work, bringing together a true blend of a past career in business and administration, with a holistic whole person approach to mental health and wellbeing for counsellors and clients.
To find out more, please visit https://www.rivercounsellingservices.co.uk
qualifications
Level 5 Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Level 4 Diploma Therapeutic Counselling
Level 3 Certificate Counselling Studies
Level 2 Certificate Counselling Skills
Level 2 Mental Health Awareness
1st class degree - BSc (Hons) Psychology
2:1 - BA (Hons) Religious Studies
Post-Grad Diploma - Religious Studies
additional training
Safeguarding awareness
Working with children and young people
Counselling online
Trauma in a time of trauma
Working with trauma
Relational trauma and disorganised attachment
Suicide and self-harm
Dissociation and DID
Working with shame
Therapeutic Group facilitation
"everything you judge about yourself served a purpose at the time"