I offer short and long term therapy in Newbury and Wantage.
Read my profile to learn about how I work with Clients.
SERVICES
Hello and welcome to my profile.
To help you decide whether I might be the kind of therapist you would like to work with I have described below what I could offer you and how therapy could make a difference. If you would like to arrange an appointment you can email or contact me directly. All enquiries are welcome.
What I offer is a place where you will feel understood and held. I will also help you reflect on your problems and shed some light on what might be troubling you. As we journey through the weeks together you will notice how relieved you feel in just being able to talk freely, that you can be exactly who are without feeling judged or scrutinised. As one of my clients described ‘...because you accepted me I felt more able to see myself it’s like ‘oh there I am’ I felt more open to face myself without needing to shy away or give myself a hard time’.
How therapy could make a difference to you.
I believe that therapy (in part) is about learning or accepting who we are and this comes through talking, exploring and reflecting on what troubles us. If we journey long enough it is also about finding our ‘under belly’ the softer, creative and more vulnerable parts of ourselves that we lose touch with in the face of hurtful disappointments in relation to others. And it is more than this, whether you feel stuck, angry, depressed, feel distrustful towards others or experience low self confidence it is how we come together as therapist and client to work with this in all its colours and shades that can make a difference to you.
At the heart of our work together will be the blossoming of a relationship where you will feel valued and prized for who you are. I notice in clients how their attitudes towards themselves become softer and more compassionate over time, dissolving the hard edges of their own critical eye. They can embrace themselves more fully and smile at their own fallibilities. It is a delight for me to see them finding their own 'under belly' and this could be the difference that therapy makes to you and importantly the people you share your life with.
I work short and long term with clients and fully respect their decision as to how far they wish to travel.
Fees & Appointments
My fee is £45.00 per 50 min session . I offer a longer session for our first meeting at the same fee, this will give us time to decide if working together is right for both of us.
I work in Newbury and Wantage and can offer day or evening appointments.
QUALIFICATION DETAILS
My Training & Experience
I started my training as a therapist in 2000 and was awarded my NLP practitioner status in 2002. I qualified as a Counsellor in 2005 and gained by BACP Accreditation in 2008. I am also studying for my MA in Psychotherapy and soon to move into my 5th year.
I have a wide experience of client work covering anxiety, addiction, low self confidence/esteem, trauma, relational problems (but not couple counselling) personality issues, depression, eating disorders and anger/aggression although I perfer to say that I work with whatever you as the client brings.
My counselling experience started with a placement at Turning Point in 2003 for 4 yrs. From here I set up my private practice in Newbury and Wantage. As part of my training I have had extensive personal therapy (8yrs+) and years of group therapy. As an ethical practitioner I receive professional supervision bi-weekly.
I offer short and long term counselling/therapy though often this depends on the nature of the difficulties you would like to work with. I usually work open-ended with clients or for as long as they feel they need.
Service Categories
Counselling, Psychotherapy
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