About Me - About You

It is important to know and appreciate the concept that good counselling is not about the counsellor at all, but is solely about the client.

Having said that, I do believe before any counselling is commenced, the client must have some background on the counsellor to assess whether their own individual requirements and needs can be realised. I think it necessary to share with potential clients a little about my previous experience and the training I have undertaken.

From an early working age I just knew I was a “people’s person”. I felt I achieved more when required to interact with fellow workmates than just “going it alone”. This was truly vindicated when employed to supervise the activities of young people that suffered from an acute mental illness or sadly had undergone a difficult traumatic life experience. With this in mind, I decided to study and train to become a person centred counsellor. I took a three year course with the East Anglia University at Colchester Institute and passed out with a B.A. Honours Degree.

I have had experience in counselling clients who were looking for help with the following dilemmas:-

Grief and Loss

Anxiety, worry and stress

Lack of self esteem and confidence

Life changes and transitions

Low mood, sadness and depression

Relationship and family dynamics

If you can relate your suffering to any of the above and want to investigate further please notify me. All the details are available on my “Contact” page.

I am mindful, for many in need of counselling getting around to making that initial contact can be a huge step to take. I always suggest we begin with a 30 minute free introductory chat so that we can explore if we are both on the same “wave-length” and take it from there. The subsequent counselling sessions would be totally confidential and normally 50mins in length, costing £50.00 per session.