About Me
I am qualified and experienced Counsellor and Supervisor and a Senior Accredited and Registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy. I initially started my work as a counsellor in GP Surgeries in Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire and in Independent Practice. I worked as a counsellor at the University of Cambridge Counselling Service for over 10 years which included providing counselling to undergraduate and post-graduate students.
After an earlier career in Recruitment Contract Management, I worked for the Richmond Fellowship, a mental health charity, providing employment support and advice to adults returning to the workplace following a period of depression, anxiety, stress or other mental health challenges. I understand how daunting it can feel to return to work, or consider career and work-life changes at any stage in life, and this remains an area that I am passionate about.
Managing a sustainable work-life balance can be challenging. Making time to consider your well-being is the first step in finding a more sustainable way forward. With over 16 years’ counselling experience, I have worked with many clients contemplating life changes, struggling with relationship issues and low self-esteem. I also have considerable experience of working with grief and loss, through eight years of volunteering with Cruse Bereavement Care.
I have worked with many students during the course of their undergraduate and post-graduate journey. I have also worked with many post-graduate students as they consider their next career steps, and the challenges this transition can sometimes present, both personally and professionally.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy (University of Middlesex)
- Diploma in Adlerian Counselling and Psychotherapy (Dip.IIP)
- CST Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- ASIIP Accredited Diploma in Supervision - Cambridge Supervision Training (CST)
- Accredited Certificate in Group Supervision - Cruse Bereavement Care
- Cambridge Groupwork Certificate in Group Analysis - Institute of Group Analysis (IGA)
- OCTS4 Online Counselling Audio & Webcam - Level 2 Professional Member (ACTO)
As a Senior Accredited member of BACP, I am required to undertake a minimum of 30 hours Continuing Professional Development each year. My recent CPD includes:
An Insight into The World of Autism - Aspire Autism Consultancy
BACP Private Practice Conference 2023
Attachment Theory & Practice in Short Term Work - Birkbeck University.