About me
I am a fully qualified counsellor and psychotherapist and see clients privately, as well as working in a GP surgery in Keynsham, near Bristol.
I trained for five years at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education, CCPE, in Little Venice, London. There I gained a Foundation qualification before completing the four-year Diploma in Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy in December 2004.
The Transpersonal approach is a relatively new area of development in the field of psychotherapy. Put simply, it offers a positive, creative and life-enriching attitude to the difficulties people face. One of the questions it asks is what qualities life is asking you to manifest, what part of yourself is looking to be revealed, as you try to overcome certain problems.
In longer-term work this can help provide a deeper level of understanding into your intrinsic nature, leading you to discover more about yourself, and giving you a new perspective from which you can learn to value your life and your relationships with others. I also work shorter-term. In all my work I aim to offer an unconditional acceptance and a warm, positive and sensitive approach to whatever my clients bring.
I have previously worked with the Bath University Counselling Service, and at the CAAAD Project (Community Action Around Alcohol and Drugs), in Barton Hill, Bristol.
I am accredited by the UKCP and adhere to its code of conduct. I also attend regular professional supervision in accordance with UKCP guidelines.
