Services
I am experienced and qualified to work with adults, children and young people. I offer safe and confidential counselling to enable clients to challenge aspects of self that they want to understand or develop.
For me the therapeutic relationship is central to all my work.
Adults
I believe we all have the answers to the difficulties we face and together we can explore the patterns of feelings, thinking and behaviour that maybe holding you back from living your best life. I will listen attentively in order to provide you with a safe space to be seen and heard. Together we can sensitively work to make the changes you want and sometimes it is enough to have the space to be heard. I have worked with a range of issues including relationships, historical and current abuse, traumatic experiences, bereavement, low mood and anxiety.
Young People
The teenage years can be a tricky period of life, with issues around friendships, relationships, belonging, identity, being different or othered, bullying, managing school and expectations, historical domestic abuse or traumatic experiences that are impacting in the here and now, loss and bereavement. These are some of the complex issues that a young person may have to navigate. These can bring up big emotions and leave a young person feeling low in mood, overwhelmed and perhaps not using the best coping strategies. I work with young people, often using creative activities to explore the feelings, thinking and behaviour.
Children
I am trained and experienced in working with children from age 5. Work is through non-directive therapeutic play, offering a child the opportunity to make choices and take responsibility for them, expressing themselves freely and being accepted unconditionally. Children can feel overwhelmed by big emotions which can be expressed as behaviour causing upset and confusion for them and family. Play uses metaphor and allows the child to process at their developmental level. Children can choose from a range of toys including puppets, masks, sand play and creative activities. I have provided support for children with experiences of family breakdown, bereavement and loss, transitions, relationships, school challenges.