I am a fully qualified and accredited (MBACP) counsellor and psychotherapist, (MA, DIP in PC Counselling), trained in Integrative Counselling Practice (including CBT, cognitive behaviour therapy) and Person-Centred Therapy. I am also a qualified clinical Supervisor (SPTI Diploma in Clinical Supervision).

My philosophy and practice are grounded in person centred values. The core conditions of empathy, congruence and unconditional positive regard provide the right environment and support for each individual, helping the client to move toward self-determination, autonomy, and maximum potential.

I provide an integrative psychotherapy service. This helps as a resource to draw upon different counselling methods and approaches to equip and inform the client with the skills and knowledge to overcome personal issues and challenges.

I offer a specialist service of working with mental health, sensitive to a wide variety of needs. This includes, depression, anxiety, PTSD, OCD, personality disorders, schizophrenia, psychosis and hearing voices.

This may involve addressing the stigma of initial psychiatric diagnosis, helping to find solutions or developing coping strategies for often ongoing and distressing symptoms.

I have extensive experience of individual counselling and over 20 years within the NHS in the field of mental health.

The tendency to be preoccupied with medication and symptomology can leave people feeling isolated and stuck with a diagnosis they do not understand. This does not address the underlying issues and help to support those suffering with long standing mental health issues.

You may want to share confidentially about a loss, a bereavement, or a difficult family issue that has never been resolved or dealt with or explore issues that relate to faith, spirituality or personal beliefs.

Traumatic or judgemental experiences can have a crippling effect on our lives, causing us to feel lost in life with no purpose or hope for tomorrow.

I provide a safe, non-judgemental environment that will help you to explore the things in life really important to you.

I practice from a comfortable office at home in Shipley Park, easily accessible to both Nottingham and Derby.