Personal Approach
I offer a professional, empathic approach, in which clients can explore their issues, without being judged or being offered advice. As you will be aware, life events and childhood experiences can affect people's current well being, emotional health and relationships. I believe that people have the capacity to fulfil their own potential, and can be supported to find answers and ways forward which feel right for them. Each of us is different and has different needs at any given time and as an integrative counsellor, I work with a range of approaches from various models of counselling to suit your individual needs. My therapeutic approach is based on Humanistic/Person Centred, Psychodynamic and Transpersonal theory; and I also have an understanding of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which gives me a range of helpful tools to utilise when appropriate.
QUALIFICATIONS
Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling (Greenwich University)
NCFE Certificates in Counselling Skills and Theory (Guildford College)
BA (hons) degree in English (Leeds University)
Post Grad degree in Human Resources Management (Leeds Met)
Accredited Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
I have received Continued Professional Development training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Couples Counselling, Drug & Alcohol Addiction, Domestic Abuse, Mindfulness, Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Grief and Bereavement, Creative Counselling Techniques, Suicide and Self harm, Adolescent and Young People's issues, Transactional Analysis (TA) and working with Dreams amongst others.
I receive on going training to enhance my personal and professional development, and have regular supervision, in line with BACP guidelines.
EXPERIENCE
Since qualifying as an Integrative therapist at Guildford College in 2012, I have worked both face to face and online with a wide variety of individual clients at my private practice in Dorking. My clients come from Dorking, Reigate, Leatherhead and Surrey Hill area, with issues ranging from trauma, anxiety, depression, and grief to relationship issues. Alongside my busy counselling practice, I am a volunteer with East Surrey Domestic Abuse Service (ESDAS), near Reigate, working one to one and in groups, with survivors of domestic abuse.
I am a trained addiction Counsellor and worked for CATALYST, in Guildford, offering counselling support for people with drug, alcohol, gambling and other addiction issues. I also worked with family members or friends who were affected by their loved ones' addiction.
I worked at a Sixth Form College, providing counselling for students aged 16 to 19.
During my training in 2010/2011 I worked as a Counsellor for an organisation providing short term counselling for Young People and Adolescents (age 12 to 25), based in various NHS settings in Guildford.
I have several years experience working as an Adviser at the Dorking and Leatherhead Citizen's Advice Bureau (CAB), helping with debt, housing, employment and other issues.
I worked for Familyline Surrey, a telephone listening service in Dorking, specialising in family/relationship issues.
My previous career was in in Human Resources, which gives me valuable experience and insight into work related issues such as stress/redundancy/retirement/career change, workplace bullying, etc.
My work experience throughout the years, combined with being a mother of three, gives me a vast reservoir of experience to draw on when helping and connecting with my clients.
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