Counselling
Counselling is a place where you can explore your worries and personal issues you may be experiencing confidentially. During the session I aim to listen with understanding, empathy and acceptance. During our work together I hope to create a warm, genuine, and honest therapeutic relationship between us, that will allow you to explore everything you want to and empower you to make decisions that will benefit you the most and allow you to fully explore you personal world or innerscape.
'The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.'
My Approach
There are times in life or things we experience during our life which we can really struggle with emotionally, at times like this it can be useful to talk to someone. It can be hard to talk to friends or family as we may not want to burden them, or maybe they feel too close to the situation. Or maybe you need or want some space to work out your own thoughts, feelings and what you need to do for yourself.
Person Centered counselling has at its core a belief that everyone has an innate ability to grow, develop and change to allow them to know themselves better and to make the best decision for them when given an accepting, safe and supportive space. As a counsellor it is my job to create that space. As a qualified Person Centered counsellor I also believe that you are the expert in your own life and whatever you need to explore I will walk side by side with you in that exploration.
'The powerful experience of two human beings encountering the full humanity of each other'
Experience
I can work with a range of clients and issues including: depression; anxiety; stress; managing emotions and behaviour; sexual identity; gender identity including: non-binary, transgender or non- conforming; supporting friends, family and loved ones of those exploring their gender identity; bereavement; low self esteem, and relationship issues.
I have volunteered with Beyond Reflections, which is a gender identity charity that supports those transitioning or exploring the gender identity as well as the family, fiends and loved ones of people transition or exploring their gender identity. I worked with them for 3 years. I have also volunteered with Cruse Bereavement Support for a year. Cruse support those who are experiencing grief following a bereavement. I was the Practise Director at The Empathy Project in Southampton, which aims to make counselling accessible and affordable for all in the area. As well as helping to develop local counsellors in training.
I am an lecturer/teacher at a local Training Centre where I teach Person Centred Counselling Theory; ethics; counselling skills, and guide personal development to adult learners. I aim to empower my students to direct and develop their own learning and understanding of the approach, as well as themselves. I love sharing my passion for this approach to counselling with my students.
Qualifications
2024
Person Centred Tarot Reading
2020-2021
Level 5- Diploma in Person Centred Conselling
2019
Level 3- Skills in Person Centered Counselling
2018
Level 2- Introduction to Counselling
BACP Registered Member
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