I have worked for many years in the voluntary sector in areas such as visual impairment, disability and with families within a children’s hospice at home service. During this time I gained real insight into the benefits of giving people time to talk & be really listened to. In 2008 this prompted me to train further to become a counsellor. Since qualifying I have worked for Chichester Counselling Service, the NHS, Portsmouth University, Portsmouth Grammar School & local GP Surgeries.
I currently run a private practice for adults, young people & couples in the beautiful ‘Well House’ or outdoors offering Walk-Talk Therapy.
Qualifications & Continuing Professional Development:
- BSc (Hons) Business Management, Oxford Brookes University 1997
- BACP Accredited Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, Chichester. Counselling Service. 2011
- Nice ‘Required Level’ for IAPT CBT – ‘CBT with Heart’ Certificate (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) Hemmings Associates. 2013
- Post Qualifying Dip in Counselling Children and Teens. Iron Mill College Poole. 2017
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision, Iron Mill College, Poole. 2019
- ‘Trained EFT Couples Counsellor’ BEFT London 2024
Other courses/certificates e.g. ‘Assessment for Time Limited Counselling’, Portsmouth University. ‘Open Ended Counselling’, Chichester Counselling Service. ‘Facing Death’ St Wilfred’s Hospice Education Dept. Chichester. ‘Understanding Anger, Depression and Anxiety in Young People and the way forward’ (Margot Sunderland) London. ‘Introduction to Play Therapy’ Roehampton University, London. ‘Understanding & working Online with Young People’ by online training. ‘Understanding Domestic Abuse’ Portsmouth City Council. ‘Suicide’ Andrew Reeves) Brighton.
