I am a fully qualified and experienced Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, and work with Adults and Teenagers aged 16+  on a long or short term basis.  I provide face-to-face appointments in Woodbridge and Kirton (close to Felixstowe, Martlesham Heath, Kesgrave and Ipswich) and also offer Telephone and On-Line Counselling Sessions.

 

My qualifications include:

BA (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy

BACP Accreditation

Advanced Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (with Distinction)

Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills

Advanced Certificate in Creative Therapies

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I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - MBACP (Accred) - and adhere to their ethical standards for the counselling profession.  This accreditation recognises high standards of knowledge and experience in counselling and psychotherapy.

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I have experience working with a range of issues, including (but not limited to) Anxiety, Stress, Low Self-Esteem, Depression, Relationship Issues, Grief/Bereavement, Baby Loss, and OCD.  I work with clients who have been diagnosed or assessed with EUPD/BPD, ADD, ADHD and ASD.  Additionally, I have specific training and expertise working with Trauma/PTSD, Domestic Abuse, Workplace Bullying and Coercive, Controlling Behaviour.

A focus of my work has been counselling adult survivors or childhood sexual abuse.

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To ensure my skills are kept up-to-date I engage in on-going clinical supervision and continually expand my knowledge by attending workshops and undertaking additional training in specific areas.  To date, this has included:

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• Telephone Counselling

• On-Line Counselling

• Coaching

• Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks

• Treating Trauma/Working with Relational Trauma

• Working with Sexual Abuse

• Domestic Violence and Understanding Coercive, Controlling Behaviour

• Working Therapeutically with Disordered Eating

• Working with OCD

• Working with Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (Previously called BPD)

• Supporting Parents Following Baby Loss

• Working with PTSD and Complex PTSD

• Workplace Bullying

• Drug Awareness

• Dealing with Distress: Working with Self-Harm and Suicide

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

• Autistic Spectrum Issues (ASD)

• Safeguarding Children & Adults