More About Me

Background

I was born and educated in Shipley and studied and worked for several years in London and Birmingham. I have returned to West Yorkshire where I am now based.

Initially I trained as a professional actor and worked in the creative industries before studying Counselling and Psychotherapy. I believe this has helped me bring empathy,  creativity and an ‘outside the box’ quality of thinking to my work. After completing a post graduate Certificate in Counselling, I qualified in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Leeds Beckett University.

Continuing my professional development is important to me and something I enjoy, so currently I am completing a Masters Degree in Psychology.

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP Reg: 393770), fully insured, GDPR compliant and hold a current enhanced DBS certificate.

What You Can Expect From Working With Me

What you bring will be treated with a high level of confidentially.

We will discover and work together on achieving your goals.

I will always try to communicate honestly, transparently and with empathy.

What I Offer

My approach is Tailored to you;

I use a variety of ways of helping people and will tailor the way we work together to suit you as an individual (otherwise known as Integrative working). The way I work is person centred and I may also use psychodynamic and CBT techniques as appropriate, it is important that we work together creatively to find the best way to help you find a way forward with your issues and dilemmas. This will always be agreed with you and together, we will regularly check whether the therapy sessions are working for you.

What I can help you with;

I work with a range of presenting issues. Click here to find out more about what I work with.

Face to Face Sessions;

I can see people in person at The Grove Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice, based in Ilkley, West Yorkshire.

Online Counselling;

Many people find online counselling very productive and convenient and I am happy to work in this way with anyone who would prefer it. I use Google Meets, and will send you a link via email for each session. All you need is a computer with a camera and a decent internet connection, just click on the link in the email at the time agreed, its as easy as that!

Cost

Current charges are £55 per 50 minute session for both in person and on line sessions. Please let me know in your initial message which you prefer.