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I currently have availability. 

My standard practice hours are:

Mondays - daytime and evening (up to 9pm)

Tuesdays - daytime and evening (up to 9pm)

Wednesdays - daytime and evening (up to 9pm)

Thursdays - daytime and evening (online and walking appts only)

Fridays - daytime and evening (online and walking appts only)

Early morning appointments are available from 7am onwards

Are you struggling to cope with stress, anxiety or the effects of traumatic events in your life? Are you stuck with difficult feelings and/or circumstances and need help to find a way through them? Or are you looking for answers to 鈥渨here do I go from here?鈥� Please contact me for a free consultation. I鈥檓 always committed to finding ways to help.

Background

With over 30 years鈥� experience in mental health and wellbeing I have worked with all ages, from secondary school through to end-of-life care. During this time I have worked with people in many different challenging, traumatic and complex circumstances. I am confident to deal with any issue.

I trained as a Person Centred counsellor between 鈥�95 and 鈥�98 (Nottingham University) and followed this with further qualifications in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Business Coaching. Recently I have also undertaken training in supporting clients with PTSD and complex trauma. I am currently undertaking an MA in Trauma Informed Practice at the University of Nottingham (expected completion Feb '27).

During the pandemic I worked as a volunteer counsellor for Frontline19, supporting frontline NHS staff. Prior to this, my work with clients had been solely face to face and local to the Derby area. However, the impact of the lockdowns took my work online and also expanded my practice to nationwide. I frequently work with clients online who are located anywhere in the UK.

Contact me now. You can call or text me directly on this phone number or fill in the contact form and I鈥檒l make contact with you, just let me know how you would like to be contacted - email, phone or text. Finding the courage to take that first step may be daunting but it will make a big difference to your situation.

Appointments can be face to face, video call (WhatsApp video, or Teams) or walking appointments, during the day or weekday evenings. 

I do my face to face appointments at The Woodlands Natural Health Centre in Derby.

I do 'walk and talk' sessions in Darley Park and Allestree Park in Derby. 

During our first counselling session I will:

• Listen to you carefully, respectfully and non-judgementally
• Work with you to identify and clarify your underlying concerns
• Offer you strategies that can make an immediate impact on your current situation, e.g. techniques to manage anxiety
• Work with you to identify our goals for counselling and a plan to achieve them

I always offer a free initial consultation to enable you to assess whether counselling is the right step and whether I am the right counsellor before you make a commitment.