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• I currently offer face to face appointments either late afternoon or early evening in Ilfracombe with access for women in Barnstaple, Braunton, Woolacombe and the wider North Devon area at a local venue. 
• Each session is 50 minutes in length.
• I also offer online therapy session's for women across the UK via Google Meet. 

My working hours fit around my mental health role so I can respond to enquiries Monday to Friday 9-6.30pm. 

I do not work on weekends or bank holidays and there are occasions when I take leave for holidays. 

This would be discussed with you when booking your sessions. 

Counselling for women in Ilfracombe & online across the UK

I am a trauma informed counsellor offering compassionate counselling for women aged 16+. I work with women who are feeling overwhelmed stuck or disconnected from themselves - often due to anxiety, low self- esteem, difficult relationships or the lasting impact of past experiences. 

My approach is humanistic and integrative, grounded in feminist principle's. I offer a warm non-judgemental space where your experiences are taken seriously and your autonomy is respected. Therapy with me is collaborative and paced carefully, allowing you to explore what feels right for you. 

I have over 30 years of frontline experience working in safeguarding and mental health, and I currently work as a mental health recovery worker within NHS commissioned charities. Alongside my professional training, I bring lived experience which deeply informs my understanding of trauma, recovery and change.

Women often come to me asking:

• Why do my relationship's feel so difficult?
• Why do I struggle with boundaries and saying no?
• Why don't I feel good enough?
• How is my past still affecting me now?

I offer face- to- face counselling in Ilfracombe and North Devon as well as online counselling for women across the UK. Whether you're new to therapy or returning after a break, you're welcome to get in touch for an initial conversation. 

I offer humanistic/integrative counselling. As a counsellor my role is to provide a regular space and time for you to explore anything that you are struggling with or that is worrying you.

I am person centred. This means that the sessions are completely led by you and your needs. I facilitate you to think deeply about your issues using the key person centred skills of empathy, non-judgement and genuineness. 

You already have everything you need inside of you to achieve your full potential. You are the expert on your own life. You decide the pace of the therapy and  you set the agenda.  

I use skills such as reflective listening and open ended questioning to enable you to explore your own thoughts and feelings more deeply. 

Working together, we will empower you to develop your self awareness and find solutions to your own problems.

Whether we meet face to face or via a secure online platform the focus remains the same, your growth, your pace and your autonomy. 

Reaching out is often the hardest part of the journey. If you're feeling hesitant, please know that there is no "right way" to start. you don't need to have all the answers or even an clear list of your goals yet.   

I offer a free 15 minute telephone consultation to see if I am a good fit for you. Please fill out my contact sheet or drop me an email to arrange a call at a mutually convenient time. 

You can send me a message that just says "I'm interested in learning more about your support for women". 

From there we can schedule a brief, no pressure introductory call to discuss what you need and to see if we are the right fit for one another. 

If we agree that we can work together I have some paperwork that I will email out to you. The paperwork explains more about how I work, data protection, safeguarding and a contact sheet, I also explain how I take payment for each session. 

Please Note: I aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours unless over a weekend or a bank holiday. 

My working hours are 9-6.30pm Mon-Fri.