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My main working days are Monday and Tuesday all day, I offer evening sessions Monday-Thursday and I have limited weekend availability.  I offer in person and online sessions.

Thank you for looking at my profile, I am a deeply compassionate, ÌÇÐĹÙÍø registered counsellor. As well as running my private practice, I am a counsellor at Mid Kent Mind and I am a moderator for an online forum for survivors of sexual abuse. These roles enable me to support a diverse range of clients.

I understand that reaching out for support and considering counselling can be a big step and my aim is to make this as smooth and gentle as possible for you.

Life can feel lonely and overwhelming, we can be impacted by difficulties from childhood and past traumas, it can be hard to know where to turn. Sometimes we can just feel stuck or confused and feel the need for some time and space to discuss what is going on inside our head. You may be feeling that talking to friends and family is leaving you feeling more alone.  No problem is too big or small for counselling. My role is to not judge or offer advice but to deeply listen and be alongside you to help you make sense of your inner world. 

Throughout my training and since seeing clients, I am regularly told that I naturally put people at ease which quickly allows clients to relax and feel able to share what is on their mind, I have been told that I am very approachable and that people quickly sense the deep empathy and compassion I feel when with them.

I am continually looking for ways to enhance my practice and have recently completed some training focused on inner child work. I have just signed up to complete training about shame in the therapy room and being a compassionate witness. Keeping up to date on the latest concepts in the therapy world and deepening my knowledge about what it is to be human is important to me.

I work in a lovely, purpose built garden room that has heating and air conditioning, I also provide online sessions over Zoom. 

I work as a person centred counsellor and value the therapeutic relationship we will establish, we will work together from a place of curiosity and I firmly believe that with the right support, a non judgemental presence, empathy and compassion, you will find the answers from within and change as well as self acceptance can happen. 

I will regularly check in with you about how you are finding our sessions and I always hope to make adjustments if I think that will help the process. I firmly believe we are all unique and I try to make my sessions as personal to each client as I can. 

I provide long term therapy which is ideal for working on deep rooted trauma and complex relational patterns, this deep self-exploration can really help you understand who you are and how you relate to others and can bring about a sense of self acceptance. I also provide shorter term counselling which may be more suited to targeted, situational issues. Clients do not have to decide which approach they are looking for, it is something we can look at after our first few sessions.

I offer any prospective clients a free 15-20 minute chat over Zoom, this is an opportunity for us both to see if we could work together. At the end of this call clients are welcome to book in a first session or take some time to think and get in touch with me at a later date. 

If a client books in a first session, I will email them my contract and an intake form. Sessions can take place in person or over Zoom. Each session is 1 hour long.