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Qualified Counsellor
I am a qualified Counsellor to Diploma Level 5 and an accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society and agree to adhere to their code of ethics. I currently practice in Puriton near Bridgwater, Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset and the surrounding area. I provide counselling for adults and young people and also people with complex needs. I work with Children from aged 10 and upwards usually.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Supervision - Iron Mill, Exeter, Devon
- Level 5 Diploma in Counselling NCPS Accred- Bridgwater College, Somerset
- Level 3 & 4 in Counselling - Bridgwater, Somerset
- Level 2 in counselling - Bridgwater, Somerset
- Diploma in Mindfulness - Heartwood Counselling, Devon
- Grief Therapy – Portland Institute
- NCFE level 2 Mental Health
- Mental Health First aid
- Counselling Children and Young People
COunselling training & experience
Other areas of training I have carried out include:
I have worked for Mind in Somerset supporting people with mental health conditions. I have also worked for Marie Curie supporting those with life-limiting illness and their families. I have gained experience providing counselling at St Margaret's Hospice in Taunton, Somerset supporting those through bereavement, Carer's Trust Phoenix in Weston-Super-Mare for people who care for others and also supporting young people in a school environment in Somerset.
- Mental health
- Understanding Traumatic bereavement
- Working with suicide and self-harm
- Working with people who Self-injure
- Trauma
- Spirituality and Psychotherapy
- Grief & Loss
- Attachment
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Suicide Prevention Skills
- Therapy for men
- Working in a time limited framework
- Obsessional Compulsive Disorder – Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Counselling Children and Young People
- Cutting edge Connections between Spirituality & Psychotherapy
- Vicarious Trauma training
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Providing online counselling
I have worked for Mind in Somerset supporting people with mental health conditions. I have also worked for Marie Curie supporting those with life-limiting illness and their families. I have gained experience providing counselling at St Margaret's Hospice in Taunton, Somerset supporting those through bereavement, Carer's Trust Phoenix in Weston-Super-Mare for people who care for others and also supporting young people in a school environment in Somerset.
Type of counsellor
I am a person centred counsellor using an integrative framework, which means that I provide the space for you to be able to be yourself and explore what you would like to in a confidential and safe setting. I feel being integrative in my approach provides you with the space that is also adaptable to ensure I am able to provide you with what you want to be able to grow or discuss something that has affected you.
My passion in life is to help others using the skills and abilities I have built on to give to those that want to change. It might be that I help with change that has happened in your life. I can assist you in that change but in doing so I ensure that it is you that is empowered to do this. This is important because then you find your resilience and your resolution.
My passion in life is to help others using the skills and abilities I have built on to give to those that want to change. It might be that I help with change that has happened in your life. I can assist you in that change but in doing so I ensure that it is you that is empowered to do this. This is important because then you find your resilience and your resolution.
Working as a Counsellor
Working as a counsellor I find it fulfilling being able to help people through situations by being able to listen to someone and help them come to a place where they would like to be. It is a rewarding role to be one of those people that have been a part of the persons process to help achieve the results that they want.
Throughout my career I have worked with men, women and young people for a range of different reasons.
My approach is treating each person as an individual in a compassionate way to allow that person to resolve what is going on for them. I believe you have the key for the solution you just need someone to walk by your side to hear what is going on and for you to share your story safely.
Throughout my career I have worked with men, women and young people for a range of different reasons.
My approach is treating each person as an individual in a compassionate way to allow that person to resolve what is going on for them. I believe you have the key for the solution you just need someone to walk by your side to hear what is going on and for you to share your story safely.
I am from Somerset and lived in Somerset most of my life and have an understanding about different ways of life through my travels and working in different countries, areas and environments. I find this allows me to have some understanding of someones different perspective, ways of being and acceptance of cultures that are different from mine.
Location
I am conveniently located in Puriton, Somerset near Bridgwater & Burnham on Sea. The counselling room offers easy access from the M5 motorway, free parking, and a confidential, quiet space for entering and leaving sessions. 15 minutes from Weston-Super-Mare junction, 15 minutes from Taunton junction, less than 10 minutes from Burnham-on-sea junction and 20 minutes from Glastonbury/Street.
Location
I am conveniently located in Puriton, Somerset near Bridgwater & Burnham on Sea. The counselling room offers easy access from the M5 motorway, free parking, and a confidential, quiet space for entering and leaving sessions. 15 minutes from Weston-Super-Mare junction, 15 minutes from Taunton junction, less than 10 minutes from Burnham-on-sea junction and 20 minutes from Glastonbury/Street.
I am able to provide a confidential space for you to talk about those things that you may not have been able to talk about or resolve with others around you.
Face to Face Counselling
As mentioned I can provide face to face counselling in my counselling room.
Face to Face Counselling
As mentioned I can provide face to face counselling in my counselling room.
Online or telephone counselling:
I provide face to face counselling but some people find that online counselling and telephone counselling works better for them. If people have busy lives then online counselling can save time by not needing to travel to come and see me. I have worked with supporting people over the telephone or through video calls for a while now and understand best practices when working with someone in this way. This method of counselling from my experience can be as effective if not more effective than face to face for some people. We can discuss how online or telephone counselling might help you.
Home visits available:
For those not able to attend my counselling room and aren't able to have sessions remotely I can provide home visits for those people. Please contact me for details as in some cases there maybe extra charges depending on location.
I provide face to face counselling but some people find that online counselling and telephone counselling works better for them. If people have busy lives then online counselling can save time by not needing to travel to come and see me. I have worked with supporting people over the telephone or through video calls for a while now and understand best practices when working with someone in this way. This method of counselling from my experience can be as effective if not more effective than face to face for some people. We can discuss how online or telephone counselling might help you.
Home visits available:
For those not able to attend my counselling room and aren't able to have sessions remotely I can provide home visits for those people. Please contact me for details as in some cases there maybe extra charges depending on location.
My varied Experience
I have a varied and experienced career in emotional support for people in different circumstances through mental health services, charities and private practice.
Having worked for Mind (Mental Health Charity) in Taunton & West Somerset, Marie Curie in their emotional support service and St Margaret's Hospice counselling relatives in bereavement. I have also worked for a charity that emotionally support people that have experience a traumatic death of a loved one and need to attend a Coroners' Court inquest.
Some of my other experience was through supporting carers in a charity in Weston-Super-Mare and also supporting young people in a school environment in Somerset.
My career has also involved working with and supporting young people on the autistic spectrum. I have experience working in the hospitality industry, in construction and the highways agency and local authorities.
My focus has been on building my knowledge around mental health and supporting people by staying up to date with latest ways of supporting people in their life when it can feel like we don't understand what is going on for us. When we do start to understand this is when we can make those changes for ourselves and get to a better place with it.
I have a varied and experienced career in emotional support for people in different circumstances through mental health services, charities and private practice.
Having worked for Mind (Mental Health Charity) in Taunton & West Somerset, Marie Curie in their emotional support service and St Margaret's Hospice counselling relatives in bereavement. I have also worked for a charity that emotionally support people that have experience a traumatic death of a loved one and need to attend a Coroners' Court inquest.
Some of my other experience was through supporting carers in a charity in Weston-Super-Mare and also supporting young people in a school environment in Somerset.
My career has also involved working with and supporting young people on the autistic spectrum. I have experience working in the hospitality industry, in construction and the highways agency and local authorities.
My focus has been on building my knowledge around mental health and supporting people by staying up to date with latest ways of supporting people in their life when it can feel like we don't understand what is going on for us. When we do start to understand this is when we can make those changes for ourselves and get to a better place with it.
Bereavement, Grief, Loss & Suicide
I have experience counselling people around bereavement and loss. This can be for a number of reasons through loss of a loved one or relationship breakups and losing friendships. Maybe you are finding it hard to come to terms with what has happened and you need some space to talk about your process around the situation. I have experience with people that have lost someone through suicide and also experience supporting people that feel suicidal.
For more information I also have a blog around Grief that might also help here
For more information I also have a blog around Grief that might also help here
Stress & Anxiety
Some people have very stressful lives and jobs in modern life and they sometimes find they need to come and talk to me about the stress and anxiety they experience due to their life or job currently. I can provide the space to talk about those things and help you process and hopefully resolve the stress and anxiety.
A blog around anxiety can be found here
A blog around anxiety can be found here
Talk to me about
People come to talk about with me:
Things you may want to discuss with me could include
Things you may want to discuss with me could include
- Addiction
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Change in circumstances
- Depression
- Family breakdowns
- long-term illnesses
resolving problems
- Loss
- Mental Health
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship difficulties
- Self esteem
- Self harm
- Sexuality
- Unresolved hurt from your past
- work related issues
Work related
You might be seeking counselling to address challenges related to your professional life. This could involve work-related stress, difficulties returning to work due to health concerns, concerns about job security such as redundancy or the fear of it, experiences of workplace bullying, the job search process, or coping with unemployment.
Sexuality, Orientation and gender identity
I have experience working with people who want to talk about and process around struggles, experiences or history around their sexual orientation or gender.
Trauma
Trauma comes in so many forms and it can be really difficult to be able to talk about this with someone else. I begin with building the trust and the space for you to be able to feel comfortable sharing what you would like to talk about with no pressure and to go at the speed that you would like to go at. I have had training around working with people that have been traumatised and have ongoing training around trauma as well as having worked within organisations that supported people that have gone through different types of trauma.
Family and childhood experiences
I help process and work with family and childhood experiences you have had to help come to a better place with them in the here and now. Including family dynamics that might be present today or previously.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is an amazing source of helping reduce a lot of different symptoms when thinking about mental health. There has been a lot of research and theory that Mindfulness can help with a range of problems people come across.
I can help provide you techniques on mindfulness to support you alongside the counselling
and help you deal with what you might be experiencing
I can help provide you techniques on mindfulness to support you alongside the counselling
and help you deal with what you might be experiencing
COunselling for physical Symptoms / panic Attacks
I believe that our physical symptoms and/or panic attacks can also be something that affects us in life and talking around this subject and what the physical symptoms do to us can be a part of the work we talk about. It is sometimes hard for others to accept we are feeling those symptoms and what they may represent, but having someone listen about what is going on for you can help.
I have also written a blog around Physical Symptoms and Panic Attacks here
I have also written a blog around Physical Symptoms and Panic Attacks here
Life-limiting/Terminal Illness or long-term conditions
I have worked supporting people with a terminal illness, those caring for people who have a terminal illness and supporting those family and friends after someone has died from a terminal/life limiting illness.
Adolescents & Neurodivergent
I have a background in working with adolescents and I have provided counselling for young people for a few years for a range of reasons. I have also worked with young people who identify as being neurodivergent i.e. Autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia etc. If you are an adult who identifies as being neurodivergent I am also able to work with you in a counselling setting.
Counselling for Self-Development, Personal Growth
Through counselling we can improve parts of ourselves by talking about the challenges we might face, the way that we are around others or the things holding us back sometimes. This can include so many different aspects of our lives for instance love, relationships, friendships, work/career, sport/physically etc.
COUnselling around Spirituality
Some of us are looking for counselling sessions that can also include exploring and processing around or including our spirituality. Spirituality can be entwined with the things we experience in life. I have an interest/background in spirituality and I am happy to work with you if you have a spiritual background, would like to include spirituality as part of your counselling sessions/processing or are looking at exploring further into spirituality itself.
Experience and training
I have a range of experience from my career in mental health and carry out training
in all different aspects to supplement by work with people to ensure I am keeping up to date
with latest research and thoughts on techniques to help people
through different reasons they may find themselves dealing with.
Throughout my career I have worked with men and women
for a range of different reasons that they wanted to come to talk about.
Supervision and insurance
I attend regular counselling supervision to oversee my work with clients
and have professional liability insurance to cover my work I carry out.
If you found this helpful and think you would like to come and talk to me then please
call me on
075555 97 600
email me on
[email protected]
or Contact Me through my website.
Please follow this link if you would like to know more about
The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
If you would like to know more about my background then please have a look at my Linkedin profile
I have a range of experience from my career in mental health and carry out training
in all different aspects to supplement by work with people to ensure I am keeping up to date
with latest research and thoughts on techniques to help people
through different reasons they may find themselves dealing with.
Throughout my career I have worked with men and women
for a range of different reasons that they wanted to come to talk about.
Supervision and insurance
I attend regular counselling supervision to oversee my work with clients
and have professional liability insurance to cover my work I carry out.
If you found this helpful and think you would like to come and talk to me then please
call me on
075555 97 600
email me on
[email protected]
or Contact Me through my website.
Please follow this link if you would like to know more about
The National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
If you would like to know more about my background then please have a look at my Linkedin profile
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