I am a counsellor and work in Portishead and Bristol.  I work with individuals, couples or groups and work with a variety of issues. I also provide anti-racist training and training in working trans-culturally. I am an occasional lecturer at the University of the West of England.

I work integratively.  This means I draw from a variety of approaches (e.g. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, relational, person-centred, transactional analysis, gestalt and psychodynamic) depending on your needs.  The basis of my therapeutic work is a relational approach and my focus is the therapeutic relationship.  This means that I will offer you a compassionate therapeutic space to explore the issues you want to work on.  I work openly with you through your process of becoming and accepting the person you are and want to be.  

I have various experiences of working as a counsellor, group facilitator and advocate.  I have worked as a student counsellor, as a counsellor for people who have experienced hate crime, as an addiction counsellor, as an NHS therapist and group facilitator and as a private counsellor. I have specialist experience of working trans-culturally and I provide culturally appropriate counselling.  

I have an MSc in Counselling Psychology and a BSc Honours in Psychology.  I am also a final year student on a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.  I belong to the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and adhere to their code of ethics. 

For a copy of these code of ethics please see:
www.bacp.co.uk
www.bps.org.uk