About Me

I am a qualified counsellor and hold a CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People (CYP) and CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am currently completing the CPCAB Level 6 Diploma in Trauma-Focused Therapy and am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

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I have been providing counselling services for several years, working across a range of settings to support the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents, young adults and adults.

My counselling experience includes working for Place2Be, the UK’s leading provider of school-based mental health counselling support, Your Space Therapies – a Sussex based provider of therapeutic support in schools and the Brighton-based charity FSW supporting adults in crisis. I am familiar with the environments of both state and independent schools across Kent and Sussex. I also work in private practice.

Before training as a counsellor, I spent 20 years in senior corporate roles. This experience has given me valuable insight into the pressures and challenges individuals face in both their personal and professional lives.

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I am a qualified counsellor and hold a CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Children & Young People (CYP) and CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am currently completing the CPCAB Level 6 Diploma in Trauma-Focused Therapy and am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

I have been providing counselling services for several years, working across a range of settings to support the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents, young adults and adults.

My counselling experience includes working for Place2Be, the UK’s leading provider of school-based mental health counselling support, Your Space Therapies – a Sussex based provider of therapeutic support in schools and the Brighton-based charity FSW supporting adults in crisis. I am familiar with the environments of both state and independent schools across Kent and Sussex. I also work in private practice.

Before training as a counsellor, I spent 20 years in senior corporate roles. This experience has given me valuable insight into the pressures and challenges individuals face in both their personal and professional lives.

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