The terms counselling and psychotherapy are often used interchangeably. Both involve working with a trained professional in a safe, confidential space to explore difficulties, process emotions, and develop healthier coping strategies.

Wanting to try therapy can be as simple as realising, “I’ve tried to make changes on my own, but I need more support.”

If you want to build self-awareness, explore what drives or holds you back, and work through past or present challenges in a safely-held way, then counselling might be for you.

It’s important that you find a counsellor that you can build a trusted relationship with and that feels right for you. You are welcome to book an initial call with me to see if I’m the right counsellor for you.

We’ll start with a free introductory call so you can get a feel for me and decide if working together feels right.

If it feels like a good fit, we’ll arrange our first session and will agree a contract for working together and I’ll share my data protection & privacy policy.

From then on, our time together in sessions will focus on what matters most to you—whether it’s a ongoing issue or whatever you bring into the room that day. I will stay alongside you and go at a pace that works for you. You may want to to talk through your thoughts and feelings with me, and/or you may want to try using creative techniques with me to access or process hard-to-reach emotions. It is your therapy, and I will support you in whatever direction you want to go.

How many sessions you will need is unique to you and depends upon several factors, such as your presenting issue/s (the focus of the sessions), your budget, your availability and how the sessions are going for you.

I recommend starting out with 6 sessions, which can be extended for as long as is needed, but how many sessions you commit to at first is your decision. I can support you to work out how many sessions you’d like and we can check-in regularly to see if that is working for you.

If at any point you feel that I—or any therapist who is a member of the BACP—haven’t honoured our agreement or the BACP Ethical Framework (2018), you have the right to raise this. You can find clear guidance on how to do so through the BACP’s procedures on their website.