A LITTLE ABOUT ME
Prior to becoming a counsellor, I worked as a HR professional for a large manufacturing company. My role no longer fitted me as a person so I decided to start a new chapter in working with people, but in a different way.
I lost someone very dear to me which put my life into perspective. I wanted my job to something more meaningful and reflect me as a person so I decided to retrain in a new profession and progressed from a basic evening course to completing a degree in counselling.
MY COUNSELLING EXPERIENCE
My practical training consisted of two voluntary positions as a counsellor in training. This first was at a local hospice and my clients were bereaved relatives from cancer. This introduced me to working with loss and bereavement.
The second was as a counsellor in training at Mind. I worked with people affected by mental illness, my clients presenting issues were mainly stress and depression, but some client work included those impacted by Bipolar and PTSD.
Over the years I have worked with a range of diverse clients covering Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Trauma, Cancer, Self esteem, Relationships, Redundancy, Stress and Work related issues.
Whilst the scope of my counselling work has mainly been a loss of some kind, I'm able to work with most life issues people struggle with.
EDUCATION AND ASSOCIATION
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Bachelor of Arts with First Class Honors in Counselling.
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Foundation Degree Science in Counselling (Person-Centred).
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Level Three Certificate in Counselling Skills.
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Level Two Certificate of an Introduction to Counselling.
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I'm a current BACP Registered member.
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I have appropriate insurance in place.
ALONGSIDE MY PRIVATE PRACTICE
In addition to my private practice, I am a counsellor at a local charity who support families affected by cancer.
Awarded funding allows the charity to provide free support to families impacted by cancer in Coventry and Warwickshire. Please contact me about this and I'll be happy to signpost you to the contact of this support service.
