Yes, I am a fully qualified counsellor and hypnotherapist. I also keep expanding my psychology knowledge with regular Continued Proffesional Development courses.

With 20 years experience helping people and 10 years running a busy private practice as counsellor and coach.

I am an accredited Pysochotherapeutic Counsellor with The National Counselling Society.

This question is hard to answer as each session is unique to the client and the situation that has brought them to therapy.

How much you say is up to you. It is your time and there is no right or wrong way to ‘do counselling’. We will go at whatever pace works for you. I will listen intently and without judgement to what you say.

Generally, we work together to understand what the problems are and explore what you would like instead. I will ask questions to help bring about greater clarity as people know what they don't want - anxiety, panic, anger, depression etc. - but don't always know what they do want. Part of therapy is to figure this out and work towards it.

Towards the end of the session I will ask if would you like to book another appointment and I will leave that for you to decide. If you say ‘yes’ we will look at our dairies to find a suitable time for both of us. If you say ‘no’ I will respect your choice and not push you to change your mind.

Sessions are normally 50 minutes for individual sessions and 60minutes for couples.

Most clients come once a week, though that’s not set in stone. Some clients prefer fortnightly appointments.

I would recommend no more than two weeks between sessions in the beginning as it can feel like we are staring afresh each time and can hinder progress.

Everyone is different, just as each situation is, therefore it’s impossible to say how many sessions you might need.

Most clients achieve their therapy goals in 4-8 sessions. However, a longer-term approach may be more appropriate depending on the complexity or how long standing the situation has been..

Yes. I do understand that circumstances may be out of your control so please contact me.

Cancellation Policy:

Appointments are created and held specifically for you. I continue to work on your behalf in between sessions by preparing, designing resources, and researching how best to serve you during our sessions.

This policy is in place as compensation for my time and ongoing commitment to helping you reach your best hopes of feeling better.

* 0-24 hours notice of cancellation - Full fee
* Unable to attend without notification - Full fee + £15 admin fee.

In-person sessions - These are paid at the end of the session. I have a card reader for card payments, or if you prefer I except cash payments.

Video call sessions - I will send you an invoice at the end of the session via e-mail which has a link to let you pay online securely or via BACs. I would be grateful if you could settle within 24 hours of receiving the invoice.

Simply, yes. At the end of each session I will ask you 'Will it be helpful to book another session?' and you can decide from there.

The content of all sessions is confidential, except in the following circumstances:

• Where your consent is given for confidence to be broken.

• Where I am compelled to break confidentiality by a court of law.

• Where information disclosed during the session is of such concern that confidentiality cannot reasonably be expected to be maintained, i.e terrorism, crime, or if I have reason to believe that there is a risk of serious harm to yourself, others or any child protection/ safeguarding issues. In which case, I reserve the right to contact the appropriate authorities. I would keep you informed prior to disclosure unless I consider that the urgency of the situation requires immediate action to safeguard the physical safety of yourself or others.

*Please note that I do not take any notes or hold any records about you. The only information I hold is your full name, phone number and e-mail address which are not shared with a third party.

I work with adults over 18years old.

I work with men and women.

I work with LGBTQ community.

Different nationalities who can speak English.

If someone's life is at risk because they have seriously injured themselves or taken an overdose, call 999.

If you do not feel you can keep yourself, or someone else safe from immediate risk of harm, call 999.

If you feel unable to cope, are worried about your own mental health or someone you care for, help is available.

• Contact NHS 111 online service or call 111 if you need urgent care but it’s not life-threatening.

• For someone to talk to now please ring the Samaritans on 116 123.
  

Ask for an urgent GP appointment if:

• You need help urgently for your mental health, but it's not an emergency.

• You're not sure what to do

• A GP can advise you about helpful treatments and also help you access mental health services.