Welcome
If you’re finding something difficult and you could do with some support for the emotional and mental challenges, I can help.
You might be experiencing anxiety or depression, having difficulty with a particular relationship, finding something at work, school, college or university challenging, or dealing with a big change that has effects on your health or happiness.
It may be that memories of difficult events from your past are still making life difficult now.
You may have lost someone or something that’s important to you and it’s made things challenging, so you need some help finding out how you live without them.
I offer a supportive, caring time and place that’s focused on you and your needs and I can help you find ways to make life easier.
I’ll support you by listening to what you say and ensuring I’ve understood before responding to what you need in a way that’s focused on you. Because I’m independent from the people and roles in your life, you can be confident that I won’t share anything you tell me with anyone unless you or someone else is at risk of serious harm.
I work with adults of all ages and young people from 14 years old and older. If you want to read about my specialities, they are outlined here on a page of their own.
If you like what you’ve read, you can book directly here, or get in touch using my online form.
My pronouns are he, him and his.
My qualifications
I’m an accredited member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society.
Before training in counselling and psychotherapy I was a registered adult nurse and a university lecturer. Since then I’ve continued to work with students who have disabilities and mental health problems, supporting them to make the most of their time at university. I’ve also worked with schools, providing support for the children and young people who study there.
Certificate in Counselling Supervision (SPC Online Training Academy 2024)
Certificate in Creative Counselling for Children and Young People (The Apple Tree Centre 2022)
Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling Society (The Academy SPACE 2019)
Postgraduate Diploma Health Care Education (Sheffield Hallam University 2002)
Registered Adult Nurse (lapsed) (University of Lancaster 1994)