What do you offer?
I offer a comprehensive therapy service covering a wide range of problems, and I tailor my therapeutic approach to meet the individual needs and aspirations of my clients.
I have a special interest in the treatment of anxiety states that underlie so many problems from phobias and panic attacks to compulsions and performance anxieties; from poor self-esteem and lack of confidence to stress and difficulties in relationships.
I work with all ages from 18 upwards.
I also provide Training for Corporate and Educational organisations, and Supervision for individuals and groups.
Something about you?
Someone stopped me in High Town recently and asked "how come after 20 years you still seem to enjoy listening to people's problems?" Fortunately, my counselling work is far more than just that.
For me working with individuals is an important process of unraveling the knots that can tie any of us up into tangles of immobility, and finding new ways of being than can facilitate real and lasting change, to enable people to make the most of their lives. That process still engages me, challenges me and is still immensely rewarding. Without that involvement I would have found something else to do a long time ago.
Having moved around every two years or so, I settled in Hereford over 25 years ago, built a house, started a school, grew a horticultural business and shared bringing up six children. I have no intention of moving again.
I originally trained as a Counsellor with Relate (then called Marriage Guidance) in 1984. Since then I have continued my training to post graduate degree level, and have acquired qualifications in a number of different therapeutic approaches. I now offer a comprehensive integrated approach to counselling that combines Cognitive, Behavioural, Humanistic and Psychodynamic theories.
I have also trained in Psychosexual Therapy, Clinical Hypnotherapy and Stress Management. I have designed and run courses in Counselling to Diploma level, and am an Industrial Consultant and Trainer in Stress Management. I provide Supervision for Counsellors in training and in practice. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and a registered member of the International Stress Management Association.