About Me.
My Journey & Qualifications so far.
Hello, I am a counsellor and psychotherapist informed by a decade of practice and many thousands of client hours within multiple sectors. Most importantly, my practice is very much embodied.
My background includes training counsellors, facilitating groups, and pursuing further interests, presently this is Meditation and Mindfulness.
As trauma informed I may draw upon neuroscience concepts like fight, flight, freeze, and fawn responses.
I consider the dynamics in relationships, which sometimes recreate unmet needs. As well, I pay attention to power, societal norms, and pressures. I also observe how different parts of the self may collude or hinder progress.
Moreover, I listen actively and attentively, aiming to create a safe enough environment that fosters insight.
Additionally, the room includes a sand tray, providing an outlet for creative expression that can go beyond verbal limits.
In my personal journey, I found that encountering and reconnecting with my inner world is a challenging, relentless, messy business, but worth it to bring the unconscious into awareness and gain personal power, which also allows for submission, fluidity, and connection. A positive homeostasis, in contrast to the control of OCD, depression, anxiety, chaos, unhealthy habits, insomnia, numbness, and lethargy that had manifested due to internal disconnection.
All in all, I believe this profession is led by my spirit and character; although for those interested, my qualifications include: PgCert Psychological Trauma* BA Hons 1st Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy, BA Hons Business Administration, QTLS Teaching Diploma, EMDR Cert, Supervision Cert, Couples Cert, Ecotherapy Cert, Sound healing level-2, Mindfulness and Grounding Intro Zen Ways, Polyvagal Yoga.
