About Me
The Therapy Sessions
Overview
You will control the sessions - talking and exploring what you like to explore and I will help you in this process to try and make sense of what is really going on for you. Sometimes, I may ask you to pause and inwardly sense a bodily felt sensation that accompanies a topic and sometimes I’ll gently recommend some simple strategies to help you better manage your thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
My Approach
My own experiences with anxiety, OCD, and childhood trauma have shaped my passion for specializing in these areas. Through extensive training, personal growth, and professional experience, I’ve gained deep insight into helping others navigate similar challenges. With six years of clinical practice and thousands of hours working with clients, I’ve refined my ability to support individuals in achieving mental well-being. I am dedicated to continuously expanding my expertise and prioritizing my own self-improvement to ensure I provide the highest quality care.​​​​
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I believe that no single approach works for everyone, so I draw on a variety of methods and techniques to support your mental health. My approach includes trauma-focused modalities like EMDR therapy, alongside practical problem-solving strategies and calming techniques such as CBT and advanced mindfulness. In a typical session, we’ll explore a thought or emotion, working to understand its role or root cause, which often connects back to childhood experiences. We’ll also focus on developing coping strategies for managing uncomfortable thoughts and emotions without feeling overwhelmed. A key part of our work will involve cultivating self-compassion, as being kind to yourself is essential for psychological well-being.
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The Therapeutic Relationship
Research repeatedly found that successful therapy is not due to a specific approach but rather due to a good therapeutic relationship. Growth in therapy happens when therapist and client are in ‘synch’ and the therapist is perceived by the client as a genuine, non-judgemental and emphatic individual.
A Gradual Process
Reaching the deeper aspects, the parts of you that operate without you being fully aware of them and discovering underlying causes of your problems takes time. Therapy is no quick fix but rather a gradual process. In psychotherapeutic literature this process is metaphorically compared to the peeling of an onion. Layer by layer of one’s experiences are explored until one gets to the ‘core’ – that is the self that one truly is and discovers what is needed to achieve inner peace.
Qualifications
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2014: Cert. Counselling Skills Level 2 - Manchester College
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2016: Cert. Counselling Skills Level 3 - Manchester College
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2019: FdA Counselling (distinction)- Lancaster University
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2020: Bsc Counselling (Hons) (first class) - Staffordshire University​
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Additional Training
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Intro to Emotional Intelligence
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Intro to Gestalt Therapy
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Intro to Play Therapy
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Mentoring Skills
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Certificate in the Rewind Technique for the treatment of PTSD
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Certificate in Mindfulness Training
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Diploma in Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (Children and Young People) (Level 3)
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Online Counselling (Acto)
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Certificate in Focusing (British Focusing Association)
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Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Introductory Training
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Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS) with IFSCA - Derek Scot, Stepping Stones
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EMDR with Dr. Michael Patterson (EMDR europe accredited training)
Work Experience
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2018 Anxiety UK, JAMH (Jewish Action for Mental Health)
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2018 - Private Practice, Manchester
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2022 - Modern Health (Emotional Assistance Program for employees (EAP), ManageMinds (therapy provider specialising in anxiety related issues https://www.manageminds.co.uk/)
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2023 - Unmind (EAP)
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2024 - Spring Health (EAP)
Research Papers
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2018: The Role of Therapist Self-Disclosure (TSD) In Adolescent Therapy - Counsellors’ Perspectives
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34627.25124/3
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2020: The Client's Bodily Felt Sense: A Phenomenological Study
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33960.80647