Counselling

Why come to see a counsellor?

We all experience difficulties at one time or another. It could be that our relationships aren’t all we'd like them to be. Or perhaps we feel anxious, depressed, lonely, or we’re grieving a loss. Perhaps we behave in ways that we'd rather not, or that we don't understand. Or maybe life has lost its meaning, we've lost our sense of direction, feel stuck, or just don't know who we are any more.

Counselling offers a safe, confidential space in which to explore such issues in relationship with someone who is skilled, non-judgemental, and really there for you. A space in which to come to terms with things, and allow them to change for the better.

Counselling generally works best on a weekly basis. Short term therapy for specific issues may last for a few months, while deeper work may continue for several years.

What kind of therapist am I?

Now in my 50s, I became a counsellor at 40-something. I bring all of my rich and varied life’s experience into my work with clients.

After a total of four and a half years of training, I qualified at Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I now work exclusively in private practice, with a diverse group of people, helping them with every imaginable concern: from anxiety and depression; trauma and addiction; to who am I, and the meaning of life and death.

I’m primarily a person-centred counsellor, integrating Buddhist, Jungian and psychodynamic understanding into my approach to helping others. My passion is for deep, life-changing work; exploring what it is to be human, and, in particular, how it is to be you. I aim to offer as authentic a human relationship as possible, as experience suggests that this is what facilitates understanding and change.

Please feel free to ask whether I think I can be of help to you.