My journey to being an integrative counsellor

Over the years I have added to my therapy work by undertaking qualifications in psychology and its clinical applications, mindfulness-based CBT, counselling, and psychotherapy which have helped me understand more of the challenges behind anxiety and give me extra tools to work with the various anxiety disorders.

My aim as a therapist is to help you understand yourself and develop compassion for the parts of you that you consider to be unhelpful. Help may look different for different people and different issues, for some coping and calming strategies such as hypnotherapy or mindfulness-based CBT can make a huge difference. For others it is important to understand how you got to this point and explore the things that have happened to you.

In my spare time I have a huge love of nature and the outdoors which lead me to conduct my master’s research on nature connection and mental wellbeing. I enjoy practicing mindfulness in nature and filling my phone up with pictures of sunsets, sunrises, mushrooms, trees, and anything else I see and enjoy.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (merit), University of Roehampton
  Covering; humanistic counselling, psychodynamic therapy, and cognitive behavioural therapy as well as a year clinical placement.
• MSc in Psychology (merit), University of Derby
  Covering; clinical applications of psychology, biological and cognitive approaches to psychology and master’s research project.
• BSc (Hons) Open, Open University
  Covering; human anatomy, physiology, neuroanatomy, and the psychology of athlete development.
• Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Health Sciences University
  Covering; Clinical applications of hypnotherapy and cognitive behavioural therapy
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Practitioner certificate.
  Covering; mindfulness interventions, mindfulness-based CBT interventions and use of client worksheets.

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BACP registration

It may surprise you to know that the counselling and psychotherapy professions are not regulated in the UK. This means that anyone can call themselves a counsellor, psychotherapist, hypnotherapist or psychologist and advertise their services.

In the UK there are a couple of voluntary registers that are recognised by the professional standards authority for counsellors and psychotherapists. These registers require their practitioners to have appropriate qualifications, insurance and adhere to an ethical code.

My personal belief is that mental health should be taken seriously. My qualifications are recognised by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and the British Psychological Society, as such I am a registered practitioner with the BACP.