How I Work
I have worked with people experiencing facing a wide range of challenges, including, difficult or traumatic family relationships, abuse, low self worth, relationship issues, trauma, anxiety and depression.
While friends and family can be a great support counselling is a space where the focus is entirely on you. We can explore your thoughts and feelings honestly, without worrying about how they might affect the people around you
I am here to listen to, and care about you, to help you figure out how you feel, and allow you to experience those feelings without embarrassment, guilt, shame or judgement.
Qualifications/Training
Level 4 Advanced Professional Diploma in Counselling Theory and Therapeutic Practice
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) Accredited Registrant
TENANCY TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Autism 2023
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills and Training (ASIST)
Trauma Informed Practice - Zebra Collective
Domestic Abuse Specialist Support Training - Level 1 & 2
Working With Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice
Online Therapy Institute - Moving Your Practice Online
About Me
Having grown up in Wales, I moved to the Exeter area to study, and liked it so much that I’m still here all these years later.
Before becoming a counsellor, I worked in the field of infertility, and supported new parents through volunteering.
These experiences gave me first-hand insight into the emotional toll of life transitions - grief, postnatal depression, loss and the unspoken pressure to 'cope'.
Beyond my counselling work I am passionate about supporting people through education and advocacy.
I work with More Positive Me (MPM) to deliver J9 training, an initiative that helps professionals and community members recognise and respond to Domestic Abuse.
I also facilitate MPM's Empowerment After Domestic Abuse courses, supporting survivors as they rebuild their confidence and independence.
More Positive Me is of The Devon Domestic Abuse Alliance (DDAA)
I am a also governor at a local primary school with responsibility for Safeguarding. I support the school strategically with ensuring Safeguarding is understood, enforced and effective and help the school with using Trauma Informed Practice to support the most vulnerable children.