I worked as a dental nurse for 15 years before beginning my therapeutic journey. I undertook an integrative training course in 1999; enabling me to draw on different approaches, including psychodynamic, person-centred, humanistic, transactional analysis and cognitive behavioural therapies.
Following this, I worked for Marie Curie in a community setting, helping patients and their families cope with terminal illness and palliative care. After this, I worked in various GP practices, seeing patients referred from doctors, and struggling with a variety of mental health concerns. I moved to Devon in 2003, and in 2010, I trained as a specialist couple counsellor with the Relate Institute where I worked until 2021. Now, I work with individuals and couples from all walks of life, concerning many areas of their personal and professional lives, including:
- Addictions
- Eating disorders
- Childhood Abuse and Trauma
- PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder)
- Low self-esteem
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Phobias
- Adult Trauma and Domestic Violence
- Relationships
- Divorce and separation
- Bereavement
In 2016, I trained as a specialist psychosexual therapist. This training enables me to work effectively with sexual dysfunctions and difficulties such as:
- Erectile dysfunction
- Loss of libido
- Premature ejactulation
- Vaginismus
- Menopausal issues
- Delayed ejaculation
- Anorgasmia (inability to orgasm)
In 2020, I completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Supervision. I have always valued the impact of supervision in my own practice and wanted to be a part of this process and facilitate this for others. At this point, I have been able to gain many years of experience, and this allows me to be an effective supervisor, drawing on the different perspectives I have gained over the years to help other therapists process their work. This allows me to work with individual therapists requiring supervision and groups in organisations.
Qualifications
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling.
- Advanced University Diploma in Couple Therapy.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy (L7).
- Post-graduate Diploma in Supervision.