FAQS

What is Person-Centered Therapy?

Person-Centered Therapy, also sometimes called Client Centered-Therapy, is a Humanistic therapeutic model devised by Carl Rogers.

When a client comes to counselling feeling vulnerable or anxious the therapist's role is to offer a genuine relationship, unconditional acceptance and empathy. If the client perceives the therapists offering unconditional acceptance and empathy, then there will be positive change in the client. The therapist is 'non-directive', and the client leads in the session.

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Why choose me as your therapist?

I'm an experienced BACP registered therapist, who will offer you unconditional acceptance, warmth, and a genuine non-judgmental relationship in our sessions together. I won't tell you what to do and you will choose what you want to talk about. I am committed to my personal and professional development, attending regular clinical supervision and also Continuing Professional Development training. I follow the BACP code of Ethics, which you can downloaded here. My BACP Registered Member number: 379105.

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What therapeutic training have I had?

I hold an Honours degree in Person Centred Counselling (Middlesex University, London, 2019) and a Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (The Metanoia Institute, London, 2019).

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Training;

• 'What is Sex Work and How do I Support a Sex Working Client Workshop with Jay McCarthy'  (Online Events, July 2024)

• 'Therapy and Social Change Summit: Mind the Vote' -"‘snap conference’ .. explore the interface of therapy and politics, bringing together psychotherapists, counsellors, service users, politicians, and policy-makers to look at the potential synergies between mental wellbeing and political action." (Panellists: Andrew Samuels, Emmy van Deurzen, Mick Cooper, Will Higham, Matt Hawkins, Claudia Turbet-Delof.) Attended sessions: Stephen Abdullah Maynard & Sabnum Dharamsi - Minoritised communities, neo-colonialism & decoloniality towards mental wellbeing. Dr Dwight Turner (He/Him) - The Politics of Supremacy: Feeling the Fourteen as Person of Colour. Myira Khan - Anti-oppressive Practice - Therapy as a Political Act. Trans Perspective Panel - Ellis Johnson & Alex Drummond. (Online Events, 30th June 2024)

• 'Working with Millennial Clients' (Launder, A, Counselling Tutor, November 2023)

• 'Exploring Eating Disorders: A Complex Field Requiring Specialist Training' (O’Neill, K., Counselling Tutor, November 2023)

• 'Polyvagal Theory' (Emma Chapman, Counselling Tutor, November 2023)

• 'Understanding the Race, Culture and Anti-Discrimination Competence Framework' Mamood Ahmed, Counselling Tutor, November 2023)

• 'Introducing Creative Arts in Counselling' (de la Prida, A., Counselling Tutor, October 2023)

• 'Words that Heal: An Introduction to Poetry Therapy' (Online Events, Charmaine Pollard, June 2022)

• 'Diploma in Clinical Supervision with an Intersectional lens' (TA East London Institute, February-April 2022. NB course incomplete due to unforeseen circumstances)

• 'Autism Masking' (Lisa Cromar, Counselling Tutor, February 2022)

• 'Counselling ADHD' (Rory Lees-Oakes, Counselling Tutor, February 2022)

• 'Certificate in Working with Couples and Other Relationships' (The Grove/Heartful Therapy Training, Cabby Laffy and Polly McAfee, September 2021. NB course incomplete due to unforeseen circumstances)

• 'Developing Core Competence in Race and Culture' (Mamood Ahmed, Counselling Tutor, September 2021)

• 'Practising Walk-and-Talk Counselling and Other Ecotherapy' (Simon Heath, Counselling Tutor, July 2021)

• 'Online and Telephone Counselling Foundation Course' (Led by: Kenneth Kelly & Rory Lees-Oakes, Counselling Tutor, April 2020 - September 2020). This course has been awarded Quality Checked training recognition by the National Counselling Society (NCS). Counselling Tutor is a recognised ACTO Online (Association for Counselling & Therapy Online) Training Provider.

• 'Safeguarding and managing risk through digital media - a practitioner resource' (Led by: Lynne Gabriel, Jules Prentice & Kath Caffrey, BACP April 2020).

• 'One day online workshop for delivering online counselling' (Led by: Liz Mackenzie, Online Counselling Services and Training, April 2020).

• 'Moving your practice online - a brief course for counsellors, psychotherapists and mental health practitioners; going online in times of crisis' (Online Therapy Institute, March - April, 2020).

• 'Talking about Sex in the Therapy Room' (Led by: Dr Meg-John Barker, one day training course, 2019)

• 'Working Alongside Trans, Gender Diverse and Questioning People' (Gendered Intelligence),

• (Led by: Lee Gale and Amanda Middleton, two day training course 2019). 

• 'Using the Sand Tray as a Therapeutic Tool within an Integrative Approach' (Led by: Catherine Bishop, one day training course, 2019)

• ‘Counselling for Depression' (Led by: Lorraine Munro, two day training course, 2017).

• 'Dialogue with Carl Rogers about Today’s Clients'  (Led by: Charles O’Leary, 2017)

• 'Difficult Edge (Reaching Contact-Impaired People)', (The Metanoia Institute, London, 2016):

• ‘An Introduction to Prouty’s Pre-Therapy’ (Led by: Dion van Werde, two day training course),

• ‘Working with Autistic Process’ (Led by: Anja Rutten, one day training course),

• ‘Working with People with Dementia: Making Sense of Self’ (Led by: Danuta Lipinska, one day training course),

• 'Client-Centred Therapy in Psychiatric Landscapes' (Led by: Lisbeth Sommerbeck, two day training course),

• ‘Tenuous Contact’ : Person-centred Work with Adolescents & Teenagers’ (Led by: Peter Pearce & Ros Sewell, one day training course).

Additional training;
One year training in Integrative Counseling, including two day workshop in Play Therapy at The Minster Centre, London (2014 - 2015).

Introduction to Counselling Skills, 30 hours completed at the Minster Centre, London (2014).

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Will our work together be confidential?

Yes, our work is confidential. Please click here for my Privacy Notice which goes into detail regarding my legal and ethical requirements of practice regarding data protection and information storage and usage.

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How often do we meet? 


A lot of clients find it most helpful to meet weekly. However, you may be in a period of your life where you are experiencing distress, and may want to meet more than once weekly. We will discuss how often you would like to meet in our first session. You are free at any point to change the frequency of our sessions.



How many sessions will I need?
This is unique to every client. Sometimes clients may only need a few sessions to feel some relief, and end our work there. Others may continue to choose to work together for months, or years. I will offer regular reviews to ask you if you feel that our work together is useful, and if you would like to continue.

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What will happen on our free initial telephone call?

• You call me at a prearranged time workable for us both.

• We have 10 minutes to discuss anything you choose, ask any questions you may have. 

• Hopefully you will have a sense of how I work and we can decide if we feel we are a good ‘fit’ to work together.

• You can take your time to decide if you want to proceed working together, I won't pressure you to commit.

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What will happen in our first online/telephone session?

• We will meet on Zoom/telephone at a prearranged time for 50 minutes.

• If meeting on Zoom please wear headphones (this is to best manage audio).

• I will be in a confidential space and request that you are to.

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What will happen in our first email session?

• You will send me your writing at prearranged day and time.

• Your text will be up to 500 words. You can include pictures, diagrams, photos and other visual images if you want.

• I will spend 50 minutes forming my reply, writing up to 500 words back.

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What will happen in our first 'walk and talk' ecotherpay session?

• We will meet at a prearranged time and location and walk/explore/sit etc for 50 or 80 minutes

• Please wear shoes that are appropriate for walking in, including slippy terrain, along with appropriate clothing for changeable UK weather!

• Please bring water and anything else you might need.

• I will have my backpack with basic first aid kit, art supplies if needed, sun-cream.

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Fees

• I offer a free initial call to discuss how we may work together and answer any questions you might have.

• Sliding scale £60-£70 for a 50 minute session.

• Some concession rates at £50 available.

• My fees are payable via BACS transfer before our sessions together.

Cancellations
I understand that in life there can be moments that arise, which we cannot predict, and so I offer up to 72 hour cancellation without charge. After this time period fees are required to be paid in full.

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