Introduction

My interest in counselling and psychotherapy began when I was a general nurse and a midwife in the 1970's. I noticed that the patients who were emotionally unsettled, anxious or stressed took longer to heal than those who were contented and at ease with themselves, and I longed to know how to help more effectively.

The time came when I recognised that I too needed some help for past painful events that were affecting my relationships, and through the wise and gentle skill of a therapist, I not only began to feel more settled and at peace within myself, I developed a strong sense that I wanted to become a psychotherapist myself.

I embarked on training in 1980, and since then I have studied Person Centered Counselling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Gestalt Psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis, Integrative Psychotherapy, and currently I am studying advanced modules of Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for the treatment of trauma and developmental trauma.

I have worked in many different settings including the NHS, and a voluntary counselling service in Nottingham. I have facilitated training courses, enabled long term personal growth groups and attended several 'Critical Incident Debriefings' where support and counselling is offered immediately following a major traumatic event.

I enjoy passing on the knowledge that I have learnt, for I believe that when we understand what makes us 'tick' - or stop 'ticking' efficiently - we feel more informed and in control of our own lives. And so in sessions, I am happy to explain basic theory, using charts or drawings as this feels appropriate as well as employing all the skills and resources that I have available to enable your recovery.

I offer you a respectful, kind, non-judging, and ethically based professional service. Many people come just knowing that they are unhappy, that something is wrong, and that having bravely tried everything else, they decide to turn for professional help because they have run out of resources to fix their lives, while others have a clear sense of their problem.

However you find yourself, you are welcome to contact me to arrange an exploratory session. You would not be committing yourself to further sessions unless you wanted to continue working with me.