Emotional health affects every area of life.
Counselling can help to support and to transform life's difficulties. Find ways to explore and overcome them in a confidential space where the issues and the pace is governed by you.
This may include person-centred / solution focused counselling or Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) to suit you. I have masters level experience at the University of Surrey and Waverley Abbey, and am a Graduate Member of the BPS (British Psychological Society).
Established in 2018, I offer counselling in Guildford, Surrey in-person or online, in a dedicated private counselling room. I also provide counselling supervision online or in-person.
I work with solo people, children, couples and family relationships.
My work in-person or online can include neuro-diversity, autism (A.S.D) ADHD, gambling, gaming, pornography, a variety of addictions, music therapy, film, survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, depression, anxiety, OCD, PTSD, trauma, abortion, grief including fetal loss and bereavement.

People come to me for help a wide range of issues. Here are a few of the more common difficulties that can be supported through counselling:
Neuro-Diversity
Gambling
Autism (ASD)
ADHD
Depression
Addictions
Confidence & self-esteem
Trauma
Anger management
Issues relating to sexuality
Difficulties at work or in retirement
Family issues and school life
Gaming
Relationship problems
Fetal loss
Grief
Bereavement
Feelings of stress or anxiety
Panic attacks
Grief, loss or bereavement
Problems with addiction
Trauma, Abuse and PTSD

I am a qualified counsellor with years of experience in a variety of settings - providing counselling for trauma (anxiety, depression, abuse, addiction, grief). I was adopted as a child into a military family with PTSD and have experienced personally the life-changing benefits of counselling.
I have worked with the NHS Talking Therapy services and The You Trust (trauma, domestic violence and rape counselling service), plus primary and secondary age complex SEN and Autism (ASD), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), fetal-loss, grief and bereavement.
Person-centred offering a pluralistic framework spoken word (linguistic) with lived experience and the use of film and music in therapy.
From personal experience, spoken therapy is definitely part of the road to recovery and counselling alongside personal development has greatly enhanced life and coping with struggles and challenges.
My counselling and supervision practice is based in Guildford, Surrey, and I see clients in person and online. My practice is easy to travel from greater Guildford and the surrounding areas of Aldershot, Woking, Dorking and Greater London.
There is a dedicated counselling room separate from the house for in-person counselling. Online services can also be arranged.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 07855 457756 if you would prefer to speak to me first, or leave a message. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
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