Use the contact form or any of the other links to send me an email or call for a chat. I will find out a little about what you need help with and you can then decide whether you would like to book an appointment for a counselling session or come along for an initial meeting.

Sometimes clients decide to come for an initial 30-minute session so they can find out a bit more about how counselling can help them, and so we can both see if I am the best person to help. This is usually a quite informal chat and not a counselling session.

Some clients book straight in for a counselling appointment from the start. It is entirely up to you to decide what is right for you.

If it is the first time you have seen a counsellor it can feel a little daunting, but I am used to seeing people who feel like this, and I find most of the time clients begin to relax after the first few minutes, and feel a great sense of relief that they have taken this step!

There will also be a small amount of paperwork to do, which we may do at the beginning, or you may take to complete at home and bring back at the next session.

There is a Counselling Agreement which we go through together, prior to our work, and both sign. The agreement is mostly about me keeping you safe and explaining how we will be working together, and how our sessions are completely confidential, except in exceptional circumstances. You will keep your copy of the Agreement.

If I am seeing a child client, the initial session may involve me meeting with both the main carer and the child client, and all parties will go through and sign the Agreement.

No. I have and still do, work with people of all ages and with all problems. I have done a lot of work with clients experiencing bereavement, often in older age groups.

I have focused much of my practice on working with young people, after many years working with children in schools and students in universities, as this is an area I have specialised in.