About ME

I am a humanistic integrative counsellor recognising it is the quality of the relationship, rather than one particular orientation that is the most important aspect of successful therapeutic work. I have a background in education, specialising in social and communication difficulties, in particular autism. For several years I have been working alongside a local counselling service which has given me the opportunity to work with a wide range of people.  Some of my work involves working with loss and bereavement, relationship issues, feeling misunderstood, fear of the future and life stage transition as well as supporting teenagers with anxiety or low self-esteem. I feel passionately about developing an honest, genuine relationship where trust can be built and my clients feel respected so they feel safe to explore and open up new ways to be and to feel.

Providing counselling on a short or long term basis. This means you can choose to have counselling for as long as you require or choose a set amount of sessions with specific goals in mind.  At Forward Counselling the type of counselling offered is one where the relationship between the client and counsellor is central to the sessions and where a greater understanding of your concerns can be achieved.

Working integratively drawing largely on person centred and psychodynamic theories. This means I am interested in how you understand your difficulties. I trust your innate wisdom and strengths and will try to provide the relational conditions for these to develop. It can be helpful to sometimes explore parts of the past and how these influence the present. I will be alongside you throughout our work, listening without judgement at the pace that feels right to you.

• Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People-Level 5
• The Foundation for Infant Loss Training; Pregnancy and Loss
• Supporting clients with Subsequent pregnancies after Loss 
• Online and Telephone Counselling
• Grief and Loss
• Autism Awareness
• CBT

• Teenagers & anxiety
• Autism
• Relationship difficulties
• Confidence and self-esteem
• Loss