Professional Qualifications
I have been practicing as a psychotherapist since 1987 after completing a training in Humanistic Psychotherapy. In 1989 I became accredited with The British Association for Counselling (BAC) and in 2000 I became a Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist with The British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
I have also done some analytical training with The British Association for Psychotherapy (BAP) where I was part of the Jungian stream for the training in Individual Psychotherapy with Adults.
Experience
My background is in mental health work in Social Services, Psychiatric and Voluntary Sector settings. Alongside this work I have first trained and then practiced Psychotherapy over a number of years. An substantial element of both the Humanistic and Analytic trainings is the requirement that the trainee be in therapy for the duration of study.
I have regular supervision of my case load and work to the BACP Code of Ethics.
Personal Approach
My approach is psychodynamic and my orientation is Jungian, which means that I am interested in the relationships between people and their worlds, both inner and outer. I am also interested in how we find meaning in our lives in both a small and a larger sense.