I am an experienced psychotherapist, counsellor, supervisor and coach. 

My aim in the work is to keep you safe, help you relax, and help you to access your own resources  so that you can move forward in greater peace and with greater energy and clarity.  I work from a place of curiosity, informed by theory and experience. 

I want to listen to you, and find out about you, to help you to become clear what you really want, and who you are. I don't want to label you or make judgements about you, but to learn and understand how you think, what is important to you and what your passions are. 

I am accredited with UKCP after a rigorous training, completed in 2016. I have also trained extensively in NLP and am a qualified Master Practitioner and Certified Trainer, as well as an NLP Coach. I regularly attend training and professional development courses and conferences, and read widely. I am a UKCP qualified supervisor.

▪ I am a full clinical member of UKCP and am bound by their ethical code which you can find here.

▪ I am fully insured and receive regular supervision from a highly experienced psychotherapist and trainer.

▪ I am committed to learning and professional and personal development, in order to provide the best service possible to my clients.

In addition to my private practice, I have spent many years working with refugees and asylum seekers for Leeds charity Solace Surviving Exile and Persecution, and with young people in local secondary schools.  I enjoy working with people of all ages. I am  interested in working with clergy and those for whom faith is important. For many years I was a member of a CPD group specialising in Autism and ADHD, in order to develop my skills and understanding in this specialist and much needed area.  I am currently writing a book about Faith and Therapy  (Karnac Books).

Before training in psychotherapy I worked in the voluntary sector for nearly twenty years, in a wonderfully varied career that took me to many countries in Africa and Asia, including living in Kenya and Ethiopia. I have learnt a great deal from these experiences and bring this learning to my practice. I love being outside and attempt each year to grow vegetables, some with more success than others.

• Introduction to Hakomi
• Existential therapy with Mick Cooper
• Use of Constellations in one to one work (NESTT)
• Soul of Leadership (2021-2023) with the Shalem Institute
• Kentigern Contemplation school
• Recovering from Trauma: Carolyn Spring
• Diploma in Supervision at SCPTI: 2019-2020
  
• Working effectively online (various) 
• Compassion, Hope and Forgiveness: MIP conference
• Shame - Carolyn Spring
  
• God in the Room - working with faith (Churches Ministerial Counselling Service)
• Training of Trainers for Developing Therapeutic Skills in Schools (Lydia Noor, NESTT)
• Music and therapy (SCPTI)
  
• Eye Movement Desensitising and Reprocessing (EMDR) A year long training starting in November 2017 with EMDR Extra.
  
• Working creatively with children and young people (5 days, Jon Blend, Gestalt Centre)
• Working with young people on the Autistic Spectrum (Aspire Training)
• Working with Anger (Horsforth Practice)
• An introduction to Narrative Therapy (Solace)
• Introduction to street drugs and alcohol (Place 2 Be)
• Working with Self harm and Suicidal Ideation (Solace/Sarsvil)