A Berkshire counsellor

I am a Child and Adolescent Counsellor and Psychotherapist and my background previously was working with Looked After Children. I started out on this career after leaving University and found that I really enjoyed working with children and young people particularly those that were finding things difficult or could present a challenge to the adults around them!

After some years I decided to enhance my skills and went off to do a short introductory counselling skills course as I thought this would help me to help the kids I worked with. Nothing prepared me for what came next…

I set off on a journey of my own and decided I wanted to use these new skills as a job and that meant training to be a counsellor. It was to be several years before I finally left working with Looked After Children and embarked on a formal training.

Despite the challenges along the way during my own training I qualified and now am an experienced counsellor. I have not lost any of my enthusiasm for supporting children, young people and their families! It is something I continue to enjoy and hope that I can support my clients to start their own journeys.

Therapy Qualifications and Experience

• Msc (Merit) in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents from Birkbeck College in London. 2010.
• Certificate in Counselling from University of Hertfordshire. 1997.
• RSA in Counselling Skills Thames Valley University 1996
• Registered and Accredited Member of BACP — work to their Code of Ethics
• BPC Registered Child and Adolescent Psychodynamic Counsellor
• BPC Registered Psychodynamic Organisational Terapist
• Registered Circle of Security Facilitator (for parents)

I’ve worked extensively in both primary and secondary schools since qualifying, offering counselling to children and young people, Circle of Security Parenting Programme to Parents (groups and individuals), as well as consultation, supervision and training to a wide and diverse range of child care professionals.

I set up my private practice in 2013 working with both children, adolescents, parents and adults. I’ve more recently have expanded my private work and am now offering my services in central Windsor.

As I have mentioned I worked for over 10 years with Looked After and Adopted children and young people, and can offer a specialised service for these children and young people.