Compassionate Counselling

Qualifications, experience and training

I bring my life experience of working with people in varied settings including hospices.
I have a postgraduate diploma in Humanistic Counselling from Brighton University and an MA in Counselling & Psychotherapy from the University of East London.
I have worked as a bereavement counsellor after being trained by Cruse.
Also I have undertaken intensive training in Non-Violent Communication skills (NVC) and through this developed a deeper understanding of empathic communication.
I am a member of BACP and the Existential Society and under supervision.
Currently undertaking doctorate research in Spirituality and bereavement.

Areas of Specialism

I am experienced in working with people to enable them to find ways of coping with life's losses such as death, redundancy, relationship endings, illness, loss of mobility retirement and loss of environment/culture.

Personal Approach

My approach to counselling is an existential person-focused that is based upon sympathetic understanding, positive regard of what makes us human.
I believe all human beings have the resources within themselves for self-understanding.
The therapeutic process of counselling can help in accessing those inner resources with a view towards becoming happier and more whole human beings.
My life is informed by my spiritual practice as a Buddhist.