About me
BackgroundAfter completing my MA at Glasgow University during the 1980s, I moved to the South West of England and built a long career in business, within social housing. I hold a post-graduate diploma in business management, and trained and worked as a workplace mentor. Later, following some reflection on my own life and work, I decided to retrain as counsellor, then psychotherapist.
Professional qualifications and experience
I have a post-graduate diploma in person-centred counselling from the University of East Anglia, and several years experience of collectively counselling and mentoring. Currently, I work with two counselling agencies in Exeter, and also work in private practice.
As a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), I am bound by its ethical framework for good practice, and am subject to its complaints procedure.
More recently, I completed an MA in Core Process Psychotherapy with the Karuna Institute, in Devon - accredited by Middlesex University. I am currently working towards accreditation with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).
My personal approach
Within my work in counselling and psychotherapy, I believe that at our deepest level we all have the desire and capacity to fulfil our potential. This means I work in a way that helps you find and work with your own inner resources, to help you build greater confidence and trust in yourself. I find this partnership with each client always a unique journey. With a greater sense of trust in yourself, I believe you may be able to make the changes you want to help you lead a more satisfying and meaningful life.
