I'm founder of mindful steps counselling and psychotherapy.

I am a BACP registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and post-graduate qualified Integrative Psychotherapist.

My job is to meet you where you are and relate to you on a very human level. It's about you being heard and understood, then together finding a way forward. I use simple, down-to-earth language, moving at your pace, with endless patience.

I believe that the therapeutic relationship is central to the healing process in therapy. I endeavour to create a calm, warm, compassionate and non-judgmental environment to work in. Not to say that it won't, at times, be challenging but this will always be handled with empathy, compassion and respect.

Counselling is definitely not "one size fits all". My professional training is based around "integrative practice". The beauty and strength of this approach is its adaptability as the treatment methods are blended uniquely for each client. Informed by a fundamental understanding of the different personality types, I may select elements from the following therapeutic modalities in my work with you:

• Transactional Analysis
  
• Person Centred approach
  
• Mindfulness
  
• EMDR for trauma (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
  
• Guided Imagery & Metaphor Therapy
  
• CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
  

Before starting my private practice I gained over seven years of clinical experience working therapeutically with clients for the NHS. Here I provided solution-focused brief therapy, short-term counselling and longer-term depth psychotherapy, according to the needs and wishes of the client.
From 2019 I have also started counselling work for the mental health charity, Mind.

My core training was with the Northern Guild of Psychotherapy which has an excellent reputation in the profession delivering courses accredited with UKCP and BACP.

My primary training style is Transactional Analysis whilst my broader training and approach is working in a relational and integrative manner in the humanistic field of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

• Post Graduate Diploma in Psychotherapy (Level 7)
  
• Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Level 6)
  
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Level 6)
  

• EMDR Therapy (Accredited basic training)
  
• Mindfulness training and ongoing practice
  
• Transactional Analysis (TA-101 cert)
  
• Imagery & Metaphor in Psychotherapy
  
• Pain Management
  
• Couples Counselling certificate
  

Under review

Same fee for face-to-face or online session

(Face-to-face sessions in Tynemouth)