About

I am a trauma specialised COSCA Accredited Counsellor, BACP registered psychodynamic therapist and COSCA certified clinical supervisor based in Glasgow city centre.

I offer individual counselling/psychotherapy for adults aged 18+ and Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP). Sessions take place face to face, online or outdoors Walk & Talk.

Psychological First Aid sessions are offered for groups and individuals (see below). Clinical and Supportive Supervision / Reflective Space are also available (see below). 

While fundamentally utilising the Psychodynamic approach, I also incorporate somatic experience/embodied re-experiencing practices. Bodywork helps to establish safety and stabilisation, particularly for symptoms of Complex Trauma/CPTSD, in preparation for the deeper process work. 

My experience includes working in both private and public sectors, in the prisons/criminal justice system, NHS and third sector organisations with survivors of torture and childhood trauma. I have skills in working therapeutically with the asylum seeker/refugee community, supported by professional interpreter services. I am also trained in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy.

As a COSCA Accredited Counsellor, I am accountable to the COSCA 1 COSCA logo 1Statement of Ethics & Code of Practice and Complaints Procedure. As a registered member of BACP, I adhere to the Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions and am accountable to the BACP Professional Conduct Procedure.1 PSA AR Accreditation Mark

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My commitment to regular clinical supervision and Continued Professional Development is ongoing and I hold full Disclosure Scotland.

For further information and bookings, please contact me here.

COUNSELLING/THERAPY

There are many different reasons why people may choose to see a therapist.

Perhaps you feel you need some time to talk through recent challenges in your life. Or there may be specific issues or symptoms that you are experiencing (with or without a diagnosis of mental ill health), that you feel you would like to begin to explore and work through.

My aim is to listen carefully to what you have to say and to support you to discover your own solutions (see What is therapy?). I am happy to work with you in the short or longer term, depending on your needs and requirements, with regular reviews.

Some of the areas I have experience of working with include:

Fees: £65 per 50 mins (£45 concession), for further information see Bookings

PSYCHOLOGICAL FIRST AID

Up to 4 sessions are offered following a traumatic event, sudden loss, accident etc for groups and individuals. The focus is on normalising mood response to what has happened and thinking about coping strategies and supportive resources going forward. Rather than counselling/therapy, Psychological First Aid offers a space to promote safety, stabilisation and self-care, voice concerns and identify support networks, while avoiding the risk of re-traumatisation. 

Fees: £150 per hour for groups, £75 per hour for individuals. Managers are welcome to contact me directly for further information.

SUPERVISION

Clinical supervision is offered online for qualified psychodynamic and integrative therapists, individually or in groups.

An initial no obligation online meeting is offered free of charge. Thereafter fees are £65 per 60 mins or £95 per 1.5 hours (individual) or £45pp per hour (group 3-6 participants). You are welcome to contact me directly for further information.

Supportive supervision/Reflective space is offered online for crisis workers in third sector agencies, who deliver support services for traumatised clients.

These sessions focus around self-help strategies for preventing vicarious trauma (burn-out) and psycho-education on the presentation and first-aid management of Complex Trauma. Available on an individual or group basis.

Fees: £65 per 60 mins (individual) or £150 per hour (group up to 8). Agency managers are welcome to contact me directly for further information.

REFLECTIVE PRACTICE SPACE

For clinical therapists & workers providing supportive or educational services in prisons.

Therapeutic work with the prison population is of a particular nature, not least given the context of creating a ‘safe space’ in an unsafe environment. Reflective practice space provides an opportunity to think together about the unique challenges that can arise in the work and around the prevention of vicarious trauma through self-care.

Sessions are open to counsellors, therapists, teachers and support workers providing services to prisoners. Available in person or online, individually or in groups.

FEES: £65 ph (individual), £150 ph (organisation groups), £45 (pp, mixed groups). Agency managers are welcome to contact me directly for further information.

QUALIFICATIONS

  • COSCA Counsellor Accreditation 2020
  • COSCA Certificate in Counselling Supervision 2019
  • EAGALA certification in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy Parts 1 & 2, 2016
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling & Therapeutic Care,  Human Development Scotland / Glasgow Caledonian University 2013
  • Birth/Postnatal Doula, Doula UK 2004
  • Diploma of Education in Midwifery, Lothian College of Health Studies 1995
  • General Arts MA, University of Edinburgh 1983

RECENT ADDITIONAL STUDY/CPD 

  • Reflections on Fear, Anxiety & Depression, Micheal Guilding, Complex Trauma Ntwk 2024
  • Exploring Intersectionality of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, BACP 2023
  • Multidisciplinary Complex Trauma Conference, CTN 2023
  • Working with Shame & Guilt, CTN 2023
  • Working with Intrusive Memories, CTN 2023
  • Multidisciplinary Complex Trauma Conference, CTN 2022
  • Let’s Talk about Race, Human Development Scotland 2021
  • Multidisciplinary Complex Trauma Conference, CTN 2021
  • Suicide & Self Harm, BACP 2020
  • Healing Trauma, Somatic Experiencing Trauma Institute, 2020
  • Safeguarding, Freedom from Torture 2019; Asylum Process & The Law, FfT 2019; Risk Management, FfT 2019; Working with Interpreters in a Therapeutic Setting, FfT 2019
  • Sameness & Difference: ‘Whiteness’ and Therapy Teaching, HDS 2019

PUBLICATIONS