A practical, warm approach

I’m a retired builder and a counsellor.

I like supporting people as they face their challenges and have a practical and friendly approach

My Journey

I began my counselling journey in 2008 as a person-centred counsellor. I spent seven rewarding years as an IAPT therapist in the NHS. After I left the NHS, I focused on private practice. 

A unique mix of practicality and an ability to connect with people.

I spent 35 years in the building industry, beginning my career as a quantity surveyor. Later, I became the Managing Director of a medium-sized construction firm. My background gives me a unique and special viewpoint, helping me to connect with n attention to detail and in a down to earth approach

…and I care.

I care deeply about the well-being of those I work with. I strive to make a positive impact on their lives.

A Person Centred Approach

A way of life

I view the person-centred approach as a way of life to aspire to live by both in the counselling room and elsewhere in my life

“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change.”

― Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy

The counselling relationship

This doesn’t mean I am not active. Relationships require effort and the counselling relationship is no different. I do my best to get a sense of what your world might be like, feeding back what I hear. I accept you for who you are and what you bring, yet also letting you know what I am feeling and experiencing openly and honestly,  in the hope that it will help.

Approaches

I have integrated other techniques into my work, offering them when it seems appropriate and with the client’s agreement.

• Knowledge and training of CBT and Psychodynamic approaches
• Animal assisted therapy inviting my dog buster into the room to work, it is optional and some choose not to work with him
• Creative connections using a variety of creative methods
• Mindful photography
• Counselling For Depression
• Supervision