Counselling Hypnotherapy And Life Coach

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor & Qualified Hypnotherapist & have provided counselling within the NHS for over 16 years. So am here to help you.

Counselling

I have been providing counselling services within the NHS for over 16 years. I previously came from a nursing background, thus have experience and knowledge in many physical aspects of your health as well as your emotional needs.
I am able to provide Shorter Term Counselling but can if required provide Longer Term Counselling.
My counselling approach is one that is centred on the individual person and being aware of what works best for you. Counselling is a personal journey that you must feel comfortable with. I can adapt to making sure that your needs are met in the best way.
Counselling can feel like a huge step and you may feel anxious about this so I will enable you to feel secure, supported and offer guidance throughout each stage of your progress.
I provide a confidential and personable service, so you need not worry how your information is shared and it is my responsibility to care and be sensitive to your need, providing you with the reassurance you may need, to address your thoughts and feelings. I hope my experience can reassure you to find the help you are looking for.
Hypnotherapy

As well as offering Counselling sessions I am also qualified in Hypnotherapy. Hypnotherapy can be used as a course of therapy on its own or alongside counselling sessions.
Hypnotherapy is used as deep relaxation to help unlock feelings and words you may find hard to express.
It is a state of deep relaxation and allows you to access your unconscious mind. The unconscious mind is very open to suggestion, does not process thoughts negatively and allows for new suggestions to become a conscious reality.
Therefore, Hypnotherapy enables you to bring about the changes you wish to achieve. The Hypnotherapy that I provide will be used upon your personal goals and your conscious limitations that you feel may exist.
An example of how Hypnotherapy may help is with weight loss. You may believe you have tried to lose weight before and failed and you may feel that this is something you have never managed to do or maintain. My understanding and ability to listen to you, understanding your conscious restrictions will be key to enabling you to visualise, feel and know how it will be as you move towards an achieve your goals.
Hypnotherapy is appropriate to help you make many life changes, including self-confidence and /or pain management, there are no limitations to how this therapy can help. I wish to reassure you that many television programmes appear to make a mockery of people when ‘hypnotised’. My reassurance to you is that this is not being done to you, as it is something you will participate in and will always feel in control throughout the process.
Counselling and Hypnotherapy may help with:
Addictions /Substance Abuse
Anxiety
Bereavement
Coping with injury or illness
Depression
Family issues
Gender Identity Disorder
Health Anxiety
Long-term illness
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Panic Disorder
Phobia
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Relationship Issues
Returning to work
Self Image and Identity Issues
Self harm
Sexual Identity
Sleep disturbances
Social anxiety
Stress
Trauma recovery

Qualifications
I am a qualified Counsellor, registered with the UKRC, and accredited member of the BACP (526412) and am a Registered with the NMC (7712045E).
I am also qualified as a hypnotherapist and am accredited by the ABOH, Accreditation Number, H32757.
I am a Psychosexual Counsellor.
I maintain my on professional development to the highest standards.
My work within the NHS has been GP surgery based, thus I receive a very broad spectrum of clients with many varying issues. This has enhanced my experience enabling me to help many clients with many difficult and different problems.