Counselling and stress management in Southampton
Creative CPD for therapists
About
Some background
My interest in the human condition led to a psychology degree, training and working as a careers adviser, learning energy psychology methods including Touch for Health and EFT and eventually qualifying as a holistic and creative Gestalt counsellor. Since 2011, I've worked as a counsellor and trainer at the Olive Branch, established my private practice and at the University of Winchester have counselled students and helped to set up on-site staff counselling.
I offer counselling, stress management support, strengths coaching and careers guidance. Having run creative counselling and coaching workshops since 2017, I'm offering a Diploma in Creative Application of the Five Elements from March 2025.
I've learned some important lessons from life that, combined with supervision and ongoing CPD, all help to ground and guide my counselling practice and professional training offer.
Why Goodwill Guidance
I call my practice this to recognise the moments of healing goodwill, of compassionate here and now awareness celebrated by many wisdom traditions, that may bring emotional freedom and guide us to make more of our time on this planet. The first healing reflection is an homage to this wonderful quality.
Membership
Accredited, registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Qualifications
Dip HE Humanistic Gestalt Counselling
PG Cert Autogenic Therapy
PG Dip Careers Guidance
Accredited Strengths Profile Coach
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Interests and CPD examples
Gestalt-related approaches:
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Coherence Therapy
Compassionate Inquiry
Family constellations, Internal Family Systems (IFS) and systemic approaches
Mindfulness and self-compassion
Non-violent communication
Poly-vagal informed therapy
Strengths profile coaching
Working with...
Addictions
Anxiety and stress
Archetypes
Elemental metaphors
People with high sensitivity
Trauma including complex developmental trauma and intergenerational trauma
Embodied approaches:
Dan Siegel's relationally embodied teachings
Energy Psychology (Acupressure for Emotional Healing (Michael Gach), Evidenced Based EFT Skills Training, EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Level 1 and 2 (AAMET), Picture Tapping Technique, Touch for Health (Levels 1 to 4, Metaphors and Goal Setting, Five Elements)
Janina Fisher (see also IFS and trauma interests)