| Qualifications
& Experience |
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| For
11 years I was an international hockey player, representing England through
the junior ranks, then playing for England and Great Britain at senior
level. After taking a degree in geography (BA Hons) at Royal Holloway,
University of London, I worked for a short while in human resources for
Unilever on their graduate management training programme, before starting
my training in counselling. I am now a BACP Accredited Counsellor and
a UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor. I graduated from the Gestalt
Centre in London with a diploma in counselling in 2005 and gained my
BACP Accredited
status
in
2007. |
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| Throughout
my 2 year gestalt training, I worked with clients in private practice
at Spiral, a holistic therapy centre based in Islington. I have undergone
intensive personal therapy (individual and group) over a number of years
and I have a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.
My current interest is in body psychotherapy, learning to retune to the
signals our body is giving us and respecting its wisdom. |
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I
am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
and adhere to its Code of Ethics and Practice. I am professionally
insured and am in regular supervision with an experienced psychotherapist,
to ensure that I am offering the best possible service.
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| Issues
in which I have particular experience include:- |
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Ill health and chronic pain |
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Depression |
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Identity |
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Self image/body issues |
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Loss and grief |
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Low self esteem |
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Major life change (e.g. retirement) |
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Anxiety |
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Stress |
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Trauma |
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| My
Philosophy |
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| My
approach to counselling is holistic, recognising the importance of mind,
body, emotions and spirit. Through counselling, I aim to provide you
with a safe and supportive space in which you can experience yourself
authentically. I recognise that life can be a difficult and painful journey,
yet I have a firm belief in people and in hope. As a counsellor I can
not change your situation nor give you advice, but I can help you explore
and unlock your own resources and I will stand by your side. However
dark it gets, there is always blue sky out at sea. My Cope Counselling
logo is an abstract of blue sky out at sea: it encapsulates the bedrock
of my philosophy – hope, belief and understanding. |
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| My
wish to bring counselling and sport together comes from my view that
these two facets are beacons of joy, vibrancy and love in a world that
can feel void of these. Within sport and counselling you experience the
full spectrum of human emotion, get in touch with your inner potential
and energy and share all this with another. |
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| My
wish to provide counselling for people with M.E stems from my passion
to support people who are overlooked in our society. Our society functions
in black and white. You’ve either got a tangible illness or you
haven’t. Yet there are so many people out there struggling to live
in the grey. |
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| Although
my two areas of focus are sport and M.E, I do not wish to be exclusive
and am keen to work with people from all backgrounds. I value diversity
and honour the uniqueness of each individual and their differing needs. |
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| Above
all, my wish for any individual is for them to live more fully and comfortably
with themselves. I want to inspire people to fulfil their potential and
live life’s magic to the full. |
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