What I Offer

 

Why therapy?

There are many reasons why you may find yourself here. Each client brings their own experiences and motivations for seeking therapy. Perhaps you want to understand your emotional responses better, change your behaviour, improve your relationships or explore your identity and what brings meaning to your life. Whatever you want out of therapy, taking time and space to reflect, and feeling heard by a supportive listening ear, can be immensely beneficial.

How I work

I am a professionally qualified and BACP registered Integrative Psychotherapist. I work in a person-centred, integrative, inclusive and relational way.

What this means is that:

  • As a Person-Centred therapist, I place the needs, wishes and beliefs of you, the client, at the centre of our therapeutic work together and work with where you are at at the present time

  • As an Integrative therapist, I am trained in a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches which address different ‘layers’ or aspects of experience. I draw on these approaches flexibly, as appropriate to the needs of you, the client

  • As an Inclusive Therapist, I strive to work in an LGBT+ affirmative, accessible and intersectional way

  • As a Relational therapist I strive to understand your experience in terms of the therapeutic relationship between us and how this might mirror other relationships in your life

Whatever you bring to the sessions, I am committed to working in an empathic, non-judgemental and professionally informed way to support you.

You can find out more about what the terms in bold mean by looking up the glossary.

How Rain or Shine Works

I am currently working with an administrative assistant to support the practice and manage appointments and invoicing through Power Diary. Prospective and current clients are asked to sign up for a Client Portal account with Power Diary. Some personal details are shared with my administrative assistant so that she can support my practice to run smoothly. More information about this can be found on the FAQ page here.

Experience

I have experience of working with clients from a diverse range of backgrounds, as well as working with a wide range of issues. I have a particular interest and expertise working with people in relation to their gender identity, sexual orientation and relationship styles. You can find out more about this side of my practice here. As my experience is changing and developing all the time, I do not list all the issues I can work with here. However, if you have any questions about whether or not I can work with the issues you wish to bring, you are very welcome to either email me or arrange a taster session, where we can talk this through. My contact details can be found here.

Cost per session

You can find out more about my fees here.

Exemptions

  • I do not work with people who are already working with another counsellor or psychotherapist

  • I do not work with under 18s

  • I do not work with people who would be better served working with a therapist or non-therapeutic professional/ service with specialisms I do not have. This is decided on a case by case basis based on your individual circumstances and in discussion with you. You are welcome to discuss this with me prior to being added to my waiting list, or in an initial free 'taster’ session

  • I provide one to one therapeutic support, and do not provide couples, relationship or family therapy to groups of more than one person

  • I am not currently working with perpetrators of sexual violence and/ or domestic violence. If you are a perpetrator of sexual violence and wish to change your thoughts/ behaviour around this, you may find this resource helpful

  • If a member of your family is currently working with me, or has previously worked with me, I will not be able to work with you therapeutically

  • I generally operate a waiting list and therefore cannot provide immediate short term therapeutic support. if you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need immediate support, you may find the following resource helpful

My Availability

My normal working hours are posted at the bottom of this page under the section entitled ‘work hours’. My current capacity to take on clients can be found on my fees and availability page