Qualifications & Experience

It is important to ensure a therapist (or counsellor) is suitably qualified. Below you will find a list of my academic qualifications.

It is also important to ensure that they have appropriate experience so that you feel reassured that they have the skills and ability to use the knowledge they have gained to effect positive change with you. Below, I offer an overview of this for you.

Experience:

The most important thing about therapy is the therapeutic relationship, and I recognise that. The work we do in sessions is about you, not me, but it is good for you to know a bit about who you are working with.

I am from Scotland and am married with two children. I have travelled extensively and believe that we should never stop learning about the world around us. I used to work in the media, travel and tourism, social work, and education. I have therapeutically supported a huge number of people in my career so far and enjoyed seeing change bring positive results. I am fortunate to have worked with children and young people in the care system, people who have behavioural problems, substance use issues, criminal convictions, carers who feel they have lost their identity, adults who may be at risk of harm, hospital patients undergoing significant loss and change, and many other people who are at crisis point and need support. This is not an exhaustive list.

There is no issue that is off limits for me. I work in a way that appreciates your uniqueness, your individuality, and your background – whatever is causing you stress, anxiety, worry or concern, you will have a safe space to deal with it in collaboration with me. Often people cannot pin point what the issue is, and that is why it can be so helpful to speak to a trained professional like myself.