Self-care is something we tend to let go of when life gets busy, with all kinds of distractions. Time slips by, and we tend to feel the impact in ways that we did ot expect.

Life doesn’t have to be so fast-paced, stressful, or anxious; it can cause distress and other unwanted emotions and feelings if it is. Counselling can help you to find your Mojo, gain perspective and create change in your life for the better.

Feel free to have a look around the Brighter Lives website in your own time. I work with individuals to support emotional and mental health with a range of useful techniques and coping strategies that allow emotional bandwidth.

Counselling is a talking therapy which provides the opportunity for change and growth. You are unique and not only have unique fingerprints but also have your own unique thought process, voice, and personality. It’s because of this uniqueness that you will have different reactions and thoughts to events and life experiences from childhood to adulthood.

Counselling can be used in many ways such as to offload your problems, manage anxiety and depression and to be able to deal with stress or tackle difficult challenges that seem out of reach in a way that suits you best. It might be that you need to create healthy boundaries with people in your life whereas another individual might explore coping strategies for anger or anxiety. Others might use the sessions to find acceptance or to discover who they are as a person.  There is so much that you can use counselling for. The sky is the limit and it’s your journey.

Firstly, if what you have read sounds like what you are looking for, then the next step would be to contact me via email. We can then have a brief discussion of around 30 minutes about what has brought you to wanting counselling and your presenting issues, this is free of charge. We will also cover briefly the counselling contract which will focus on confidentiality, timings and cancellations.

We will make enquiries about each other and ask questions so that together we can decide if counselling with me is right for you and if so, we can go ahead by booking you in so that you can get started on your counselling journey. I feel it is important to feel like we are both happy and understand the process on a level with each other. If you feel you would like to meet; or begin online/phone or face-to-face sessions we can then arrange an initial session.

Should you wish to start therapy with me we could schedule an initial 6-week course of treatment with a view to review and extend if we both feel this is the best way forward for you or simply keep the appointments open and attend as many or as few as you feel is right for you.

My approach to person-centred therapy is to work creatively to make sure that my clients are provided with a safe space where they are able to explore their individual past and/or present issues. I support individuals to take control so that they feel empowered to make changes and discover their own solutions to any issues they have. The client is the best expert on themselves. I am not to force or lead the therapy in any way.  Together we can work towards enhancing your self-awareness enabling you to manage yourself and your life in a more pleasing way that enables you to live a more fulfilling life. 

I value and respect the importance of the therapeutic relationship between myself the counsellor and you the client. I can proudly say that I am a registered member of the BACP register. The skills I have made it easy for me to empathise with clients. I can understand their point of view and really enjoy supporting individuals to develop strategies that will have a positive outcome for them.