A LITTLE ABOUT ME
I have worked in a further education institution, in an LGBT+ charity, for the national charity Mind, the NHS and a low-cost scheme offering 1:1 counselling. Currently I freelance for a psychology service BGPS as an Associate Counsellor offering 1:1 counselling for staff and clients who have experienced homelessness. This work takes me to less conventional therapeutic settings, for example in cafes, parks, walking and talking and in-reach in clients’ homes often working in collaboration with other services. I have delivered Reflective Practice Group Sessions for staff members in a range of organisations and 1:1 Reflective Practice. I work on behalf of a social enterprise organisation Fat Macys offering counselling for service users and staff members. I run my private practice in a therapeutic setting, Podium Longcroft House (EC2M) and currently facilitating Group counselling sessions online for LBTQ and LGBTQ+ POC & BIPOC people for London Friend.
Before training as a counsellor, I worked as a facilitator in various community settings and organisations with homeless people, refugees, migrants, women who had experienced abuse, street drinkers, young people with and without disabilities and the LGBT+ community using creativity to support and explore possibilities of change. I have run workshops to develop self-esteem, and confidence to speak in public and explore feelings of dysphoria, displacement and being marginalised. My work connects to people from various backgrounds, cultures, genders, sexualities and diversities.
I am a Buddhist, which connects to my values and humanistic approach rooted within Gestalt Counselling, treating each person with respect, and equality, being non-judgmental and embracing. I believe everyone has the potential to change and become their authentic self if they choose to, which is at the heart of my counselling.
I have a Diploma in Gestalt Counselling, a Graduate Certificate in Humanistic Counselling Skills, a Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution and Mediation, a BA Honours in Drama, Film and Television and currently undertaking a PGDip level 7 in Gestalt therapy. I am a registered MBACP Accred member of the BACP and a member of UKAGP and ACTO.
CONTACT AND TRADING ADDRESS: Podium Longcroft House 2-8 Victoria Avenue London EC2M 4NS
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