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Thank you for looking at my profile. I am a senior BACP accredited and Registered counsellor and I abide by their Ethical Framework for Good and Safe Practice. I have over 30 years experience in counselling. My private practice is located in Colchester town centre. It is respectable, safe, totally secure with a free car parking space.

My services include:

Individual Counselling & Psychotherapy

Couples  Therapy

Individual Counselling Supervision

Group Supervision

Workshops &Training

Organizational Supervision

Counselling & Psychotherapy

I am an experienced and skilled counsellor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor. I work with people from all walks of life, from many different backgrounds and ages with a wide variety of personal, relational or social difficulties. I see clients privately (self-referral) and receive referrals from General Practitioners, Community Mental Health Team as well as from various EAPs.

The duration of therapy that I offer will vary according to your need and what develops from the initial assessment and consultation. I offer both short term, focus-based counselling/psychotherapy for specific problems (6 to 12 sessions) and long-term counselling/ psychotherapy (open-ended).

Please contact me to arrange a consultation.

My original training in counselling was my diploma in counselling based on humanistic approach. This approach facilitated me to learn that being genuine and honest, being empathic with people in their emotional turmoil and distress and being non judgemental to human conditions are the most valuable attitude in being a therapist. Later on I develop my psychodynamic skills from further training.

In 2000 I obtained my Masters Degree in Counselling studies and Supervision from University of Essex

I obtained my Diploma in individual, group and organisational supervision

Certificate in working with individual adults who have been abused in their early life

Certificate in Solution Focus counselling

The first counselling session is the initial consultation/assessment session.

a)  I offer a clear explanation of my therapeutic approach to therapy. 

b) I establish the client reason for counselling

c) I establish the clients hope and expectation of the outcome of therapy.

d) I take the client's details such as :

Name and address and the contact details.

Name and the address of the GP

Past and the present history of physical and mental health

The Contract:

e)  explain the safeguarding, its limitations and disclosure policy.

f) I confirm  the time, venue, fees and cancellation policy

I am passionate about clinical supervision and I believe clinical supervision is an integral part of  counselling and psychotherapy profession.

I am particularly interested in supervising the trainees who are doing their placement in schools and training in psychodynamic or integrative approach to counselling/psychotherapy.

Since 1996 I have been a clinical supervisor/consultant for the counsellors who work in Colchester Youth Enquiry Centre which is a centre for counselling young persons aged 11-25.

I obtain my Diploma in clinical supervision for individuals, group and organisation from CASCAD in 1998.  .

My MSc research in clinical supervision has been a great experience, I have learned to work as a clinical supervisor with different modalities and various therapeutic approaches for over 30 years.

I offer clinical supervision to qualified therapists as well as trainees.

 I am particularly interested in supervising the trainees who are training  in psychodynamic or integrative approach to counselling/psychotherapy.

I have spend years in doing research in different approaches to clinical supervision, and based on those valuable studies, I have developed my particular clinical supervisory model which is a  systematic and reflective approach to clinical supervision with the emphasis on a safe and good practice.

I supervise therapists with diverse theoretical orientations

I offer Supervision to:

Trainee Counsellors & Psychotherapists

Experienced Counsellors & Psychotherapists

Small group Supervision (3-4 people)

Large group Supervision (4-8 people)

Organisational Supervision

Other Health Care,  Social Care Professionals and educational professional ( Schools).

Therapists who work with children and young people

Supervision /Consultation for clinical supervisors

I am a group facilitator and clinical consultant for clinical supervision master classes. 

My first approach to supervision is to establish a congruent, trusting and safe working and supervisory relationship with the supervisees. 

The next step is establishing a supervisory alliance. This can be achieved and based on the clarity of the supervisory contract, negotiating the terms and the condition of the contract. I am interested on  focusing on the supervisee's needs from the supervision in terms of skills,  the supervisee's understanding of the theoretical concepts, confidence building , managing ethical decisions and safe practice. 

I am a Senior BACP  accredited clinical supervisor and have been practicing as a clinical supervisor for over 30 years. I have a masters degree in clinical supervision from University of Essex. I have a diploma in clinical supervision for individuals, group and organizational supervision. 

I offer supervision for qualified therapists, trainees, teaches, health care professionals as well as organizations.

My approach to clinical supervision is psychodynamic/integrative and based on my clinical supervision model which is systematic and reflective approach to clinical supervision. This is based on  the theory of reflective practice and  psychodynamic concepts.

I am very knowledgeable in BACP accreditation process and thus I help and facilitate the practitioners to prepare and submit their BACP accreditation applications both for clinical supervision as well as counselling.

I am  the course leader to train the qualified counsellor who wish to become a clinical supervisor.

a) I offer a clear explanation of my supervisory model/approach to clinical supervision

b) I establish the supervisee's stage of counselling experience, workload and previous experience of clinical supervision

c) I establish the supervisee's therapeutic approach 

d) I take the supervisee's details such as :

Name and address and the contact details.

The Contract: 

Four cornered contract with the trainees ( The trainee, the college, the supervisee's placement and supervisee). 

Three cornered contract with the supervisee and the organization that is paying the supervision fees. 

two cornered contract with the qualified supervisees whom they pay the fees  and myself.

e) I explain the safeguarding, its limitations and disclosure policy.

f) I confirm the time, venue, fees and cancellation policy

g) I negotiate the day and the time of the clinical supervision