I have over 15 years of experience working in the personal development and growth of others, both in business and now as a qualified talking therapist. Over the years I have developed and delivered stress management workshops, education and 1-1 support for employees and managers including coaching and mentoring. After a lengthy corporate career, I now focus on talking therapies.
I am passionate about mental health and how it is perceived. We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. When our mental health is compromised, it can be as debilitating as a physical health issue. When we experience stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health issue it often impacts our physical health also. Calling a counsellor or coach can be a daunting prospect.
You can book a FREE consultation in order to see how I work. I often use both coaching and counselling with clients where appropriate so they can build on re-usable techniques and develop skills for the challenges they face.
I am passionate about mental health and how it is perceived. We all have mental health, just as we all have physical health. When our mental health is compromised, it can be as debilitating as a physical health issue. When we experience stress, anxiety, depression or any other mental health issue it often impacts our physical health also. Calling a counsellor or coach can be a daunting prospect.
You can book a FREE consultation in order to see how I work. I often use both coaching and counselling with clients where appropriate so they can build on re-usable techniques and develop skills for the challenges they face.
Services
I have put together a video to give a short overview of what you can expect from counselling.
Many clients are surprised at how practical the work is to their daily lives.
The best overview of counselling as experienced by most of us is given on the NHS Choices website.
This describes a mainly client led relationship.
This means with the support of a qualified therapist, you can set the agenda and what goals are important to you.
There are specialist approaches which may be more suitable for particular issues.
Many clients are surprised at how practical the work is to their daily lives.
The best overview of counselling as experienced by most of us is given on the NHS Choices website.
This describes a mainly client led relationship.
This means with the support of a qualified therapist, you can set the agenda and what goals are important to you.
There are specialist approaches which may be more suitable for particular issues.
It can be frustrating to find that life issues are impacting our performance at work or vice versa.
Integrated Counselling and Coaching provides practical assistance for home or workplace issues.
It incorporates the benefits of counselling work with the practicality of coaching.
The Counselling and Coaching approach addresses the challenges an individual may face whilst building on their personal skills development.
This may include areas such as independent thinking, problem solving, ownership, communication and resilience.
Integrated Counselling and Coaching provides practical assistance for home or workplace issues.
It incorporates the benefits of counselling work with the practicality of coaching.
The Counselling and Coaching approach addresses the challenges an individual may face whilst building on their personal skills development.
This may include areas such as independent thinking, problem solving, ownership, communication and resilience.
There's so much to understand when it comes to being aware of and developing our resilience.
It's not strength nor weakness.
It's a constant learning and interpretation of ourselves, but also something more fundamental to our individuality.
This article explores how perception affects our resilience and looks at what things we can consider if we would like to try a new approach.
Between 2015 and 2016, the UK workplace lost some 11.7 million working days to stress, anxiety and depression (HSE, 2016).
It's not strength nor weakness.
It's a constant learning and interpretation of ourselves, but also something more fundamental to our individuality.
This article explores how perception affects our resilience and looks at what things we can consider if we would like to try a new approach.
Between 2015 and 2016, the UK workplace lost some 11.7 million working days to stress, anxiety and depression (HSE, 2016).
The word 'depressed' is used frequently.
For those battling the awful illness that is depression - its affects can be truly debilitating.
Anyone trying to manage this condition will have an experience that varies depending on the type of depression, its severity and the individual themselves.
This is why it can be hard to diagnose initially.
Whilst these challenges may feel insurmountable, we all have resources that therapeutic work can tap into in order to adopt new coping strategies and begin the journey to feeling better and stronger.
For those battling the awful illness that is depression - its affects can be truly debilitating.
Anyone trying to manage this condition will have an experience that varies depending on the type of depression, its severity and the individual themselves.
This is why it can be hard to diagnose initially.
Whilst these challenges may feel insurmountable, we all have resources that therapeutic work can tap into in order to adopt new coping strategies and begin the journey to feeling better and stronger.
Whilst stress can have a negative connotation in the English language, in fact most stress is positive.
Whilst it may not feel good, it is natural and can ensure we perform appropriately at the right moments.
These feelings and the physical responses relate back to our Flight, Fight and Freeze responses.
As such, our sub-conscious will protect us through releasing chemicals in order that we can perform appropriately to deal with a given situation or threat.
This is why we feel sick, tired, tearful, why our palms sweat or our hearts race.
Whilst it may not feel good, it is natural and can ensure we perform appropriately at the right moments.
These feelings and the physical responses relate back to our Flight, Fight and Freeze responses.
As such, our sub-conscious will protect us through releasing chemicals in order that we can perform appropriately to deal with a given situation or threat.
This is why we feel sick, tired, tearful, why our palms sweat or our hearts race.
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