I offer face-to-face counselling in central Southampton for adults as well as children and young people aged 4-18.
I have more than 385 hours of counselling experience with more than 20 different clients.
Having worked as a freelance translator and interpreter since 1998, I was inspired to train as a counsellor as I enjoyed listening to others and wanted more regular contact with people in my work. I completed a Diploma in Christian Counselling in 2009, an integrative course which taught me to draw on a range of counselling approaches to suit each client and the issue they are bringing. It also enables me to bring faith into the counselling process for those who find that helpful, while being equipped to counsel clients of any faith or no faith. I was a volunteer counsellor at The Olive Branch, The Harbour and CCTS alongside my translation and interpreting work before setting up Safe Space Counselling in 2024. Since my initial training I have had a desire to counsel children and young people, as I have seen that often the issues brought by adult clients can stem from childhood, and I feel it would have helped them to have access to counselling during childhood and adolescence to process their feelings at the time. I therefore began the Level 5 Course in Counselling Children and Young People with CB Counsellor Training in January 2024, to give me the knowledge and skills to work with this age group.
A non-judgmental Safe Space to talk and be heard, express feelings, understand yourself, grow, make changes or make decisions.
Anything. You might be feeling sad, low, depressed, alone, angry or anxious. You may have experienced a loss through death or relationship breakdown. Maybe you want to understand the way you think or act so that you can make some changes. Perhaps you are making a decision and want to explore the options. You might be struggling with feelings around something that happened in your life recently or in the past, or just about how your life is.
It might be if that works for you, but it could also involve creative work such as drawing or using objects to help us to explore feelings and relationships together, especially for children and young people.
We can have an initial meeting together free of charge to talk about it, please contact me via email to arrange this.
Sessions are £45 for adults and £40 for children and young people. Each session lasts up to 50 minutes.
“When I think back to the beginning of my journey I can’t quite believe how far I’ve come… Our counselling has completely changed my life… helping me to see and believe that everything that happened to me wasn’t my fault, that I am not worthless and that I can be healed… to think and process so many emotions… always being honest and truthful… equip me with so many skills that sometimes I use on a daily basis.”
“She is a great listener and a very compassionate person who really remembers everything that you share and takes into account each aspect of your life.”
“I did not think it would work when I started but am happy to say I was wrong.”
“…a safe and non-judgemental space to talk and process my thoughts and feelings”
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