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How are you feeling today? If you are looking at my website I guess life's not so great right now.  If you are feeling overwhelmed by strong emotions, or if you have no energy and can't really feel anything much at all, I would like to meet you.

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor and work with men and women who are experiencing a wide range of   issues including anxiety and depression, low self-esteem, anger issues, the after effects of PTSD and complex trauma (such as flashbacks and dissociation), loneliness and suicidal feelings which make it feel as if life's not worth living.  Or is there something you can't quite put your finger on? 
As well as general counselling I have specialised in three areas: trauma and abuse of all types, bereavement and relationships.  Abuse can be sexual, emotional, physical or relational and neglect is also a form of abuse.  My experience of supporting survivors of child sexual abuse includes two years on the NAPAC helpline (www.napac.org.uk) and over three years at an agency which specialises in supporting men and women who want to understand and process the effects of childhood abuse, sexual violence experienced at any age and abusive relationships in adulthood.  I am familiar with hearing about the trauma which survivors have been through and the issues they are left with.  
I was a bereavement counsellor for several years.  An unresolved bereavement can cause many difficulties, particularly when a child suffers the death of a parent, and the death of anybody we care about can be traumatic at any age, especially if we lose a child (which includes miscarriage and termination), sudden death and bereavement by suicide. I also support women (and their partners) who have experienced birth trauma. 

Our personal issues do not exist in isolation and the various aspects of ourselves are interwoven. I am a Relate trained and qualified relationship counsellor and support individuals and couples who need to work through their issues in a safe place.