Arkesie

My first session is always free, after which we agree a planed series of sessions (usualy 3) after which we agree what we are going to do, how we are going to do it, what the outcomes could be. Then we review at the end of three sessions.

BA Hons in Counseling Psycotherapy

MA In counseling Psychotherapy

Diploma in CBT 

My training includes courses on the following:

Placment with fostering teams (as a student) providing support for foster carers, then placed as a therapist for children and young adults in the care system.

Psychotherapist for a church based outreach programme to young people and adults ultimatly being employed to provide counseling, training programmes and supervision for a team of 20 staff.

Lead therapist for a not for profit organisation providing and developing counselling / theraputic programmes for a wide range of interventions including supprt for abuse victims, substance abuse, anger and behaviour issues.

Over 20 years of private practice offering counselling psychotherapy. 

There is no charge for the first session. If we agree to work together we charge 45 per session (45 minutes) this includes access to our online resources and guided step programme. 

My personal journey began as a very young child. I grew up knowing I was "different" that I could "feel" people and their emotions. It was a very natural progression for me as I attracted people that would open up about their lives and events. As I grew, I became an avid reader of therapeutic models and became very useful to people seeking me out to share their issues with me. 

After high school, I attended university to undertake a degree in counseling psychotherapy then went on to undertake a Masters. 

working as a practitioner in government mental health organizations for some years before developing my own private practice.

I support a very wide range of people. From young adults looking for support while they transition and navigate through life, people who have become stuck through past trauma or abuse and business people who have lost passion and drive. 

I do not subscribe to a "Type" that said the people that I have had great success with are those that are stuck, who want to become "unstuck" 

The glue is different for everyone but it has the same effect. 

During my journey, music played a significant role. In fact, I played and recorded music throughout my life. During the last many years it's a part of me that became sidelined for reasons of practicality and access. Playing music always gave me immense release. It allowed me to explore a purely creative, expressive part of me. As things have changed I was able to revisit this most precious, life-affirming part of me.

After going through all my old and mothballed music gear I realized most of it had become broken or totally out of date. Scouring the classifieds to find replacements and slowly putting together everything I needed. I visited a music shop to get a few last bits. Walking into the shop and being recognized was just an amazing experience. To have a long lost part of me validated and acknowledged.   

That event totally underpinned what I do for people. The reason I love what I do, the reason why I never give up on the people I support. It's to be there for that moment when it all makes sense. 

The one most important question is "are you ready" There is no point spending money and committing time unless you really want to push through whatever is stopping you. 

You need to work with someone you connect to, someone who gives you at least the first session free so you can see if it is someone you can connect to.