I bring a wealth of experience from business and healthcare into my practice as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in NHS, charity sector and private practice settings since 2014.

I have worked in mental health crisis services, trauma recovery units, hospitals, university education, the charity sector, independent clinical settings and private practice.

My experience as a counsellor:

• Working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse
• Long-term trauma-recovery service (for two years)
• Psycho-oncologist in an NHS hospital (for two years)
• Director of an independent private counselling, psychotherapy and supervision practice working with a wide range of life and mental health issues (14 years)
• Student Mentor in Universities and Colleges at Degree, Masters and Doctoral level (for 12 years)
• With charities in the construction and automotive industries, with EAP organisations treating mental health crisis and trauma recovery including the criminal justice sector
• Counselling prison officers and probation officers
• Emergency services support working with ambulance and paramedic teams

Business and industry background: International Trade for private and government-owned shipping companies and mining corporations; Department Manager in Publishing; Succession planning in the construction industry.

Healthcare: Site audits and managing nursing registrations for a Care Home Group; Finance and business planning for a nursing training college.

Supervisor: I am a fully qualified Clinical Counselling Supervisor, supervising the work of individual counsellors and psychotherapists with their counselling clients (for five years).

My business background proves helpful when working with clients working in corporate sectors across a range of industries and in a wide variety of professional roles. I have supported staff in organisations including HMP Prison Service; Emergency Medical Services including paramedics, nurses, doctors and Care Home managers; Metropolitan Police; Royal Mail; Public and Independent School Principals and leaders; City of London Finance executives; Board members across industry; and many others. I understand the nature of corporate environments and how this contributes to workplace dynamics, disputes and the effects of work overload, stress and burnout. I offer experienced and professional support with personal and family issues, workplace injury and disputes and disciplinary proceedings.