“The beginning is always today.”
Empowering you to get back to yourself
Therapeutic counsellor based in Benfleet, Essex - Covering Rayleigh, Wickford, Basildon, Leigh-on-Sea, Southend and surrounding areas.
Currently offering in-person sessions within my home therapy room, and online.
Welcome!
Thank you for visiting my website. I understand first-hand how difficult it can be to make that first step of reaching out for help, and I’m so glad that you are here.
It may be that you have experienced events in the past that are impacting your life now, or are currently going through some dark times, and need support in navigating your way through? Perhaps you have been feeling anxious or depressed and just want to feel better? Or are there some changes in your life that you are struggling with? You might know exactly what you need to work through…or you may not understand exactly what is going on, but you know something just doesn’t feel ‘right’.
You are safe here.
I hope that you can find the information that you need within these pages, so that you can make an informed decision about starting your therapeutic journey. Please head on over to the ‘Meet the Therapist’ page to find out a little more about me, and the ‘What is Therapy’ page to discover how I work as an individual therapist with clients like yourself.
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me.
What to expect after contacting me
If you have called and left a voicemail, or emailed me, I aim to get in touch with you within 24 hours.
I then offer a free initial telephone consultation (up to 20 mins), after which there is no obligation to book a counselling session.
If you would like to book an appointment after this consultation, and I feel that I can meet your therapeutic needs, we will then arrange a suitable time for your first counselling session.
Each session is 50 minutes in duration, and frequency/ number of sessions remains open to negotiation/ review, with your needs central to the process.
During your first session, I will go through a verbal contract with you which outlines all of the necessary information for us to work ethically and safely together, and I will email/ give you a paper copy of this contract to sign, ready for the following session. The rest of the session is then free for you to begin sharing with me what has brought you into therapy…and the journey begins.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.