| About me I am both a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor and hold a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. As an Individual Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy I am bound by its Code of Ethics and Practice and subject to its Complaints Procedure. My aim is to provide a safe, containing environment where the client can express and explore difficult feelings and thoughts in complete confidence. I counsel from my home in Newport Village, East Riding, and there is off-street parking and wheelchair access. Fee: £40 per session (50 minutes) - negotiable for low wage earners. | Counselling Experience From August 1996 to March 2001 I worked for the Spinal Injuries Association as a telephone counsellor, and in face to face counselling of patients and relatives at the Spinal Injuries Unit, Stanmore Hospital. From July 1999 to November 2003 I counselled at Wimbledon Guild and saw clients with a wide variety of issues, which broadened my experience beyond dealing with the trauma of sudden injury. Over the same period I saw private clients, and clients referred to me by a local church. Since March 2004, after I moved to Yorkshire, I have: a) counselled for over two years at Hull University as a sessional counsellor b) seen clients referred by i. KAIROS Counselling Service ii. BUPA iii. Counselling in Companies c) developed my private practice I am both a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor and a UKRC Independent Registered Counsellor. | |
| Counselling Qualifications Cert. in Transactional Analysis. (Institute of Transactional Analysis 2009) Cert. in Modern Approaches to Self Psycholgy (Wimbledon Guild 2003) Diiploma in Integrative Counselling (Kingston College 2001) Cert. in Human Attachment and Counselling (Wimbledon Guild 2001) Working with Depressed and Suicidal Clients Workshop (Metanoia Insttute 1996) Foundation Year of the Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (Metanoia 1996) Ongoing activities as part of my continuing professional development. | A bit more ... I was born in London, and after leaving school I decided to train as a priest. After a year I knew this was not for me, and on leaving the seminary I joined the army. While serving in the Middle East I was involved in a road traffic accident and fractured my spine. Since then I have been a wheelchair user. I took exams in accountancy while being rehabilated, and worked as an assistant accountant for several years in the private sector, and then joined the Civil Service. Eventually, I took voluntary redundancy and trained as a counsellor. The training was one of the hardest things I have ever done, as I had to explore every aspect of my life and personality, but I have found it infinitely worthwhile. It is a privilege to be involved with other people on part of their life journey. I decided that 'Stepping Stones' was a good name for my counselling practice as I travel with my clients as we move from one stage of life to another. In 2003 my wife and I moved to Yorkshire, and are really enjoying rural life. | |