I am the Fortris Therapy & Training Business Coordinator. I have worked for many years in organisations and local authorities, as Adoption Panel co-ordinator, Governance officer and PA to a Board and Finance Director. As well as this role, I manage my own business.

I’m a Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Trainer conducting one-to-one adult and young person therapy using integrative counselling. I work with many issues including depression, anxiety, trauma, grief, relational, self-esteem, abuse and stress.

I am a qualified Art Psychotherapist, who is qualified to work with any age group 4+in a variety of different settings. I am passionate about creating a safe, comfortable and relaxed environment where people can be themselves and we can work to enable change and growth.

I am trained in Dyadic therapy, which is a therapy designed to help a parent/caregiver and a child navigate emotional difficulties or trauma. I am also qualified in Lego-based therapy, which is using Lego to work with children and adults who have Autism and other learning difficulties to help promote communication, social skills and also how to work within a team.

I have over 10 years of counselling experience working with adults in many different situations from trauma to low self-esteem. I also hold qualifications in mindfulness and clinical supervision, which means that I supervise other professionals to ensure that they are working in a safe and ethical manner.

I work in a primary school setting, supporting children with emotional and behavioural issues. Supporting parents/carers/families of the children I work with – this may include working therapeutically or offering strategies that can be used at home to help support the child.

Liaising with and offering a provision to staff in schools in helping them with mental health awareness and their own perceptions and feelings of this. A go-to for staff to approach me with concerns about a child – this is then dealt with by the school safeguarding team and referred on to me for one-to-one therapeutic support.

My role also requires me to liaise with other professionals and attend multidisciplinary meetings for a child’s wellbeing. This may be due to the child being adopted or fostered (LAC) or from having being placed on either the child protection (CP) or child in need (CIN) register.

Alongside this, I also work with adults on a one to one basis.

I am a qualified integrative therapist and I work with adults and young people to provide a non-judgmental, comfortable counselling environment. I also work within secondary school education to provide support to those young people who are in alternative educational settings.

I also work with couples for counselling and mediation. I really enjoy working with couples to find a way forward that works for everyone involved.

I am a qualified Counsellor predominantly from a person-centred background, and a Child Therapist. I am passionate about providing one-to-one therapy to individuals of all ages in an empathic, safe, non-judgemental, and humanistic way. I provide one-to-one therapy to children, young people, and adults.

I have worked with children and young people aged 0 to 18years for 20 years in various schools. I initially began my journey as a Nursery Nurse, then as a Teaching Assistant before becoming a Counsellor. During my own journey, I found that I had a passion to support children and young people’s mental wellbeing from my experiences with the children and families I worked closely with.

Within the sessions I use various therapeutic techniques including the person-centred approach, CBT, creative through arts and play, and mindfulness to children, young people and adults who are experiencing various difficulties.

The sessions are unique to the individual and their needs as well as age stage appropriate for children and young people. I strive to provide therapy to individuals of all ages in a safe environment whilst exploring a person’s thoughts, emotions, triggers, and behaviours. We then collaboratively explore and implement an individual’s coping strategies to improve and enhance healthier well-being.

I am an integrative counsellor, working from a person-centred base. This means that I aim to use a variety of techniques in a therapeutic way but that overall, I believe that each client is unique and therefore each counselling relationship benefits from putting the individual at the centre. I believe that each client I work with knows what is best for them, sometimes individuals need a helping hand in working out what that best means and my role is to facilitate that process.

I always aim to work empathically. As a counsellor, it is my role to walk-alongside each client in their unique journey, supporting them in overcoming any issues and in healing in a way that is best for them.

I believe that all people deserve to be heard and I aim to offer that in a non-judgmental and calming environment.

I predominantly work with adults and teenagers.

I am a Counsellor and Therapist specialising in therapeutic work with children and young people. Before training as a Counsellor, I worked in primary schools for 10 years as a TA, and then later, supporting childrens behaviour and mental health.

In sessions I use a variety of therapeutic models including talk therapy, CBT, creative interventions, Play techniques and mindfulness to support children with a wide range of difficulties.

Therapy sessions are age appropriate and individually tailored in order to meet the needs of the children. Sessions are held in a safe, calm environment in order to explore, identify and improve thoughts, feelings and behaviours. We work together to explore possible coping strategies and improve overall mental health.