About me

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My name is Cat and I am a qualified trauma informed person-centred therapeutic counsellor, I am BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society) registered. In short, I adhere to the BACP and NCPS Ethical Frameworks, ensuring client safety and confidentiality (for more information please click on the links below).

As part of my membership to the BACP and NCPS I am committed to continuous training and improvement, refreshing my knowledge, dedication and understand of all aspects of mental health, to provide my clients with the best that I can give.

I am also registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office), an independent UK regulatory  body that is responsible for upholding information rights and enforcing data protection laws, ensuring that all your personal data is protected and that the correct GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) protocols are followed and adhered to. (For more information please see the link below).

‍My own personal counselling experience started when I was 17, sitting across from the college therapist and thinking, I hope that one day I can help others as she has helped me. Counselling has given me the tools to get through some difficult times in my life, and I understand how hard life can be at times. After years of experiencing therapy as a client, I came back to counselling as a professional, with a greater understanding of how to manage complex emotions, work through traumatic events, how to understand our responses to fear, manage panic and overcome phobias, and most importantly how to listen…. really listen.

‍My professional and personal experiences are a combination of both study of many dedicated years of working within mental health areas of the NHS such as Talking Therapies, CAMHS and various outpatient departments, during this time I have had the opportunity to build a deeper understanding of mental health through both high-level training opportunities and face to face contact with patients, service users and families.

‍As part of my NHS role I am a Domestic Violence Champion, supporting my department and service users with information and guidance on all areas of domestic violence from sharing information of support services, signposting service users and assisting the safeguarding process. Understanding the sensitivity needed to work with survivors of domestic violence is very close to my heart and an area that I care deeply about.

‍I began counselling young adults and staff members, of a college, working with issues such as low mood, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, domestic abuse, grief, identity issues, disordered eating, self-harm and suicidal ideation.

I am also a MHFA (Mental Health First Aider) and an orange button holder, which means that I am trained to provide help for someone experiencing emotional distress or a mental health crisis, just as a physical first aider, I act as a vital first point of contact to offer non-judgemental support and signposting, alongside essential suicidal prevention training.

‍If you feel that you could benefit from any of what you have read, please do contact me and I will respond as soon as I can.

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Thank you for staying with me

‍ bacp-ethical-framework-for-the-counselling-professions-2018.pdf

‍ ‍Code of Ethics | NCPS

‍ ‍For the public | ICO

The Orange Button Scheme is a community initiative in the UK aimed at suicide prevention, where trained individuals wear an orange button to signify their ability to provide support and signpost to relevant services.

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