I am keen to support others, to help them be their best selves (professionally and personally).

This includes other therapists and supervisors, as well as my clients.

My local involvement has included undertaking the role of volunteer counsellor at St Barnabas House (our local hospice in Worthing) for 6½ years. During this time I worked with various clients (1:1 and in groups). These included people who were bereaved, and others who were facing the prospect of their own death or bereavement because a friend or family member had been given a terminal diagnosis and who also might also have been struggling with a new role as carer for someone whose health was deteriorating.

I worked for three years with The Academy for Online Counselling & Psychotherapy designing and delivering successful ACTO-approved Certificate and Diploma courses for therapists and supervisors to help them explore what the online world has to offer – safely and ethically.

I was also a trainer for nine years for Grassroots, a Brighton and Hove based charity, delivering safeTALK and also Real Talk courses, online and in person.

As a clinical group supervisor at  Arun Counselling Centre in Littlehampton I provided support to some of the volunteer counsellors who work there for 4½ years. 

Currently I’m an associate counsellor for two charities:

  • Momentum Childrens’ Charity providing counselling sessions in person and online for parents of children with life-challenging conditions (since February 2022)
  • Freddie’s Wish Charity providing counselling sessions in person and online for those who have lost a child of any age (since February 2024)