About Bristol Creative Therapy

I began my training journey as a therapist after gaining a Certificate in Counselling Skills from UWE, Bristol in 2005. A few years later I started my training as a Play Therapist and in 2020 I fully qualified as a Counsellor for adults. I have worked with a wide range of people with differing backgrounds and experiences. In the past I have received extensive inclusion, equality and diversity training as a practitioner and manager whilst living and working in one of the most diverse communities in the South-West.

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I am a PTUK Accredited Play Therapist with experience of working in primary schools and community settings since 2012. I have a background working with children, young people and families as a mentor, support worker and youth worker in Bristol since 2004 and previously had a career as an IT and data professional. I undertook specific training in Counselling Young People and Adolescents in 2017.

​I am also a BACP Accredited Counsellor with a Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling from BCPC in Bath with experience since 2017 working with adults. In my therapy work so far I have counselled people who have experienced anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, chronic pain, grief and loss, shame, neglect and trauma.

I have been in private practice working with adults since 2019.​ I hold an Association for Counselling & Therapy Online (ACTO) Accredited and National Counselling Society approved Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling.

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I qualified as a Creative Clinical Supervisor with PTUK in 2024 and I supervise trainee and qualified Play Therapists in their work with children as well as qualified professionals from any modality. ​

I hold enhanced DBS to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults as well as professional indemnity insurance.