About Me

You may be in acute distress. You may have been concerned long-term about an underlying issue. I offer you a warm welcome to my quiet space in the heart of Exeter.

You may want help with one or more of the following: low self-value, depression, compulsive/addictive behaviour patterns of all kinds (eg concerning food, money, gambling, exercise, sex), relationship issues, overwhelming feelings, self-harming, acute separation anxiety.

I also specialise in working with adults who have been to Boarding School (and since 2011 have been a director of Boarding Concern www.boardingconcern.org.uk).

For published ariticles (Class, Prejudice and Privilege – Self & Society 2002; The Trauma of Boarding at School – Boarding Concern 2011, plus others), please visitwww.jbcounselling.co.uk.

Training, Qualifications and Experience
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (with CPCAB) in 2000; Somatic Trauma Therapy (with Babette Rothschild) in 2003; Working with Problem Gambers (with GamCare) in 2010; Working with Couples (with Juliet Grayson)in 2008; The Boarding School Experience Psychotherapy (with Boarding School Survivors) in 2011-12.

I work with

• Individuals

Types of Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
• Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

What I can help with

• Addiction
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Infertility
• Obsessions
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress
• Relationships
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Trauma