I’m Rebecca  and I am a psychodynamic counsellor and therapist based in St Albans, Hertfordshire.  I am warm, compassionate and committed to my work. I specialise in supporting adults who feel stuck, unseen or disconnected, whether that’s due to anxiety, self doubt, loss, depression, repeating relationship patterns or carrying the weight of childhood wounds.

My role is to offer you a supportive space to help you make sense of your experience and to help you find a way forward.  I will use my specialist skills to help you move towards a place where change feels possible.

I strongly believe in the benefit of counselling for many of life’s challenges and I will be alongside you, working together, so you know you are not alone in whatever brings you to counselling or therapy.

“We don’t solve our problems; we grow bigger than them.” (a quote often attributed to Jung)

I believe with the space, time and the insight I will offer you, issues can be worked through, helping you grow in self-awareness and resilience. It’s about working together, having someone with you so you don’t feel you are carrying this all alone. This is a powerful tool of counselling and therapy.

Working from a psychodynamic lens I believe our present feelings, emotions and thinking are influenced by our early relationships with our parents or carers and from our childhood experiences.  These experiences shape the way we are as adults. I will reflect and think about your past  experiences, together with your presenting issues, with the aim of helping you make better sense of your life and the situation you are struggling with. The pace of how we work is directed by you.

My approach is not about quick fix solutions, or 5 steps to a happier life.

Where I work and when I work

I offer counselling from my therapy room in St Albans, Hertfordshire AL1 as well as the surrounding areas including Harpenden, Radlett, Park Street, Hatfield, Hemel Hempstead, Watford and Welwyn Garden City. I also work online with clients across the UK.

There is free car park at the front of the building and also free street parking very nearby. My working hours are  Monday to Friday and  I offer morning, afternoon and evening sessions.

What else I do

In addition to my private practice I work part time as a clinical manager at The Counselling Foundation in St Albans where I support students with their clinical work. I also provide short term counselling to police officers and police staff. Prior to this I provided counselling for the NHS and a number of organisations supporting people facing bereavement and domestic abuse.

I worked for many years in the public sector in London before deciding to train as a psychodynamic counsellor. As well as my professional expertise my life experiences have given me a grounded and real world approach to the work I do.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology – Plymouth University
• Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling  -The Counselling Foundation, St Albans
• Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling – The Counselling Foundation, St Albans
• Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling – The Counselling Foundation, St Albans
• Foundation Certificate in Analytical Psychology – Association of Jungian Analysts (AJA)

I am a registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy). I work in accordance with their Code of Ethics and Standards of Good Practice. I have enhanced DBS clearance and professional indemnity insurance. I am committed to my continuing professional development as a psychodynamic counsellor and therapist, regularly attending training seminars to ensure my knowledge and practice continues to grow and develop.