Who I Am
“Billie helped me through an exceptionally challenging life transition. She provided thoughtful insight and an independent perspective, while considerately challenging my thoughts and behaviours. Her encouragement and guidance has helped me massively.”
I’m someone who really cares about my work and the craft of psychotherapy. Every day I get to see the positive impact my professional contribution has on my client’s lives and their futures. I’m proud to be part of change and growth that touches the lives of many beyond the therapy room.
I am a qualified Integrative Therapist Adv.Dip. (MBACP Accred) and Mindfulness Practitioner with a particular interest in working with Men and Women Millennials and Gen Zs dealing with low self esteem, perfectionist tendencies, comparison anxiety and healing from childhood inter generational trauma. I work with lots of clients who have ADHD and I often work with people who are adult children from dysfunctional families looking to carve out their own path and manage chronic shame. I also work closely with grief in it’s many shapes and circumstances; life transitions and supporting you through your evolution in periods of change and flux.
Prior to setting up private practice I helped people in addiction and recovery within council funded settings. I also spent 5 years working in the charity sector directly supporting and holding space for patients and their families going through cancer treatment and beyond.
I trained as a therapist for many reasons one of them being the transformative and healing experience I had in my own therapy. From this I knew I wanted to help others to change, who felt lost and overwhelmed. To work with people to create more compassion and safety with a deeper understanding and ownership of their life story. With support, change and growth remain possible even in challenging circumstances. Having had lots of therapy myself I understand what it is like to sit in your chair and I bring this awareness to our work. I believe in our right to our own voice, and I’m passionate and curious about why we are the way we are.
Qualifications
I have trained to be a therapist for more than 5 years and I hold a Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling, from the Centre for Personal and Professional Development (CPPD). This is a BACP accredited qualification and one that allows me to practice safely and ethically in the UK. In 2023 I completed an Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in professional practice qualification (cpcab awarded) A also hold an up to date enhanced DBS for your peace of mind and safety.
I am an Accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, and as such I am committed to regular training and development throughout the year. I read loads! Listen to podcasts and attend webinars alongside more formal training.
Some of my recent ongoing training and continued learning includes:
Emotional Inheritance - Psychoanalytic Interactive Workshop on Intergenerational Trauma - Galit Atlas
Neurodiversity and Mindfulness: Making Mindfulness Accessible to All - Mindful Society Global Institute
Personality Structure it’s implication for Psychotherapy - Nancy McWilliams
Attachment and Complex Trauma - John Bowlby Centre
Counselling and Psychotherapy with LGBTQ+ clients - Facilitating Deeper Connections - New Horizon Counselling
Single Session Therapy Mindset - Online Workshop Windy Dryden
Introduction to Mindfulness Nature Based Connection Training - Sharpham Trust
ADHD in the therapy room - Aspire Autism Consultancy
Healing Traumatic Wounds - A brief Therapy Model for the Treatment of Trauma - Janina Fisher
Preoccupied Attachment- Fear of Abandonment and Chronic Insecurity - Webinar Linda Cundy
Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Professional Practice Qualification - cpcab teacher training with MindfulnessUK
Sexuality and Gender Awareness - New Horizon Training
Building Therapeutic presence and attachment in Online Therapy
Attachment, Identity, Food and Community - Conference @ The John Bowlby Centre
Working with relational trauma: Dealing with disorganised attachment
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills - Online training
Resilience: Transforming any adversity into learning and growth
Trauma and Addiction somatic experiencing - Online training
