I have been in practice as a qualified counsellor for 18 years. I communicate with clients in a clear and direct way in a spirit of honesty and kindness in order to increase awareness of your situation and also your potentials and possibilities.I enjoy working with creativity and imagination, where appropriate.I work with people as individuals, that is, meeting their individual need, either by being open and accepting or, alternatively, active and involved, as appropriate. I enjoy working in-depth therapeutically. I am currently offering sessions via telephone or online. I have had substantial previous experience of providing counselling and advice via the telephone in the voluntary and private sectors. In my practice, I have seen people for short-term work (6 to 10 sessions) and long-term (over ten years,in one case).I have a degree in Law and History and I originally worked in the advice sector, including years as a national trainer in the field. I retrained as a Gestalt counsellor following several years of Buddhist Psychotherapy training. My experience working as a qualified counsellor includes employment within the NHS, for a GP surgery. I also used to work with clients with debilitating long term health problems within a District General Hospital Pain Clinic. I also provided counselling for the Meningitis Trust as a counsellor as part of my private practice).