What are my values?

To be my authentic self in the therapy space and within the therapeutic relationship, to encourage and support clients to find their own way of ‘being’ in the world
A commitment to promoting inclusivity and a sense of belonging
Approaching clients with compassion, empathy, respect and sensitivity regardless of who they are or how they identify
To practice within an anti-oppressive framework to support those coping with marginalisation, oppression, harassment or discrimination in a world that doesn’t always feel safe or accept, respect or tolerate diversity, however perceived or presented
A commitment to encouraging empowerment, to support clients to increase awareness and connection with their inner resources and emotional resilience
To recognise and respect individuality of identity and expression, to acknowledge and accept that others have various characteristics that may intersect in ways that may help, or hinder, them
A commitment against pathologisation, to not view clients as having ‘deficits’, as being ‘disordered’, broken or a medical problem to be fixed or solved, but rather to support them to connect with their own emotional experience and to accept this as a natural and ‘normal’ response to life
A commitment to transparency, integrity and accountability, to offer a consistent therapeutic approach rooted within the BACP Ethical framework.