i am an experienced queer identified therapist, working extensively in the field for over a decade. and my current identities: i am a white (British) cisgender male, with working class roots, though raised in an environment where we had enough. please find below a brief career overview. in addition, i have continued to work in private practice throughout my career:
- set up private practice, Berlin
- lead counsellor for the UK’s largest HIV/ Sexual health charity (Terrence Higgins Trust)
- working with 16 – 25 yo at a higher education college offering Brief / Solution Focussed Therapy (Bridgend College)
- working with people experiencing problems with gambling on a successful pilot scheme in South Wales (Gamcare/ARA)
- being part of a university based counselling & research clinic providing free counselling to the general public (University of Wales, Newport)
- working as a voluntary counsellor for Cruse Bereavement Care (Grief Counselling)
i work with individuals and couples/partnerships. to give you an idea of the kinds of issues you might like to bring to therapy, and which i am experiened working with:
- depression & anxiety
- bereavement
- sexuality & queer expression
- gender identity
- kink & BDSM
- chemsex / pnp
- relationship construction (e.g. poly)
- drugs and alcohol
- low self-esteem
- childhood & family issues (e.g. bullying)
- ptsd & generalised trauma
- sexual violence / abuse