Reflective Practice
A space to explore the impact of your work on you.
A space to step away for 60 minutes from the everyday demands on your time and energy.
A space to consider day-to-day challenges.
Time to reflect, consider and evaluate.
You May be Experiencing
Feelings of pressure, stress or overwhelm in the workplace.
Feeling stuck or unable to achieve your goals.
Challenges with communication or workplace relationships.
Blurred boundaries affecting work and personal life.
An Opportunity to Reflect
Review
Recognise
Retain
Reconsider
Redesign
Working hard is one thing. Work is not supposed to be this hard.
Time to reset.
Time to build on strengths.
Time to create space for a different outcome.
A space with someone to talk to
The Reflective Space
A protected space to consider what is happening within your work.
The time is yours to use in your own way and at your own pace.
My role is to facilitate the reflective process, supporting you to find answers and solutions grounded in your own experience.
Stepping Off the Wheel
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.”
(Einstein)
Stepping back from immediate demands.
Reviewing events, incidents and responses.
Recognising patterns and pressures.
Considering boundaries and their impact.
Formulating new ideas or strategies.
A Therapeutic Reflective Space
“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”
(Also Einstein)
What needs to be retained and what can be let go?
What are the challenges and where are the opportunities?
Where are the strengths?
How do I work within this landscape?
A safe, confidential space to consider the impact of work through a different lens.
Reflective Practice Initial Consultations: In Person or Online
Initial consultations are available face to face in Sea Mills, Bristol, BS9, or online via Zoom.
All initial consultations and reflective practice sessions cost £55 for 60 minutes.
Ongoing sessions are usually held monthly and may be face to face, online via Zoom, or a combination of both.
Appointments are available between 9.30am and 5pm.
I work with a small number of reflective practice clients each year.
Where sessions are funded by an employer, please contact me to discuss authorisation, outcome measures and invoicing requirements.
What you can Expect
You can expect a safe, confidential and non-judgemental reflective space where you will be listened to with empathy, acceptance and respect.
Reflective practice is person-centred and takes place within an agreed number or frequency of sessions.
You are given time and space to explore and evaluate what is happening within your work, understand its impact, build on strengths and consider strategies or changes that may help you manage difficulties more effectively, both practically and emotionally.
A clear agreement at the outset covers the number or frequency and timing of sessions, confidentiality and its limits, and any funding or feedback arrangements.
All reflective practice is provided in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework.
Why Work With Me
I have been in private counselling practice since 2006, offering both short and longer-term counselling.
I have over 35 years’ experience in the support sector, including the Probation Service and public and voluntary organisations, supporting individuals with complex needs in a wide range of settings.
Working across these settings has given me practical experience of different workplace cultures, professional boundaries, complex responsibilities and the impact that demanding work can have.
I currently work with, and have previously worked with, several Employee Assistance Programme providers.
This has given me experience of employer-funded work, referral and authorisation processes, outcome measures and invoicing arrangements.
My experience includes anxiety, depression, mental health difficulties, addiction, homelessness, diagnosed and undiagnosed ADHD and autism, trauma and abuse, and the impact of difficult or controlling environments.
I have been an advocate for adult survivors of institutional child sexual abuse and was formerly an Approved Foster Carer for Avon Social Services.
These roles gave me direct experience of emotionally demanding work, safeguarding, professional responsibility and complex systems.
My experience has shown me that people, workplaces and the situations arising within them rarely fit into a single category.
Within reflective practice, this means considering not only the immediate issue, but also the individual’s role, relationships, boundaries, workplace culture and wider organisational context.
I hold a Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, alongside qualifications in Housing and Development, teaching, Anatomy & Physiology and Reiki.
My continuing professional development includes trauma-informed practice, suicide intervention, attachment and loss, sexual abuse, safeguarding, mental health, CBT, motivational interviewing, pregnancy and infant loss, and working with diversity and cultural awareness.
Investing in You
Reflective practice is an investment in you and the work you do.
It is protected time to think, reflect and learn.
Time to recognise what is working.
Time to consider what needs to change.
Time to create space for a different outcome.