I am licensed in the UK with 16 years of professional work experience. I have experience and a passion for helping clients with compassion fatigue. I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared without fear of judgment. Taking the first step to seeking a more fulfilling and happier life takes courage. I am here to support you in that process.
My experience is extensive and varied with careers in retail, a business owner in the construction industry for 20 years and more recently working as a manager in the voluntary sector with homeless young adults and unpaid carers. I have volunteered in a Hospice supporting bereaved relatives and as a business mentor for the Princes Trust.
I have experience of working with people from a diverse range of ages, backgrounds and life experiences. Through this work I have come to realise that the difficulties clients bring may have a common theme such as depression, anxiety, an unlived life, relationship difficulties and financial issues to name a few, however, how they manifest in your life and how you manage them is unique to you.
We are often too close to our difficulties to be objective and find a way through, friends and family may want to help but similarly are too close, or you may be alone with no one to turn to.
By creating a safe, confidential space I offer you a chance to reflect on the difficulties or problems you are experiencing or the outcomes you are looking for, with another human being from outside your day-to-day life. Together we will explore your situation in a way that leads to fresh perspectives and a new understanding of yourself and your own unique path.
My approach to counselling and coaching is humanistic (which means relational) within a transpersonal framework (which is beyond the person. This allows for metaphor, symbolism, dreams, images and stories to expand beyond the spoken word) I integrate my counselling and coaching skill set with a soulful perspective and tailor our sessions in a way that meets your needs.
“You can’t go back and change the beginning but you can start where you are and change the ending” — CS Lewis
Additional areas of focus: Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Intimacy-related issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Coaching, Caregiver issues and stress, Divorce and separation, Family Problems, Fatherhood Issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and End of Life Counseling, Infidelity, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Money and financial issues, Self-love, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #56374
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Very satisfied about the progress I have made with David. David manages to listen, a lot whilst still providing useful support and guidance. I have made enormous progress in many aspects of my life that find their roots in the sessions with David. Wholeheartedly recommend!
Written on Jul 29, 2024 after therapy with David for 8 months on issues concerning self esteem, career difficulties, bipolar disorder, coaching, compassion fatigue, and adhd
Very friendly, professional and excellent therapist
Written on May 18, 2024 after therapy with David for 1 year on issues concerning relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I started working with David during a period of transition. He helped me feel grounded and provided a comfortable and productive space in which I could think deliberately and make more intentional choices in my life. For this and the comforting practice of meditation he has given me, I am very grateful. If you are new to therepy or have not worked with a therapist in a while, I would highly recommend working with David.
Written on Oct 12, 2023 after therapy with David for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, eating disorders, and compassion fatigue
Already had a couple sessions with David and he is so easy to talk to and to open up to. He has very good insights and always asks the right questions to help me put myself in introspective
Written on Feb 20, 2023 after therapy with David for 2 weeks on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, self esteem, career difficulties, and coaching