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Ally (She/They)

My approach is client driven, offering a free 15 minute consultation, to check we are a good match and that my experience meets your needs.

 

My clients describe me as open, accepting, and different to other therapists, feeling more like a "real" person.​
I welcome you to express your full self in sessions, to  bring humour, anger, pain, shame, and all parts of yourself that you want to share. I wont sit silently in Therapy sessions, I aim to offer Therapeutic insight, reflecting to you what I hear, asking questions, and bringing some challenge to prompt new ways of thinking. We will always work in a way that is focused on you, your struggles, your goals, and your unique experience.​​

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I have special interest in Gender Identity, Sexuality, & Alternative relationship dynamics (Poly, ENM) and issues facing LGBTQIA+ individuals. I have experience working with folk who embrace kink and sex positive communities, sex workers, and individuals who struggle with their sexuality. I work closely with PMDD & issues facing people who menstruate.

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What my clients say about me

"You have helped me work through problems I have had for years in just a short few months. Therapy has been truly life changing"

"Ally is such an incredible therapist, she is really non-judgemental, I could tell her anything"

"It took me ages to find a good Therapist, and I'm so glad to have worked with Ally at such a difficult time in my life. This has been my best experience of counselling by a mile"

"You're so different to other therapists, I felt like I could laugh in sessions, and just be myself with you"

"Ally was there for me in such a difficult period of my life.

She didn't try to make me change, she just accepted where I was at in my grief. I didn't feel alone in it."

" It was so refreshing working with someone who understands Trans issues and Identity. I didn't have to spend the first few sessions explaining things to Ally like I did with others. I felt so understood"

Qualifications

  • Level 3 Counselling Skills

  • BA (Hons) Social Science

  • MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy

  • MA Gender, Sexuality, and Culture

  • Certificate; Understanding Trauma, Effective Treatment, and Recovery

  • Certified Shame-Informed Treatment Specialist (CSTS)

  • Certificate; Kink-Affirming Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy Practices

Professional Membership

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  • IAPMD (International Association for Premenstrual Disorders)

I have experience working with:

  • Gender Identity & Trans Issues

  • LGBQIA+/ Sexual Minority Issues

  • Family/ Childhood Trauma

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Stress

  • Grief and Bereavement

  • Relationship issues

  • Baby Loss, Infant Death, & miscarriage

  • Anger

  • Self-esteem & Low self-confidence

  • PMDD & Menstrual cycle distress

  • Parent emancipation & estrangement

  • Autism & ADHD

  • Self-Harm & Suicidal thoughts

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