Tamworth Counselling Services: Male-Centred Therapy for Mental Health Challenges
Tamworth Counselling Services: Male-Centred Therapy for Mental Health Challenges
I am a qualified counsellor and a registered member in good standing with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Your safety and well-being are at the heart of the support I offer. BACP membership means my academic qualifications have been independently checked/verified. I have completed a recognised postgraduate BACP examination, and I work within a clear and robust ethical framework.
Welcome and thank you for visiting my website. Whether you are looking for in-person or remote online sessions (UK or internationally) I understand that taking the first step can be challenging. Still, please be reassured that I provide a compassionate, non-judgmental, and confidential safe space.
Although I support and have experience supporting all genders, I hold postgraduate specialist training in male-centred therapy, male psychology, biological insights into masculinity, male mental health, and suicide prevention. Having navigated my personal background and through years of training and working with clients, I am aware of the barriers men frequently meet in the mental health system.
My approach to therapy is integrative, drawing on a mix of methods to suit each person’s unique needs. I base my support on a humanistic/person-centred approach. I also include elements of psychodynamic, solution-focused, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and male psychology. Together, we will explore your thoughts and feelings, examine past, present, and future goals, and develop practical ways to move forward.
Male-centred therapy takes into account the unique ways men can experience emotions, stress, and personal challenges, including the influence of biology and the protective coping patterns we all develop over time. By understanding these experiences, therapy aims to support men in a way that feels respectful, balanced, and genuinely supportive. This flexible approach welcomes and values unique life experiences, cultures, and perspectives.
I aim to support and work alongside you with care, warmth, compassion, and understanding, creating a space where you can safely explore thoughts, emotions, and patterns that may be affecting your well-being. My experience includes supporting clients through depression, anxiety, trauma, PTSD, abuse, stress, sexuality, grief, and relationship or attachment difficulties. I also have advanced training in gender, sexual relationships, and diversity (GSRD).”
Through my training and experience, I have learned that every individual is unique. Each person has distinct childhood experiences and has been shaped by societal expectations, traumas, abuse, divorces,and other messages, which can sometimes hinder personal growth.
I have experience supporting men from many walks of life, including those working in the police, emergency services, military, legal profession, transport, manual trades, builders, construction workers, factory roles, company directors and office environments etc. Life pressures, burnout, and responsibilities can quietly build over time, something I understand from my background. That’s why I offer later opening hours, so men can access support that suit them.
Because of my personal experiences, counselling & therapy are something I care deeply about, and the flexibility of online therapy has allowed me to offer support to people across the UK, EU, and Australia. I have experience supporting people online from different locations and backgrounds, and I aim to create the same sense of warmth, understanding, and connection whether sessions take place in-person or remotely.
'' By integrating traditional therapy with an awareness of male biology, including hormones such as vasopressin and testosterone, together with compassion, academic understanding, and my perspective as a man, a more complete and nuanced picture of each person emerges.”
Emotional concerns that I offer support with:
