I came to counselling after 30 years’ service as an operational firefighter in Cheshire and London fire services. I am a BACP accredited counsellor and I am a member of the EMDR Association and Flash Technique Trained. After qualifying with a Diploma in Counselling in 2013 from Cheshire college, I went on to graduate with a Post Graduate Diploma in counselling studies in 2016 from Chester University. I have gained considerable experience working with children and young people at Barnardo`s and with adults in the NHS. I currently co run a counselling service from a doctors surgery and am a sessional counsellor with a local charity. I also manage my own small private practice in Chester.