Career

Tina is a skilled and effective counsellor. She takes a holistic approach to help people figure out who they are and how they feel inside. Tina is sensitive, compassionate, kind and patient. She works with you, offering thoughtful insights and powerful interventions that are tailored to your situation. 

Tina is real and doesn’t avoid the hard stuff, but she gives you the time and space to move forward at your own pace. If there are setbacks along the way, Tina is always there for you, listening and gently encouraging you to change your perspective and stay positive. 

When we first met Tina, our family life was broken. She has restored our confidence, unlocked our potential and given us our lives back! Our approach to life has fundamentally shifted for the better and we are now in a much happier place. 

I cannot thank Tina enough for her invaluable support during some very difficult times. I know that anyone would benefit enormously from working with her.

Laura Murphy, Guildford

Tina cared for our three daughters for a number of years. Our first  daughter was trusted to her care from the age of ten weeks. Then we had  twins, who were also trusted to Tina's care once I went back to work  after about six months. The twins were born very prematurely, at 28  weeks, so they were both very small, and Beatrice suffered severe brain  damage before they were born. This presented us all, including Tina,  with an enormous care challenge. Tina embraced this situation with great  compassion and enthusiasm. Her work with all three girls was  outstanding, as was her support for my husband and myself. She always  treated all three girls fairly, gave them the attention they required  & made considerable efforts to explore how best to provide for  Beatrice's special needs, and dealing calming with her medical  requirements and appointments. 

Tina applies herself to all  aspects of childcare with great energy and compassion, but also with  considerable intelligence and thoughtfulness, mindful of the children's  individual needs and the context of their life experiences. She connects  with the whole family at a very personal level, with genuine concern to  do what she can to help.  

Her care of all three girls was of the  highest possible standard. Its a credit to her that the two living  girls, now in their twenties, still refer to her as Aunty Tina, and look  forward to seeing her when they are home. Indeed the two families have  retained very strong bonds of friendship and Tina was an enormous  support when Beatrice sadly passed away just over ten years ago. She did  not hesitate to provide personal support to the whole of our family at  this awful time of bereavement, including creating albums of photos for  her sisters which are much treasured. 

Tina is a very calm, caring person, who is completely non judgmental and easy to talk to.  She has a lot of experience in dealing with emotional issues and offers helpful advice as well as providing practical techniques and tools for overcoming personal problems.  She has helped me to find confidence in myself and to not be so anxious about the  world around me.  I'm really grateful.

Alice Wright, Guildford