I am a BACP registered counsellor, counselling lecturer, and educator based in Guildford. Prior to training as a counsellor, I spent many years in business, entrepreneurship, and education.

Alongside private practice, I work within a local university counselling service and teach counselling skills to adult learners training to become practitioners at a further education college in Surrey. I am also undertaking postgraduate study in teaching and learning, with a focus on counsellor education and professional formation.

In clinical practice, I work with teenagers (14+), young adults, professionals, and parents, supporting clients experiencing anxiety, burnout, relationship difficulties, identity concerns, and significant life transitions. Much of my work focuses on the challenges associated with education, career development, emerging adulthood, parenthood, and the ongoing process of negotiating change and uncertainty.

My therapeutic approach is integrative and relational, and I am attachment and trauma informed. Working across counselling, education, and counsellor training provides a unique perspective on the emotional, relational, and developmental challenges people encounter as they learn, grow, and adapt to new stages of life.

My professional interests sit at the intersection of counselling, education, and human development. I am interested in how people make sense of themselves and their experiences across periods of growth, transition, and change, and how healthy relationships can support wellbeing, learning, and personal development throughout the lifespan.

My longer-term research focus is on contributing to counsellor education through teaching, curriculum development, and research, helping to develop reflective, competent, and ethically grounded practitioners, for the benefit of society.

I welcome opportunities to connect with fellow practitioners, educators, and researchers who share an interest in counselling, learning, wellbeing, and human development. I am also open to referrals from other professionals.

You can find out more about my academic and research interests at https://about.me/renou