Bristol > Redland > BS : 6 > Gwen Newman Name:   Gwen Newman    I practise at:   Alma Vale Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 and at:   Sandy Lane, Lower Failand, Failand, Somerset BS8 and at:   3 Grove Road, Redland, Bristol BS6   Phone:   01275375076 or 07792009264      Prof. membership:   BACP  -  British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   At times in life it can help to talk confidentially to a complete outsider who will listen attentively to your point of view. I offer understanding and acceptance, helping you to develop insight and feel at ease with yourself. Weekly 50 minute sessions are tailored to your individual needs and can be either short or long term depending on the nature of your concerns. Shorter term work (6-12 weeks) is solution focused, looking at ways to make things better. Longer term work is more effective where problems are deep seated, and can help you achieve a more sustained improvement in the quality of your life. In the counselling relationship we may look back to your past, but only in order to improve your present and future. My particular areas of expertise include: Recovery from childhood abuse and trauma. Destructive family cycles; relationships. Depression, anxiety, panic attacks. Self esteem; self confidence; self acceptance. Living with and beyond cancer & serious illness. Postnatal depression; menopause Working with the body, relaxation and meditation I work in Bristol (BS8 & BS6) and in a peaceful rural location in North Somerset -15 minutes from Bristol city centre - and provide flexibility by offering daytime and evening appointments. Qualifications & Training BA Hons Post Graduate Certificate of Education Counselling Skills Certificate (UWE) Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling) Experience In addition to working in private practice as a counsellor and being a qualified teacher I have over 30 years experience of working within the community and voluntary sectors as a co-ordinator, group worker, counsellor & consultant. Examples of specific client groups I have worked with include those affected by cancer, single parents, teenage mothers, sufferers of postnatal depression, and those affected by childhood abuse or trauma. I worked as a pupil mentor at Cotham School. I have also worked training counsellors at Soundwell College. Fees £43 for daytime sessions, £45 for sessions running after 5pm. I also operate a sliding scale according to income. I offer a discounted rate to trainee counsellors. Key words for this entry: Individual Counselling, Adults, Children, Elderly, Men, Women, Young, Long-term, Short-term, Time-limited, Mentoring, Train the Trainer, Training/tutoring, Workshop, Concessionary rates, Abortion, Abuse, Aging, Anxiety, Attachment, Bereavement, Body image, Bullying, Cancer, Carers, Child Abuse, Chronic illness, Commitment, Crisis Support, Depression, Divorce, Separation, Gender, Identity, Loss, Self-esteem, Miscarriage, Narcissism, Panic, Parenting, Phobias, Postnatal Depression, Psychosomatic, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Abuse, Trauma, Workplace, Assertiveness, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling, Dream work, Existential, Gestalt, Holistic Therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Jungian, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Person-centred, Psychodynamic, Psychosynthesis, Psychotherapy, Relaxation, Solution-focused, Stress management, Transpersonal, Visualisation, Business Coaching, Career, Life Coaching, Relationship Coaching, Breath, Mentoring.