Cheshire > Chester > CH : 4 > Chris Watson Name:   Chris Watson    I practise at:   Clerkin Psychology Services, Red Hill House, 41 Hope St, Saltney, Chester, Cheshire CH4   Website:   http://clerkinpsychology.co.uk/     Phone:   07984748209      Prof. membership:   HGI  -  Human Givens Institute   The Human Givens approach requires that an effective psychotherapist or counsellor: knows how to build rapport quickly with distressed people. understands depression and how to lift it. helps immediately with anxiety problems including trauma or fear related symptoms. is prepared to give advice if needed or asked for. will not use jargon or 'psychobabble' or tell you that counselling or psychotherapy has to be 'painful'. will not dwell unduly on the past. will be supportive when difficult feelings emerge, but will not encourage people to get emotional beyond the normal need to 'let go' of any bottled up feelings. may assist you to develop your social skills so that your needs for affection, friendship, pleasure, intimacy, connection to the wider community etc. can be better fulfilled. will help you to draw and build on your own resources (which may prove greater than you thought). will be considerate of the effects of counselling on the people close to you. may teach you to relax deeply. may help you think about your problems in new and more empowering ways. uses a wide range of techniques as appropriate. may ask you to do things between sessions. will take as few sessions as possible. will increase your self confidence and independence and make sure you feel better after every consultation. Qualifications & Training Chris holds the Human Givens Diploma and is a Graduate Member of The Human Givens Institute. Experience Chris has twenty years experience of working with people with complex pain problems as a physiotherapist in the NHS. This led him to become extremely interested dealing with in the psychological distress attendant to such problems and to eventually train in addition as a psychotherapist. He continues to use his skills to enhance his practice in the NHS but also has a small private practice to focus purely on psychotherapy and a broader range of emotional problems. Fees Sessions are charged at seventy-five pounds an hour. Many problems may require only one or two sessions. Key words for this entry: Individual Counselling, Adults, Short-term, Single sessions, Face-to-face, Low-cost sessions, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Bullying, Depression, Self-esteem, Mental Health, OCD, Pain Management, Phobias, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Self-confidence, Smoking, Stress, Human Givens, Relaxation.