Cheshire > Warrington > WA : 3 > Huda Bishara Name:   Huda Bishara    I practise at:   Warrington, Cheshire WA3   Phone:   01925 820454      Prof. membership:   BACP  -  British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   Essentially my approach is grounded in a belief that people have (a) their own “inner wisdom and guide” seeking to balance separateness and connectedness; (b) the desire and capacity to reach their human potential; (c) the right to self-expression and self-determination in relationship to others and their environment; and (d) the ability, given a safe environment, to tend to their physical, psychological, emotional and spiritual well-being. SOME TESTIMONIALS “I was so nervous when I first arrived but within minutes I felt at ease and very safe.” “You don’t miss a trick! Which was a bit nerve-racking at times but it actually helped me feel really seen and heard.” “I never thought that amidst such intense pain and struggle I could also laugh so much!” “Thank you so much for showing me the difference between brief shallow relief and long-term deeper healing: you made it safe for me to chose healing over relief.” “Thank you for guiding me to my ‘inner wisdom’ and showing me that I can trust it.” “I am so grateful for all your hours of genuine non-judgmental listening: you really do know how to make a person feel safe.” “I have constantly been amazed at how so much gentle acceptance from you can be so challenging: the safety you offer has enabled me to go to places of fear and pain that I would never have thought I could’ve gone to.” “I know you keep telling me that you can’t take credit for my healing because I did that myself but it wouldn’t have happened if you hadn’t created a safe place for me.” “I have really appreciated your respect for my many defences and for the fact that you never pushed me beyond my sense of safety but patiently stayed with me until I was ready to go deeper.” My venue offers easy parking and all ground-floor access. I can also work in some basic conversational Arabic. TRAINING Theory, skills and practice in: counselling, cross-cultural counselling, training, supervision, group work, listening and communication, confidence building, assertiveness, working with conflict and anger, anti-oppressive practice in general and anti-racism and disability equality in particular. GROUP FACILITATION Newly formed and established groups, groups wanting to set-up, self-development and awareness groups, study, seminar and discussion groups, management committee groups, conference workshop groups. Group Facilitation is also offered for the purpose of staff development and team building. SUPERVISION Individuals, co-workers and groups in counselling and other fields (e.g. social work, community work, development and education work). CONSULTANCY Individuals, groups and organisations that wish to get the best out of their human resources and potential by adopting an “integrated person-centred” approach to work, management, recruitment, selection, interviewing, supervision and training. Many of the areas listed above under training are also offered on a consultancy basis and include staff development and team building. I receive regular and frequent supervision and take responsibility for meeting my own counselling needs. Professional codes of ethics and practice for counsellors and for the supervision of counsellors established by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) give guidance to my work. I am also a member of BACP and my Diploma in Counselling is accredited by BACP. I work with individuals, couples, families and groups (on both a private basis and on behalf of organisations). I can offer long-term face-to-face work and short-term face-to-face work. Qualifications & Training 1990 – 1992 BACP Accredited Diploma in Counselling (Manchester). 1980 – 1981 Postgraduate Diploma in Pastoral Studies (Birmingham). 1977 – 1980 BA (Hons) in Theology (Manchester). Experience I have been counselling since 1980 and am a professionally qualified counsellor & psychotherapist with a broad range of personal and work experience that extends beyond counselling itself. I am also an experienced trainer, supervisor and group facilitor. Some of the things I have experience in working with are: Anxiety Bereavement Cultural issues Depression Disability General Counselling & Psychotherapy Identity Difficulties Relationships Gender & Sexuality Spirituality Intimacy Self-esteem & Self-confidence Guilt Jealousy Workplace Stress Fees £25 to £50 per hour. Key words for this entry: Couples, Groups, Individual Counselling, Adults, Elderly, Men, Women, Young, Long-term, Short-term, Time-limited, Train the Trainer, Training/tutoring, Workshop, Low-cost sessions, Aging, Anger, Anxiety, Attachment, Bereavement, Commitment, Conflict, Depression, Disabilities, Discrimination, Divorce, Separation, Gender, Identity, Loss, Self-esteem, General counselling, Relationships, Self-confidence, Sexuality, Spirituality, Workplace, Assertiveness, Counselling, Existential, Family Therapy, Gestalt, Group, Holistic Therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Person-centred, Psychodynamic, Psychotherapy, Transactional Analysis.