I have experience of working with adults and young people as a counsellor for a number of years.
I offer individual therapy, both time limited and open ended work for adults and young people, which is backed up by many years experience of working as a therapist, and specialist worker in the statutory and voluntary sectors.
I work in an Integrative approach, whereby the importance is the recognition of the individual's wish and potential for fulfilment and happiness. Adverse, negative experiences can lead the individual to adapt and develop coping strategies. These strategies are often learnt in early life, and can lead to problematic emotional, thought and behavioural patterns, both in relation to experiences of self and experiences of self with others.
This approach to therapy provides the opportunity to explore these personal "learnt" behaviours within the safe environment of a therapeutic relationship. Attention is given to tackling the experienced difficulties in a way that suits the client. Depending on individual personality styles, theoretical approaches, such as Psychodynamic, Person Centred or Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) theories are used. For some people a time limited approach of focussing on specific issues within an agreed number of sessions may be sufficient. Issues relating to deeper rooted difficulties may require an open ended agreement to the therapeutic work, that allows for a more gradual development of the work and the therapeutic relationship.Qualifications & Training
I am a qualified counsellor, holding an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Therapy and am a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.
I also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Personal Centred Counselling and Motivational Interviewing.Experience
I have had many years of experience of working with a wide range of issues with both adults and young people including substance misuse, addiction, relationship difficulties, anger management and conflict resolution, low self-esteem, bereavement. In addition to private practice, I have worked for the past ten years within residential treatment centres, working with clients from diverse cultures and backgrounds.Fees
£40 per one hour session, and also offer concessions.
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Individual Counselling, Adults, Elderly, Men, Women, Young, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Time-limited, Workshop, Concessionary rates, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Bullying, Conflict, Crisis Support, Depression, Divorce, Separation, Domestic abuse, Eating, Loss, Self-esteem, Psychosexual, Psychosis, Rape, Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Abuse, Trauma, Unemployment, Workplace, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Freudian, Integrative, Jungian, Motivational Interviewing, Person-centred, Psychodynamic, Relaxation, Transactional Analysis. |
