Greater Manchester > Longsight > M : 13 > David Peak Name:   David Peak    I practise at:   St Luke's Treatment Room, Stockport Road, Longsight, Greater Manchester M13   Phone:   0788 904 1432      Professional    membership:   BACP  -  British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy   UKRCP  -  UK Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists   After a long career in another vocation, I took a new direction in life, retrained as a counsellor and now practise and teach in this field. I am a qualified counsellor & psychotherapist and an accredited member of the BACP. I have 10 years experience of working with adults to help them achieve relief from mental distress. I worked for 2 years with the statutory substance misuse services and for 5 years I have made a study of addictions as functional disorders, and helped people with these difficulties. I have been in private practice for 9 years and have consulting rooms in Manchester, Rochdale and Preston. I offer short term counselling or open-ended psychotherapy for distressing problems in areas such as: relationships, family problems, alcohol, drugs, sex, work, gambling, eating disorders, post traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety and stress, bereavement, abuse, anger and self-esteem, amongst others. I teach adults counselling and offer addiction as a specialist subject to professionals in training and for CPD. Qualifications & Training Diploma in Counselling BACP accreditation Certificate in Mediation Professional Diploma in Education Experience 9 years in private practice. 7 years working with people with diagnosis of serious mental health disorders. 5 years working in the field of addiction. 3 years as a teacher and trainer. Fees Therapy: Assessments £75 Counselling £50 per session Teaching: Varies according to subject Consultancy: £600 per day Key words for this entry: Couples, Groups, Individual Counselling, Adults, Long-term, Short-term, Single sessions, Training/tutoring, Workshop, Abuse, Addiction, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Domestic abuse, Eating, Loss, Mental Health, Psychosis, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Relationships, Self-confidence, Self-harm, Sexual Abuse, Stress, Substance Abuse, Behavioural, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Person-centred, Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy (REBT), Solution-focused, Transactional Analysis.