Counselling & Psychotherapy for Adults

I've been helping adults for 25 years; in the voluntary sector, NHS (as a Staff Counsellor and Adult Mental Health Therapist) and private practice for the last 20 years. I'm also highly qualified, having studied an undergraduate Degree, a Masters Degree in Counselling, as well as a modern Trauma Masterclass with Bessell van der Kolk (the body keeps the score). I've more recently studied an Advanced Diploma in Relationship Psychotherapy, to enhance my work with couples and individuals.

I'm also BACP Accredited (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy www.bacp.co.uk)

Throughout all this time, I've successfully helped thousands of clients that have sought help with these common reasons;

Feeling unimportant/low self-worth and confidence
Being mistreated by people in the present and/or past
Anxiety/stress
Anger; causes and treatment
Impulsive decision making
Recognising patterns of behaving
Low motivation
Feeling overwhelmed; reactive, passive, fleeing or anger in your intimate relationships
Memories/Flashbacks of childhood experiences (I have trained in the physical & emotional impact and treatment of Childhood Trauma)
Work related problems
Overeating/drinking alcohol/exercise/sex and so on...
Impacted by a partners betrayal

If your difficulties aren't listed, it doesn't mean to say I can't help you. Please reach out to arrange a free consultation.

How will I help you?

I usually suggest meeting for an initial free consultation, so we can meet each other and see if we're the 'right' fit, to see if my way of working will meet your needs. I will hear from you what brings you and what you want to achieve and I can explain to you how I work and what's required from you. If these both match, we can then agree a way forward.

My approach is evidenced by science, but also filled with compassion and warmth, non-judgment and openness, helping you to understand you in a different capacity, increasing your self-awareness so I can help you create the changes you want in your life, for the long term, not short-term fixes.

So I can help you create change, it's important we spend regular time on understanding your life in a day to day capacity, what struggles or difficulties you have, making links to your past experiences as we progress, so we understand you on a deeper and unconscious level, this ensures long term changes are made, investing in you.

I draw upon my knowledge of different knowledge; Attachment Theory, Psychodynamic, Internal Family Systems & Neuroscience/Neurobiology, I invite you to ask me any questions about these theories and how they can help you. I am a huge follower of Gabor Mate and I work in alignment with how he works as a psychotherapist www.drgabormate.com

Trauma Recovery

Most people don't understand what Trauma means, which is understandable. As I've trained in this area, I can help those of you impacted by overwhelming emotional experiences in your lives (we cannot cope emotionally and our brain and nervous system are in threat response - we can behave according to this, which can be unhelpful as an adult, this is a very basic explanation).

I've studied the causes and affects of Trauma. ALL types of trauma are impactful on our adult lives(I talk about this in my Blog), and impact us all differently, no two similar experiences are the same so we can't compare. I wouldn't ever label you and I don't refer to the Medical Model of treatment, but I have worked with many people impacted by past traumatic events. They've either been diagnosed or they self-diagnosis; Complex trauma, PTSD, DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder), BDP (Borderline Personality Disorder).

As your therapist, I will observe and listen with compassion, no criticisms or judgments - I will share any observations and knowledge, and may share worksheets or handouts and make suggestions for you to practice outside of your therapy if relevant.

Be assured, I will be alongside you every step of the way.

The cost of this service is £85 for 50 minutes

Please reach out to arrange a free 15 minute Zoom meeting or telephone call before arranging a paid appointment, to see if I'm the 'right' therapist for you, contact me now

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