Counselling is about being listened to, heard and being able to talk about the issues which are impacting you and your life. It's being able to be supported by a qualified and trained Therapeutic Counsellor who offers you the safe and confidential space to be listened to in a non-judgmental way, to explore your thoughts and feelings.
The fact you are reading this means you are taking a big step in supporting your mental health.
Therapeutic Person-Centred Counselling can support your need to explore the issues you are experiencing. With measured interventions to allow you to focus and look at how you feel and react to your challenges as well as mental health.
Counselling is hard work and sometimes you can feel worse before you begin to feel better.You may be feeling down, low mood, or anxious. You may have experienced a bereavement, a job loss, a relationship breakdown which is impacting on your mood and mental health. You may be experiencing a combination of things and trying to cope with it but feeling overwhelmed, depressed, stressed.
I am a qualified person-centred counsellor who has developed the approach around an integrative method of working. Registered and accredited member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Registered member of EMDR Association UK. I have professional indemnity insurance, and I have regular supervision to support my ethical and professional framework of working and ensure I am working within the constraints of my approach and commitment to my clients. I work with clients (male and female) from the age of 18 years upwards. I have been working with, and supporting clients, for over 10 years including students, migrant workers, asylum seekers, refugees, and clients with low to moderate mental health issues.
I am also a qualified Supervisor and offer supervision to qualified Counsellors / Therapists, as well as student counsellors who are in training and on placement. Feel free to contact me if you are a counsellor and wish to discuss supervision further.
Both counselling and counselling supervision is offered online via Zoom or Microsoft Teams. It is important you have a safe and confidential space for approximately one hour, and have good internet / Wifi access. The Zoom / Microsoft Teams link will be sent to you via an email. Please email if you require further information.
Supervision is the ethical practice for counsellors and therapists to regularly have to ensure their work is being done in a safe way.
Supervision offers the space to discuss caseloads and what is coming up for you as a therapist. It offers a space for self-reflection and identify any areas which might require attention or additional training. Discussing your Self-care is part of supervision and looking at how you look after your own needs. Remember - 'you can't pour from an empty cup'.
Reflective supervision is offered to practitioners working in a non-clinical role e.g. Social Prescribers, Health and Wellbeing coaches, Front line workers