My Approach to Counselling
I am a professionally
qualified counsellor and have studied a wide range of philosophies
and theories of counselling and therapy, and follow an integrative
path.
I have experience of
helping clients young and old with a range of issues including
bereavement, depression, addictive behaviours and family and
relationship problems. My approach is not to fix, patch up, explain
away or find an escape; I work with my clients to discover the core
issues at the root of our fears, anxieties and suffering and so help
to bring them to an end.
I offer the first
counselling session for free, and from there agree cost, frequency
and duration of sessions. I also undertake personal and group work
with mindfulness, meditation and transpersonal practices. I have
explored both traditional and esoteric meditative traditions for more
than thirty years, and can testify to their transformational and
liberating value. I am as equally at home with strategies gleaned
from Neuro Linguistic Programming as the transforming approach of Zen
Buddhism.
I am a graduate of Liverpool University where I studied Philosophy and Psychology. I am a qualified teacher in adult education and have an advanced diploma in Integrative Counselling from the Iron Mill Institute, Exeter. I am a member of the
British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, which
represents the majority of professional counsellors and their clients
within the UK, and adhere to their code of ethics and guidance for
good practice.
Testimonials
I thought I'd need
years of counselling. I can hardly believe how different life is
after so few sessions.
- Sue
(23)
The work you did
with me goes on daily. I understand the concept of thanking somebody,
even though it is difficult when you want to stab them with a biro. I
now go thank you, because it leaves you feeling peaceful. You were a
good teacher and I have not looked back since we first met. All part
of the journey.
- Mike
(57)
It was so valuable
having someone outside of family and friends to talk openly to,
without being judged or told what to do. It really helped.
- Dorothy
(83)