Counselling

Counselling promotes personal growth, Self-awareness and freedom by working through presenting difficulties/problems, setting attainable goals, realizing the individual ability to self actualization, assisting the client in maintaining the progress achieved for a more fulfilling, meaningful and satisfying life.

This process enhances growth, trust in the self, greater freedom for an effective future. This is carried out in a safe, none judgmental and confidential environment.

Relationship / Couple Counselling

Many couples experiences difficulties during their relationships, some of which are: breakdown in communication, conflict leading to negative intervention from other family members, intimacy, jealousy, dealing with issues around step children, betrayal which sometimes leads to break up, divorce and separation.

Counselling assists in building mutual respect for each other, explores whether trust can be repaired, Destructive patterns, building new relationship skills, being able to manage conflict, arguments and rows in a constructive way, acknowledging each other’s needs and changing things for the better.

Price per session for couples is £45 for 50 minutes or 1 hour 15 minutes for £65.

Telephone Counselling

There are times when an individual is unable to travel to the session for whatever reason. Therefore telephone session can be arranged. Telephone Counselling is convenient and easy to fit into your busy life style and hence it can take place from the comfort of your own home.

Telephone counselling is not suitable for everyone and this will be discussed on consultation. However, for those who might not be able to visit my practice for whatever reason, telephone counselling will be of great value and assistance.

Consultation

The first session is where the assessment takes place. This gives the client and Counsellor the opportunity to meet and gain some understanding of the client's problem. This session also facilitate the opportunity to decide whether we can work together. There is no obligation for the client to book any further appointments within this session. However, if the client decided at this time that we can work together, we will make a further appointment where we will then agree an appropriate number of sessions depending on the clients' presenting problems.

 

Sessions

It is important that sessions are consistent, as this will form a good structure from which the counselling will take place. The decision as to how many sessions and frequency will be discussed and agreed jointly. Sessions are reviewed regularly. This enables clients to say what has been of benefit, how they feel they are progressing, how they are implementing their new strategies, achieving their goals and exercising their coping skills.

Taking the next step is often the most difficult but it can also be that very important step to change.

What will it cost
My fee is £40 per session and each session is 50 minutes duration. I offer concession rates for students, the unemployed, and those on low income.

Relationship / Couples counselling - Price per session £45 for 50 minutes or 1 hour 15 minutes for £65.

Cancellation Policy
24 hours notice is required if a session is to be cancelled, otherwise you will be liable for the full cost of the session.

Problems/Issues
Some of the issues counselling can assist a client with are:-

 

Supervision

The requirement of the BACP Ethical Framework for good Practice requires me to have regular supervision. Part of this is to ensure that the clients' needs are being met and that all Ethical standards are adhered to, throughout the counselling process. It also takes into account the well-being of the counsellor.

Another essential part of supervision encourages and facilitates the ongoing self-development, continued learning and self-monitoring of the counsellor.

My supervisor is fully qualified, accredited and is an Individual Member of the BACP. She is also bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure therein.

Confidentiality

I treat all information disclosed to me strictly confidential. Any aspect of my cases discussed with my supervisor is also treated as confidential. My clients are not disclosed to any third party. However, should I feel a client is of danger to his/herself or others, I reserve the right to inform outside agencies. This will not be done without, wherever possible informing/discussing this with my client first.