Are you feeling worn out and overwhelmed?
Do You Need Someone to Talk to About Just You and Your Life?
Counsellor in Totton, Southampton and Online
The pandemic and the current financial crisis has had a huge effect on the everyday life of all of us and maybe you are feeling anxious and worrying about every aspect of your life.
Or maybe you have diligently managed, waiting for the right time and now your ready and need someone to talk to about yourself and what you have been through.
Talking to me will help.
My aim will be to help you feel happier and settled in your life and relationships.
I offer a free 20 minute initial face to face, phone call or Zoom consultation with no obligation to commit to further sessions. This offers an opportunity for us to meet and provides a time for you to decide if counselling is appropriate for you.
Let me introduce myself
I am an experienced BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist. I have a well established private practice in Totton, Southampton SO40. I have recently moved my practice from central Southampton, where I had been offering therapy and counselling for over eighteen years to individuals.
I understand that when we are feeling anger, grief, depression, confusion or anxiety it can be hard to turn to our family and friends. Coming for therapy and being able to talk honestly to someone outside of our lives can be very helpful and gives you the opportunity to release these feelings and express your thoughts. To go to counselling and seek therapy is not a sign of weakness, it’s a sign of strength.
I have had the privilege to witness how therapy has changed lives, and highlight that therapy and counselling research shows that the most important factor in gaining results is in the relationship between therapist and client. Therapy works due to the confidence and trust generated in the counselling relationship.
More About Me
Qualifications
- BSc (hons) 2:1 Degree in Psychology.
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
- Diploma in Humanistic Counselling based on transactional analysis
Professional Bodies
I am a Member of:
- The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
- Register of Independent Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP)
Professional Approach
I uphold and am bound by the codes of conduct and ethical guidelines of the BACP and UKRCP.
I am fully insured and have regular supervision.
I regularly attend professional and personal development courses throughout the year to enhance my knowledge and service to you
About Counselling
Counselling/psychotherapy is a talking therapy that gives you time and space to discuss your worries and feelings with someone who is not involved in your life.
My approach uses a variety of different methods and insights, such as those drawn from Transactional Analysis (TA), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT).
The aim is to work in partnership with you, to help you recognise and gain self awareness.
In this way you become more aware of how your thoughts, feelings and behaviour all interact, which will include looking at significant past and current relationships to help you understand yourself and how you interact with people and situations in your life.
About You
Counselling is beneficial when you are experiencing:
- Relationship problems within your family, work, neighbours or friendships.
- Separation and divorce and the impact on you emotionally, psychologically and materially.
- Anxiety. depression and stress in all life situations.
- Loss and grief in all aspects of life including miscarriage, early pregnancy loss. Loss of family members, friends, relationships, jobs, homes etc.
- Traumatic life experiences such as the effects of suicide, car or any serious accidents and PTSD.
- Intimacy and sexual issues.
- Any relationships and forms or abuse.
- Any and all addictions such as eating disorders, shopping, alcohol, drugs, smoking and sex.
- Loneliness and low self-esteem and lack of confidence.
- Phobias.
- Anger issues.
Generally anything that is troubling you.
What will You Achieve?
Through talking to me, counselling will help you:
- Increase your self awareness and develop a better understanding of yourself and of others point of view.
- Come to understand and conquer your fears, negative thoughts, feelings and anxieties.
- Help you deal with and overcome issues that are causing you to feel uncomfortable.
- Cope with a relationship breakdown such as marriage, friendships, family or with work colleagues.
- Come to terms and cope with feelings of grief, loss, sadness, depression and scare.
- We can look at issues that prevent you from achieving your dreams or ambitions or even come to a place of acceptance and understanding of your situation in life and what choices you do have.
- Identify your strengths and resources and gain a greater insight of yourself, your relationships and life.
- See things from a different perspective, to feel empowered and be able to clarify things and make positive choices.
- Decide if you want to make changes in your life or not.
- To do some self exploration and personal development and maybe to explore what is working or not for you in your life.
Areas of Specialism
A therapy that helps you manage problems by enabling you to recognise how your thoughts can affect your feelings and behaviour.
We work together to understand your experience from your perspective. We will discover your natural self healing process where you decide what you want in your life, trusting your own judgement and living your life in line with your own values, rather than those of others.
Through therapy we will work together to discover your own problem solving behaviours, whilst helping you to develop skills and tools for finding solutions that work for you.
During therapy we will spend time uncovering your anxious and depressive thoughts and feelings you experience. You will learn to acknowledge, accept and challenge them so that you can understand the likelihood and reality of these deep rooted thoughts and fears and develop strategies to feel more in control.
Some frequently asked questions...
How long are the sessions?
The counselling sessions are for 50 minutes by zoom, usually once a week at the same time and day, but they can be flexible depending on your needs.
Short term counselling is usually for 6 sessions after which there is a review as to whether you want to continue.
Long term is where you continue therapy until you decide that your issues or difficulties have been resolved and you are ready to finish.
Fees?
£55 per 50 minute session. Cash or BACS are accepted and I can provide a receipt or invoice if required.
When?
I have appointments during the day and evenings.
Is it for me?
Why not contact me for an initial appointment to discuss this.
I can’t afford the fee?
I offer a sliding scale of fees depending on your circumstances, please contact me for details.
Where can I find more information?
Further information about Counselling can be found at:
BACP website: www.bacp.co.uk
Counselling Directory: https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/
My Location
Based in Totton, Southampton SO40 with good transport links by road and public transport from New Forest and Southampton, Chandlers Ford, Eastleigh, Romsey, Ashurst, Eling, Bramshaw, Ower, Wellow, Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst, Cadnam, Calmore, Copythorne, Beaulieu, Hythe, Minstead, Fritham, Bransgore, and all the villages in the New Forest.