Kingsclere Counselling Service

I can help you to gain a greater understanding of difficult feelings or problems in relationships you are encountering. You may be aware of repeated patterns of behaviour that seem impossible to change or you may be feeling overwhelmed, anxious or angry. Whatever the issue, I can help you to explore the root causes of your problems. My focus is on you as the client, and I believe that you are the expert in your own world. I’m not going to direct you or lead you, but I’m going to follow you on your journey, exploring your feelings. Together, we’re going to make sense of what your issues are, so that you can move forward in your life. Within the safe, non-judgemental and confidential environment of our counselling session, we will explore the issues which have brought you to therapy. By doing so, we may begin to understand how you can develop your own personal resources and move on and change your patterns of behaviour. Our sessions will focus on your journey, and how you can use our time together in order to move forwards. Using an approach which includes bodily sensations, emotions and mind, my aim is to support you in making positive and lasting changes that will enhance your life.

I offer face to face and remote online counselling. I can see you on a short term or a long-term basis according to your needs. I will always work at your pace and stay alongside you on your personal journey.

Training & Experience:

I am an Integrative Counsellor trained in person-centred and psychodynamic modalities and I work in an integrative way to tailor those approaches to your needs. I am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their ethical framework.

Alongside my private work, I work for a counselling charity organization, in which I have helped a large range of different people, from diverse backgrounds, ages and socio-economic groups. I work as a family support counsellor at a local children and young person’s hospice supporting family members following the loss of their loved one. I have also worked with the Samaritans as a listening volunteer, in which role I helped people in crisis with a variety of issues, including depression, anxiety and family-based problems.

Qualifications:

1. BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Counselling
2. CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Level 4
3. CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 3
4. CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2
5. CPCAB Certificate in Introduction to Counselling Level 2
6. Level 2 Certificate in Awareness of Mental Health Problems
7. Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health
8. Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling

Clients who come to me often explore:

1. Abortion
2. Abuse
3. Affairs and betrayals
4. Anger management
5. Anxiety
6. Bereavement
7. Depression
8. Emotional abuse
9. Family issues
10. Feeling sad
11. Generalised anxiety disorder (GAD)
12. Health anxiety
13. LGBTQ+ counselling
14. Loneliness
15. Low self-confidence
16. Low self-esteem
17. Miscarriage
18. Panic attacks
19. Physical abuse
20. Postnatal depression
21. Pregnancy and birth
22. Redundancy
23. Relationship problems
24. Self-harm
25. Separation and divorce
26. Sexual abuse
27. Stress
28. Suicidal thoughts
29. Trauma
30. Work-related stress

Booking/Cancellations:

Payment is required in advance of each session by bank transfer.

If a cancellation is made with less than 48 hours’ notice, then the full fee is due.

I offer an initial free half hour telephone or zoom consultation to discuss any questions and to get a sense of how we may work together.