07598 122 704 Mon Sat 9:00am - 8.00pm
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00
Common Problems
Anxiety
Bereavement
Low Self-Esteem
Depression
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information. The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience. Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself. Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.
07598 122 704
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00 Common Problems
Anxiety
Bereavement
Low Self-Esteem
Depression
Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information. The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience. Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself.
07598 122 704 Mon Sat 9:00am - 8.00pm
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00 Common Problems
Anxiety
Bereavement
Low Self-Esteem
Depression
Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information. The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience. Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself.
07598 122 704 Mon Sat 9:00am - 8.00pm
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00
Common Problems
Anxiety
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information.
Bereavement
The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience.
Low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself.
Depression
Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.
07598 122 704 Mon Sat 9:00am - 8.00pm
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00
Common Problems
Anxiety
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information.
Bereavement
The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience.
Low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself.
Depression
Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.
From the chair Counselling Services offered. A free twenty-minute phone assessment. This can be at a time arranged by email that is convenient for you and for me. You can tell me what has bought you to counselling and how you would like to use the sessions. I will explain how the counselling process works and we can arrange our first counselling session. Please understand this is not a counselling session. The counselling contract will be explained to you over the phone. We can then decide the best way forward that will also comply with the BACP ethical framework. There is also an opportunity to decide if you feel that we can work together. Face-To-Face Counselling This is your time to talk about and share whatever you may be going through. We will discuss the therapeutic contract so both parties understand the boundaries. Then we will move on to the counselling process and gain a deeper understanding of your thoughts and feelings. You can say how you feel in the knowledge it will be confidential and without judgement or discrimination. The time we spend together will give a clearer perspective of your situation and how you want to move forward. The sessions will take place at the time and date we agree each session. 50 minutes £35.00 or block bookings of 3 Sessions or more £30.00 Students £30.00 Skype Counselling This is the same as face to face counselling but over the medium of Skype. You will be emailed a contract after the free phone assessment and a detailed leaflet on how to access Skype if you would like one. Skype is great for those who are unable to leave the house and as beneficial as face-to-face. It is best to ensure you are in an environment where there will be as few interruptions as possible. I will email you before our appointment or text you to confirm our appointment and then call you via Skype at the agreed time and date. 50 minutes £35.00 Common Problems
Anxiety
Anxiety is part of our body’s natural defences, it is a reaction to feeling under threat and is known as the “fight or flight” response. For some people it is more than this and is a feeling of unease such as worry or fear that can be mild or severe. Situations in life and events can cause us to feel anxious and when people experience high levels of anxiety they may even experience a panic attack. During a panic attack the world may feel unrealistic as if you were detached from reality. There are many types of anxieties such as Social Anxiety Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Panic Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Phobias, Agoraphobia and Social Withdrawal. Anxiety can become intense and constant and hard to control, this can then affect how we live our daily lives and make it harder to cope with day-to-day living. It can affect you both mentally and physically as the body releases hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol when under threat. Mental symptoms • Feeling tense and nervous • Can’t stop worrying • Re running a situation in your head • Irritability • Panic attacks • Feeling hot and sweating • Tiredness • Dizziness • Fast heartbeat and breathing • headaches • unable to sleep Talking therapy can give you the space to share and talk about these feelings and your experiences so you can understand what is causing the anxiety and where it is coming from. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy or CBT for short gives techniques for you to use whilst experiencing these anxiety attacks and helps you gain an understanding of what situations make you anxious by gathering information.
Bereavement
The death of a loved one or someone you are close too can be devastating. Bereavement affects people in different ways. The stages of Bereavement or grief are accepting your loss is real, experiencing the pain or grief, adjusting to life with out them in your life. We work through each stage and we may take longer in each stage then others. We may also express different levels of intensity with each stage. The five stages of grief, which are denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance, do not occur in any pacific order and we may move from one to 
the other. The death of a loved one can cause us to evaluate our own feelings of mortality. Denial This is to deny the reality of the situation. 
Denial is a defence mechanism that helps deal with the shock of loss. Anger As the denial begins to pass reality and the pain starts to resurface and is expressed in anger. Bargaining When feeling helpless and vulnerability we regain control through if only statements. This is too protecting us from reality. Guilt may often follow. Depression The first is a reaction to the practical implications of the loss. We spent less time with others and the second is more private and personal. It is our preparation of letting go of our loved ones. Acceptance We may not all reach this stage. You will see beyond the anger and denial. Coping with loss is a deeply personal experience.
Low Self-Esteem
Self-esteem is how we value and perceive ourselves. If we feel positive about ourselves, we tend to have good self-esteem and when we have low self-esteem, we tend to 
view our life and ourselves in a more negative way. We may feel less able to deal with the challenges that life throws at us. Environmental factors and/or nurturing issues may have had a hand in shaping our self-esteem and how we see ourselves in relation to others. The people we are surrounded by which could include parents, family, colleagues, friends, teacher, classmates. The message we are not good enough tends to be the one that sticks with us. You may find that self-talk is negative, and you are constantly putting yourself down. Research has shown key differences between individuals with high and low self-esteem. For example, people with high self-esteem focus on growth and improvement, while people with low self-esteem focus on not making mistakes in life. Ref/ Simply Psychology How does low self-esteem affect you? If you have low self-esteem or confidence issues you may stop trying new things and avoid challenging situations. You may demonstrate safety behaviours as a coping strategy avoiding certain situations and social events. This will only reinforce your underlying doubts and fears by avoiding these uncomfortable situations. CBT ( Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) therapy Keeping and collecting information in the form of a diary and identifying certain situations can be the first step to understanding what the triggers are. Helping you identify the cognitive distortions you may be experiencing and sharing your experience with a therapist. Person- centred therapy With the person-centred approach, the therapist will give you empathy, unconditional positive regard and be congruent in the therapeutic relationship to enable you to explore and express yourself in the therapy room. Looking at your conditions of worth and whether they may be internal or external and how this may affect how you see yourself.
Depression
Depression affects people in different ways. Lasting feelings of unhappiness and hopelessness or perhaps you may lose interest in the things you used to enjoy. You may feel tearful or may start Sleeping badly or experience having no appetite or start to feel various aches and pains. You feel that life is becoming a struggle and no longer worth living and may have suicidal thoughts. Their are lots of triggers for depression such as bereavement or losing your job or even having a baby can bring it on. 
A history of depression could be in your family and you can also be depressed for no obvious reason. Talking therapy can help by giving you the space to share those emotions and feelings your going through. So don’t have to feel your on your own. CBT or Cognitive Behavioural therapy can help by helping you understand the negative thought pattern and help you understand that your mood is related by pattern thought and how a thought, leads to a feeling. Which Starts a Behaviour. CBT can help you challenge the thoughts and think of a way of behaving differently.