Find a Counsellor in Hawkhurst

Most likely you are thinking about seeing me or another therapist because you have some difficulty to resolve that has become too much to bear, or have found therapy useful before and wish to do some more work or work at a deeper level on a returning difficulty. People seek therapy for many different reasons, we are all unique and that is OK, here are some the presenting issues you will have heard of, and other reasons too. Relationship (Couples Welcome) Anxiety Trauma including PTSD and symptoms of Survivor of Abuses - Physical-Sexual-Emotional-Cultural Addiction - Including Alcohol and other Drugs Depression Bereavement- (Loss) redundancy, divorce, children gone- age Low Self Esteem/Self Worth/Self Image Self Sabotage I Can’t think clearly under pressure Feeling Stuck / Ground Down Repeated Patterns -why do I keep doing that? Food / Eating Why do people keep looking at me / Judging me? Recuperating from mental illness. Finding out more about myself. Anger - and all other areas of Emotional Regulation / Disavowed parts of self Personal Growth & Change Always wondered about therapy? Deep down, I know there’s something wrong with me……… Lots of other reasons, truly as many reasons as there are different people in our world. Better to think of Therapy of Change and Growth, rather than 'what is wrong with me' First contact is often via email, or text, that is OK with me, then we will need to speak by telephone. After we have spoken by phone typically for 15 - 20 minutes, I will offer you an initial contract, or suggest a zoom meeting to discuss further, or may possibly suggest a different therapist if I believe that is the right thing to do. I offer Therapy In Person and Online. New clients start online for initial sessions (this works best, from experience) If you are new to therapy I suggest an initial 6 session commitment. A lot of work is possible within six weeks to three months, and for some issues that may be enough. I expect some improvements after six weeks. Some deep work can take longer. If you’ve been one way all your life or subjected to severe Trauma, shifting/changing/ recovering your ‘true’ self may take time. I’m ethically bound to work in your best interests, only on what you identify you want to work on, and to end therapy when that work is done. I am experienced in working with a variety of clients including those whose stories or difficulties are ‘severe’ I work mainly from my private therapy room here in my home in rural tranquil Bodiam on the East Sussex /Kent border. Easy reach of Hastings, Battle, Rye, Uckfield, Wadhurst, Tenterden, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells. Situated in a quiet location with guaranteed easy on-street car parking. In summer months the Summer House may be used which looks onto a picturesque rural landscape. I am an Accredited Professional NCPS (their terminology) and also trained in Psychotherapy (TA) at Masters level for over 5 years. I am a Qualified Trauma Focused Therapist meeting New Haven Competencies (Manchester Psychotherapy Foundation) I am a Supervisor of Therapists Post Grad Cert Cross Modality (Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy)