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Availability all day Wednesday, evenings and weekends

Counselling can help you to deal with difficult feelings, improve your self-awareness and self-esteem, increase your understanding of how issues from the past have affected you and develop new ways of dealing with situations.

At Essence Therapy you can talk about any issues that are troubling you in a safe and confidential space.

I offer person-centred counselling which means I will empathise with you, be genuine in our relationship and will accept you as you are, without judgement.

Person-centred counselling is non-directive so you are free to talk about whatever you want to and will not be pushed into talking about anything you don't want to share.

I will not give you advice or tell you what to do but I will help you to explore issues in a supportive environment and offer information that may be helpful.

I work with individuals and couples and offer short term or long term therapy.

Experience

I have worked with a wide range of clients (from 12 to 79 years of age) and issues (such as anxiety, anger, bereavement/loss, childhood issues and abuse, depression, relationship problems, self-esteem, self-harm, trauma and work related problems) within NHS settings, for charitable organisations and in private practice.

Qualifications/Training

• Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (2005)

• Higher Education Diploma in Counselling (2007)

• Working with Couples and Families

• Safeguarding Children and Young People

• Drug Awareness

• Personality Disorder (Knowledge and Understanding Framework)

• Self-harm/injury

In our first session, I will briefly discuss confidentiality and safeguarding but the majority of the session will be for you to let me know what you would like to explore and for us to see how we can work together.