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Working Hours

In-person, Phone or Zoom sessions  

Monday: 1 pm - 7 pm 

Wednesday: 8 am - 7 pm

Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday: 8 am - 9 am  

Tue/Sat/Sun:  not available

Walk & Talk sessions

I offer outdoor walk-and-talk sessions at Poole Park (a 3-4 km walk around the lake). 

Availability

I have availability at present.

Looking for support?

Hi, I provide counselling sessions in person, via telephone, or Zoom. I also offer outdoor walk & talk therapy if you might prefer to have therapy outdoors. I support adults and young people aged 16+.

Areas that I can provide support include:

• Anxiety (including health and social anxiety)
• OCD
• Depression
• Stress
• Anger
• Grief, loss and bereavement (training through charity Cruse Bereavement)
• Identity 
• Gender dysphoria
• Self-esteem
• Body image 
• Relationship problems (I do not offer couples counselling)
• Eating disorders such as binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, exercise compensation, and orthorexia (training through Oxford CREDO programme and SEED eating disorders charity)
• Sleep Issues
• Workplace issues
• Career coaching
  
• Debt or financial worries
• Health concerns
• Counselling for student counsellors (experienced at working with trainee counsellors undertaking Diploma, Degree or Master's courses)
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Menopause

If you're unsure where to start, please don't hesitate to reach out, and we can create a support plan tailored to your needs.

Format

Counselling can help you explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to create changes in your life and improve your overall well-being. This may include examining your beliefs, values and behaviours and developing coping strategies or challenging thought patterns to help you create change. Your sessions will provide a confidential and safe space to explore your feelings without judgment.  We can work in various ways, and if you're unsure, I can recommend a plan for you after an initial session.

Session Length

Each session is 50 minutes.  I also offer 1-hour 15-minute sessions if you may benefit from longer sessions at the start of support.

Number of Sessions

We can either agree on a fixed number of sessions to fit your budget or time, or we can agree on an open-ended approach, providing sessions for as long as you require, tailoring support to what is most helpful to you. I can offer sessions on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis to suit you.

Sessions are delivered in a way that suits you

In-person sessions held: 

The Consulting Centre

348 Poole Road

Branksome

Poole BH12 1AW

https://theconsultingcentre.co.uk   

(Please take a look at the website for photos of the setting.)

Free parking is available at Tesco Branksome. 

* Ground floor rooms available if you have mobility issues* 

Walk & Talk 

I offer 121 outdoor walk and talk sessions at Poole Park (around the lake). 

Introduction

I offer an optional 30-minute free introductory meeting by phone or Zoom to explore what you are looking to work through and for us to consider whether counselling might be a helpful support for you. 

We can also discuss how you might like to work and agree on session availability. You'll be under no obligation, and it's a chance for you to discuss what you might be looking for from therapy and to see if you feel comfortable with me and whether I can support you. If, for any reason, I'm unable to support you, I'll also help signpost you to other suitable services. 

Alternatively, we can set up the first 50-minute session if you are ready to proceed with counselling sessions.