Counselling in Totnes
Specialized Counselling Services in Totnes, England
Counselling in Totnes
Holistic, Integrative Counselling – Online or In-Person in Totnes
Sometimes we get to a point in our live where we have to concede that we can do all and solve it all ourselves. Life can become challenging and through curve balls we may find ourselves feeling stuck or having a complex decisions or choices.
The choice to seek therapeutic support can be a powerful step forward. The therapeutic space is a non judgemental, safe and objective space to work out internal dilemmas, unpick old and unhealthy pattens that are now causing us harm or to acknowledge and work with old traumas.
All of us at some point have these moments in time, and giving ourselves the space and time to Unpick, understand and navigate a way through in a healthy way is often the best thing we can do for ourselves and those around us.
Ultimately therapy is a journey of self discovery, self awareness and empowerment.
This doesn’t mean it won’t be messy or painful at times, but no journey of any value is easy and the work you put in will reap rewards down the line. Witnessing and experiencing your own transformation and be a powerful path to healing.
Therapists have been though their own journeys of darkness and self-discovery and so their role in this work is not to come up with solutions, but to sit along side you as you find your own way through and learn to navigate, regulate and trust yourself in your process. There is a common misconception that talking therapy is talking only. This is an old paradigm and with the work of great somatic therapists like Peter Levine and Gabore Mate the body mind connection is widely acknowledged and worked with as a whole.
Qualifications:
Body oriented therapeutic techniques are widely used in my therapy room in Totnes as part of the process.
Personally in my counselling practice in Totnes, I’m drawing on many therapeutic techniques I have learned and embodied myself through years of practice and study which I know are very affective in supporting the therapeutic process. This often means that not only will our sessions have the potential for deep healing and enquiry, but you will also gain a toolbox of techniques for self regulation, support and wellbeing that can support you in your life going forward.
My intention is to get you to a place within yourself where you feel strong, whole and integrated and no longer need our sessions for support. This doesn’t mean you cannot come back. Mental/emotional health and well-being are like any health line – not linea. Life happens and sometimes we need more support or help to unpick something more that has come up.
This is totally okay and perfectly normal. My sessions offer a safe, grounded, welcoming, non-judgmental and empathetic space for you to show up just as you are.
The most important aspect of this work is the client/therapist relationship
It is important that you find a therapist that resonates for you, Like any human relationship some will resonate and some will not. What is important is that it feels right for you. I offer an ‘integrative’ approach to therapy.
This means that I will draw from different therapeutic techniques to support the work we do together. We will work at a pace that feels comfortable for you. The goal is to support you in finding your own answers, solutions and methods through a collaborative, dynamic and meaningful therapeutic journey.
I work with a range of life challenges including, anxiety, depression, complex trauma, PTSD, grief, relationships issues, domestic abuse, stuckness, trauma, loneliness, low self esteem, stress, social anxiety and more. If there is something specific we can chat about that in our initial consultation.
I work in accordance with the NCS Ethical Principles & Code of Professional Conduct. My work is conducted under supervision by an experienced, accredited supervisor.
Practical questions and things to consider…
Clients can choose to work In-person, online, or in the summer months i offer walking sessions in nature.
An initial 20 minute free consultation will precede our first official session so you can get a sense of whether we would be a good fit to work together.
Sessions last 50 minutes.
Cost is £60 (sliding scale is available)
We can work either online, in-person or we can have sessions out in nature in the summer months.
In-person work will be done in a very comfortable private therapy room just outside Totnes, with ample parking.
If you would like to book an initial 20min FREE consultation please contact me