Counselling | Insights Counselling & Training

Counselling

What is counselling? How does it work?

I am often asked these great questions. Sessions with me are not a one size fits all approach, they are tailored to your individual needs where we can look at the potential root cause of issues for lasting, meaningful, positive change, not just the symptoms. Solid foundations for mental stability along with nervous system regulation and flexibility are essential for everyone but are often not yet in place for various reasons, this is also at the core of sessions with me.

Counselling provides you with a supportive, confidential and safe environment where you will be valued, respected and listened to. Family and friends can offer support but for many reasons it's often useful to take it away from those around you and fully open up and say what you really feel with someone who is not connected to your personal and professional life.

An effective form of therapy, it can help you make positive changes to your life and deal effectively with issues that may feel overwhelming or are causing you emotional pain, unhappiness or stress, helping you to gain more insight into understanding yourself and your problems whilst finding solutions that are right for you.

Who am I and how can I support you?

I am a Person-Centred counsellor and clinical supervisor working with an integrative approach (using techniques from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Transactional Analysis, Attachment Theory and Solution Focused Brief Therapy) to offer support in the best way for you. I have the extensive working knowledge and experience you need me to have in counselling a wide range of issues including:

Low self-esteem, self-image and confidence
Grief and loss
Low mood and lack of motivation
Depression
Anxiety and panic attacks
Stress
Self-harm
Suicidal thoughts (and those affected by suicide)
Trauma
Abuse

I am fully qualified, insured, a registered member of the governing body BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) and am on the accredited register of the Professional Standards Agency. I have a clear, current advanced DBS check. I am registered with the ICO (Information Commissioners Office). Confidential details and notes are kept in full compliance with GDPR regulations, click here for full details of my Privacy Policy.

My academic counselling qualifications and further training include:

Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling (Level 5)
Certificate in Counselling & Psychotherapy Supervision
Certificate in Advanced Counselling Skills
Solution Focused Brief Therapy (BACP endorsed)
Mental health consequences of childhood sexual abuse
Mental Health & the body - Treating Trauma
Suicide Bereavement
Equine Assisted Therapy
The Rewind Technique – for treatment of Trauma and PTS /PTSD/CPTSD (approved by the British Psychological Society)
Working with Depression

I offer a free 20 minute consultation (on the phone or in person) when we can discuss your current needs and expectations from counselling. It is also an ideal opportunity to answer any queries you may have. Full sessions are usually once a week to offer consistency and a steady pace for therapeutic progress, however this can vary depending on individual situations. We can discuss and jointly agree this at any stage, your interests will always be at the centre of every decision. Sessions are both short-term (usually up to 12 sessions) and long-term.

Equine Assisted Therapy

The most beautiful, calming and relaxing experiences you can have is to share space with a horse. Looking into their eyes and connecting with these amazingly emotional, intelligent and intuitive sentient beings is truly a privilege. They are so attuned to our body language, emotions and behaviour, creating a deeper level of understanding for us about ourselves as they reflect back with immediacy and honesty. As with all animals, they don't have an agenda and accept us as we are which can be incredibly powerful and reassuring. Therapy sessions with horses, in glorious nature, is the best way to help regulate our nervous system, reduce stress hormones and rebalance. This is what the brain knows. It will thank you for it!

Clinical Supervision

As with counselling, the relationship with your supervisor is the most important thing. Yes, the training and experience have to be there but if there is no connection or trust, find someone who suits you better.

I am an experienced clinical supervisor proudly working with qualified counsellors as well as those in other disciplines including Social Services, Emergency Services, Health, Education, Statutory Agencies, Support Workers and Senior Leadership Teams. I also provide invaluable case supervision for Designated Safeguarding Leads due to my prior extensive working knowledge and experience in frontline safeguarding roles within statutory agencies.

I work with theories of integrative and person-centred supervision as well as other models such as Shohet and Hawkins' 7 eyed Model. This supports the supervisee by looking at their own systems, self-care and ways of working, helping them to maintain ethical and safe practice while ultimately ensuring the needs of the client are met.

I appreciate how important my own supervision has been to me, both personally and professionally, throughout my counselling career and now enjoy having the opportunity to support others in the same way.

Fees

Payable by cash or bank transfer are:

£55 for an individual private counselling session of 50 minutes.

To make counselling as accessible as possible there are a limited number of appointments available with concessions for those on low income or unemployed.

£90 per 1.5 hours for individual private clinical supervision.

£70 per hour for EAP/employer funded counselling & supervision.

Letters & Reports for employers/businesses: £70

Cancellation fees: Full fee for same day cancellations.

Appointments for counselling and clinical supervision sessions are currently available via phone, online and outdoor/walk & talk sessions (Little Eaton, Derbyshire) Mondays to Thursday 11am-6pm.