I provide psychological therapy and specialise in supporting people facing emotional challenges. These might relate to specific life circumstances you are facing, a diagnosis you have received, or a persistent issue you find difficult to understand or shift. Perhaps you are experiencing difficulties in your relationships with others, or how you relate to yourself. Maybe you find it hard to deal with work stress, constant worrying or fear and panic. You may be struggling to sleep or look after yourself, and see your sense of wellbeing and purpose impacted. You want to get to a place of greater clarity and resilience.

I will listen to you without judgment and try to understand your experience from your perspective. I will share my observations and insights with you, and if appropriate, teach you skills to help you cope better. At all times I will work with you to find what is most effective for you, acknowledging that this will be different for everyone.

Having worked with people of all ages and backgrounds, with different experiences and concerns, I have seen time and time again the potential for people to feel better even when they believed, or were told, that they would not.

Training, qualifications & experience

As a chartered counselling psychologist, I specialise in supporting people of all ages toward better mental health. I did my doctoral training at City, University of London, and also hold degrees from the Universities of Oxford and Bristol. I am BPS accredited and HCPC registered (PYL37674) and abide by their ethical guidelines.

I currently teach psychology at doctoral level  and have trained corporations, institutions and government bodies on applying psychological theory within their workplaces. This requires me to continuously engage with latest psychology research which in turn informs my clinical practice.

I have expertise working with both symptom reduction as well as helping clients to understand why they might be feeling as they are. I recognise the importance for clients to be able to function day to day and can support them to make changes towards this goal. Many of my clients have lived with difficulties for years and find it helpful to have a safe, confidential space in which to talk with a professional, often for the first time.

Gaining greater understanding of why we feel and act how we do can give more choice as to how we wish to live our lives. To this end, my practice is informed by a wide range of approaches which I draw on flexibly to meet each client’s need and preference. I consult regularly with an expert clinical supervisor and seek specialist training to ensure I am offering best practice.

Please contact me for more information at dr.cflothmann@gmail.com

Need to talk?

People come to counselling for all sorts of reasons. I offer a safe and non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, emotions and the challenges you are going through.

Using an integrative approach, I provide relational counselling tailored to your needs. I believe that connection is an important part of what makes counselling work; together, we can build a therapeutic relationship where you can feel safe, supported and understood.

Working collaboratively, I will help you to find acceptance, to grow and to develop more self-compassion. I will help you to work through past and present difficulties, gaining new awareness and perspective.

I have experience working with anxiety, anger, self-esteem, relationships, abuse, trauma, guilt and shame. Specialising in work with LGBTQ+ clients, I have experience in a wide range of issues around gender and sexual relationship diversity, including:

• coming out;
• internalised homophobia;
• being a gay parent;
• experience of discrimination and microaggressions;
• gender identity and expression;
• intersections of spirituality and sexuality;
• and being ‘othered’.

Whilst these issues may or may not be the focus of our work together, I aim to provide a space where clients can consider how these aspects of identity affect their lives, their self-concept and their expectations of the world around them.

Finding the right counsellor can be daunting – but if you’re finding life hard and struggling with your feelings, then talking to me could help.

Qualifications

Masters in Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of the West of England
Level 4 Counselling Certificate, University of the West of England

Professional registration

I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and abide by their ethical framework for good practice.

Sessions

I offer sessions online and face-to-face. Sessions cost £50 and last for 50-55 minutes.

I offer face-to-face sessions on Wednesday evenings and Friday afternoons. I offer online sessions on Mondays. Please get in touch for availability.

Initial meetings

Taking the first step into counselling can feel difficult; understandably, people sometimes feel nervous about the first session. You’re meeting a new person, in a new context, with the prospect of sharing personal, vulnerable things which you may not have told anyone before. Nerves are perfectly normal and we can work with that feeling. I am experienced in putting people at ease.

I offer clients a free initial meeting. This gives us an opportunity to decide whether we could work together. By coming to your initial meeting, you’re not signing up for anything and you’re not tied in to a certain number of sessions.

In the initial meeting, I won’t ask you to go too deep or share anything too vulnerable. It will be a chance for me to gather some information from you, after which we can explore what’s brought you to counselling. We will discuss what you would like to get from counselling, and start to think about how we might move forward. If you choose to have counselling with me, I will continue to review our work together as we go, so it doesn’t all have to be decided in our first session.

Get in touch to arrange a free initial meeting.

Contact:

Email: talktomarc@proton.me

Website: www.talktomarc.co.uk

 

I am a Psychologist (MSc.), Counsellor (PgDipCouns), Cognitive-Behavioural Psychotherapist (PgDipCBT), and an EMDR practitioner (Level 3 training).

I have been working as a psychologist/psychotherapist in private practice in Bristol since June 2009.

As a bilingual therapist I work with both Polish and English speaking clients. Apart from private practice I also work as a psychotherapist in the NHS and a supervisor for the University of Exeter.

I have been working therapeutically using an Integrative approach but mainly Cognitive – Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which  is a recommended treatment for Depression and Anxiety Disorders : Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder etc. as well as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), which is very effective for Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and difficult memories.

Other areas of psychological help include:

• Anger Issues,
• Assertiveness,
• Bereavement,
• Eating Disorders,
• Physical Health Problems,
• Relationships,
• Self Esteem,
• Sleep Problems,

I’m accredited by the BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies)  and currently working towards accreditation from EMDR Association UK and Ireland.

Contact:

Tel: 079 6262 0011
E-mail: renata.konigsman@gmail.com
Website: www.renata-psychotherapy.com

Saturday appointments available

I offer my service as a BABCP Accredited CBT Therapist and BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Counsellor.  I also practice as an EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) practitioner and Couple Counsellor.

In addition to my private practice, I work for the NHS, treating people with psychological difficulties such as depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), social anxiety and specific phobias.

I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) and BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies).

I am also a member of the EMDR Association UK & Ireland and an associate member of the British Emotionally Focused Therapy Community (BEFT).

Below is a summary of the approaches which underpin my practice, you may find these present in our therapy sessions together.

CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)

My CBT practice is based on psychological therapies that have proven to be effective in treating anxiety and depressive disorders.  This means that during therapy we will explore how your thinking patterns, affect how you feel emotionally and behave, whilst working towards alternative ways to enable you to enhance your mood.  The overall aim is to facilitate you in becoming your own therapist.  This is achieved in a warm and empathic manner where I provide a safe non-judgmental atmosphere.  I believe in the importance of the therapeutic relationship, taking the time to find the most helpful and effective way of working with you.

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

I have clinical experience of using EMDR with complex problems.  EMDR is a psychotherapy that enables people to heal from the symptoms and emotional distress that are the result of traumatic life experiences.  EMDR works directly on the brain where traumatic experiences are frozen and often inaccessible to the conscious mind. The ultimate aim of the treatment is to work through the suppressed distressful emotions linked with the traumatic experience and to dismantle and reconstruct the negative self-beliefs developed as a result of the traumatic experience.  In the case of a single trauma sustained in adulthood, there will be 1 or 2 assessment sessions, followed by 1 or 2 sessions discussing and preparing for EMDR treatment, followed by at least 2 or 3 treatment sessions.  The number of actual treatment sessions depends on the nature and number of distressing memories or complexity of the problem.

Couples Counselling

My work with couples focus on communication difficulties and intimacy issues within the relationship.  I provide a safe space where you can focus on your relationship and work together to find a way forward for yourselves.  With professional support, you can learn to communicate more clearly with each other, explore patterns in your relationship, shift blockages and try out new ways of being together.

My approach to couple counselling is focused on adult attachment and emotionally focused couple’s therapy (EFT).  EFT is a change process that facilitates movement from distress to recovery by transforming negative cycles of interaction into safe emotional connection between intimate partners.  Based on the science of emotions and attachment theory as well as humanistic and systemic theories, EFT has a high success rate in achieving secure, resilient relationships in couples and in helping people to flexibly manage their emotional experience

Qualifications:

Training, Qualifications & Experience

During my training I undertook varied specialist placements working with childhood trauma, counselling services within university, statutory, voluntary and community based projects.  I have regular supervision in accordance with the requirements of BACP, BABCP, EMDR Association UK & Ireland, Marriage Care and undertake ongoing

Continuing Professional Development.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Richman EMDR training. (Parts 1-3: fully approved by EMDR International Association (EMDRIA) and EMDR-Europe Association (EMDR-E): University of Exeter

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychological Therapies Practice (High Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Therapy): BABCP accredited: University of Exeter

Postgraduate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (BACP accredited): University of South Wales

Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling ( BACP accredited):University of South Wales

BA (Hons) Community Justice/Diploma in Probation Studies: University of South Wales

BSc (Hons) Business Information Technology: University of South Wales

Postgraduate Certificate in Relationship Counselling (endorsed by BACP): Marriage care

Memberships and Insurance

BACP – 717193

BABCP – 130025

EMDR Ireland & UK – C0349

Holistic Insurance Services

Fees:

The fee for ongoing appointments is £60 per session for individuals and £65 per session for couples/EMDR.  I work both short term and long term with clients.  Sessions are payable at the end of each session by cash or prior to sessions via bank transfer.

I offer a limited number of low cost sessions for those who are in receipt of benefits or earn under £16,000 annually.

Sessions take place on the same day and at the same time each week.  Sessions for individuals last for 50 minutes and for couples for 60 minutes.  Longer sessions can be arranged.

Cancellation Policy: Wherever possible I will try and accommodate requests to reschedule appointments.  However, the full fee will be charged for appointments that are cancelled less than 7 days before the appointment.

Contact Information:

Mobile:  07964 381 486

Email: info@cbttherapy.org

Website: www.cbttherapy.org

Since 2006 I have been studying, training, and practising in counselling psychology, through a bachelor’s degree in psychology, master’s degree in health psychology and Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.

During these years I also trained and practised in different settings from Charities to the NHS’s primary and secondary care mental health services, using different theoretical frameworks and techniques including relational psychodynamic, humanistic and CBT.

Using an integrative approach, I draw my intervention from relational psychodynamic, humanistic and CBT models, according to the clients’ presenting issues and goals. You might seek help for a variety of reasons, such as anxiety, low mood, bereavement, eating and body weight problems, relational issues, feeling stuck or overwhelmed by life change situations (the list is not exhaustive).

Sometimes it could be difficult to identify a specific reason for seeking support. It might be a struggle to find a sense of meaning or a way through emotional pain.

I can offer my skills and experience in a safe a confidential non-judgemental space where you can feel free to express your thoughts, and feelings.

We all experience difficulties in our life that can have a negative impact on our quality of life and our wellbeing. Recognising and talking about difficult experiences is an important step towards changes and/or recovery.

Throughout the therapeutic collaborative relationship, we can work together to explore and understand personal difficulties in relation to your unique individual experience, to alleviate distress and enable you to find the way to overcome your issues.

Therapy:

Integrative
Age: Adult (18+)

Other languages: Italian

Professional registrations:

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered, as required by law to practice as a counselling psychologist.

British Psychological Society (BPS) chartered membership.

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) registered

I conform to the Code and Ethics of the same professional bodies.

Fee and Payments:

£90 (concessions offered for students or low incomes patients).

Or pay through medical insurance. I am recognised by insurances: Allianz, AXA PPP, Aviva and Vitality

Supervision:

I am a BPS RAPPS registered supervisor.

Contact:

Tel. 07539709283

https://drprincipi.co.uk/

Email drprincipi@icloud.com

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About me and my therapy practice

I have returned to face-to-face working; but also do work online sessions when that is more feasible.

I offer humanistic, psychodynamic based integrative therapy; informed by Gestalt practice and the relational approach, and embracing aspects of cognitive therapy working both in the short term, identifying specific problems or the longer term, which offers the chance, with support to make real changes.

What does this mean practically? Principally, it means creating a safe setting where someone can begin to explore their own experiences and begin to work out what they feel and what they trust. Daily life is often a compromise that doesn’t give the space to explore our deepest feelings and therefore change for the better is more often than not, painfully, on hold.

Areas include depression, anxiety, illness, illness recovery, low self-esteem, relationship patterns, parental issues, addictions, bereavement and questions of meaning & purpose.

Practice description

Therapeutic Counselling

Sometimes we need help in our journeys to find out who we really are; we need a different perspective from friends and family, someone who is impartial, someone who can let us breath, who won’t react to what we say, won’t talk over us, and offer what ‘they think’ responses. Someone who can offer us a ‘confidential space’ that we can use with confidence; in busy daily lives this often feels lacking.

Counselling and therapy can offer this space to re-evaluate what is happening, what one wants, who one is and is a chance to talk about things that perhaps no else has properly listened to. Talking to someone in this way can make a real difference when we may have become stuck, directionless, depressed or caught in negative relationships or situations that seem beyond our control. It can help us understand where we are and what we really feel, but more importantly can help us work out where we need to go. Someone impartial can offer this exploration, change and permission.

I completed training at the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, a course accredited by both BACP & UKCP qualifying in humanistic and integrative counselling (DipHIC, distinction, BCPC). This follows a life-long interest in people, their motivations and their relationships. I have a first class degree in psychology (Bath 2001), an MLiTT in creative writing (Glasgow, 2011) and two decades of experience in mental health, both the charity sector e.g. Mind, & Changes, Bristol but also in the NHS, working on acute mental health wards, and for the last four years counselling in addictions in Bristol. On top of counselling I facilitate groups, and also run creative writing workshops.

My first session

The First Step

The first session would be introductory (either online, face to face, or by phone); of 50 mins where you will be able to share what has been going on for you and maybe offer some goals you wish to achieve from the therapy. I will happily discuss the therapeutic process and try to answer any questions. This is a stand-alone meeting, where you can pause, reflect, and make the decision if you wish to start in therapy. If you decide you would wish to proceed then we would set up an on-going weekly appointment.

What I can help with

Abuse, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Men’s issues, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Jungian, Person-centred, Phenomenological, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transpersonal

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Organisations

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling, Time-limited

Fees: £50

Contact:

Psychology BSc (Hons); MSc Health Psychology; Post Graduate Diploma Psychological Therapies (CBT); EMDR (parts I, II & III).

Background

Katie has worked in the NHS for over 15 years in adult mental health, including in secondary care and for an IAPT (improving access to psychological therapies) service.  She currently provides psychotherapy and other psychological services e.g. consultancy & training, in a specialist mesh complications service and an acute hospital staff psychology service.

As an EMDR Consultant and accredited BABCP therapist, Katie supervises other psychologists/psychotherapists.  Katie has experience in mental health research and has been involved in trials as a researcher, a co-applicant or as a principal investigator. She has also co-ordinated the  ‘Improvement & Innovation in Psychological Therapies in Primary Care’ Health Integration Team, funded by Bristol Health Partners.

Katie is accredited with the British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and is an EMDR Europe Accredited Clinical Supervisor/Consultant.

Therapeutic Approach

Katie draws on a range of evidence-based approaches tailored to meet the needs of the individuals she works with. She offers Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) ,  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Mindfulness, and Compassion Focussed Therapy. Katie values a collaborative approach, facilitating increased self-awareness, as well as enabling clients to build on their own resources to enhance a positive sense of self.

Areas of Specialist Experience

Katie offers assessment and interventions for a wide range of difficulties including depression and anxiety disorders. She has significant experience and expertise working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.  As well as trauma, Katie also has a particular interest and experience in the area of clinical health psychology, including self-management and adjustment of surgery complications, long-term health conditions, especially chronic pain, fatigue and medically unexplained symptoms.

Katie offers private supervision including for therapists wanting to become EMDR / CBT accredited.

Contact

katie3gan@gmail.com

Katieegan.uk

At some point in life we all need some extra support. A non-judgemental space to feel seen and heard in our experience. Someone to walk alongside us on our journey who is separate from our everyday lives, offering professional guidance & reflection.

As a therapist, I aim to offer this in a way that feels congruent and helpful for you. I offer a space for you to process and understand your experience safely. When the world around us can often feel confusing and turbulent, the combination of psychotherapy and creativity can offer containment, insight and the potential for positive change.

Sometimes words are not enough. Drama Psychotherapy offers a chance to explore and express what words cannot, using all modes of creativity, and psychodynamic processes.

Internal Family Systems explores our inner world, and compassionately welcomes all parts of our experience.

It is a form of psychotherapy that supports exploration of our internal worlds, and focuses on a client’s internal “parts” and “Self.” The IFS model considers that we are all naturally made up of many ‘parts’ or sub-personalities, which have developed for us over time to serve us in different ways. These sub-personalities take on different roles, such as an inner critic or inner child, and consist of wounded parts and painful feelings. It is a deeply compassionate model of therapy, with the philosophy that there are no bad parts: All parts are welcome. In IFS my aim is to help clients access and strengthen their sense of Self, so that they can heal wounded parts and bring their emotional systems into balance and harmony.

I am also trained in MANTRA, a NICE guideline treatment for Anorexia Nervosa in adults.

I have extensive experience working with eating disorders, trauma, mental illness & life challenges.

It can feel daunting making initial contact with a potential therapist. But it is a vital first step to receiving help. I am warm & empathic, so please do not hesitate to get in touch when you feel ready. I also offer a free consultation session, for us to meet and for you to consider if I am the right therapist for you.

Contact:

Email: sadowskirose@hotmail.com

Mobile: 07968958928

 

About Me

I’m a Relate-trained adult relationship counsellor with many years experience of working therapeutically with both individuals and couples.

Throughout my career I have been passionate about working to improve outcomes for individuals, families and children. I have held a variety of roles across the NHS, the voluntary sector, local authorities and schools focussing particularly on relationships, mental health and wellbeing.

My interest in counselling began when studying psychology as an undergraduate and led me to train with the Bristol-based charity Womankind, working on their helpline, and then later, from 2008, with Relate as a specialist adult relationship counsellor.

I have lived in Bristol for over 30 years and now work solely in private practice here, offering appointments during daytime office hours from Monday to Thursday each week. I am an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and adhere to their code of ethics.

About Relationship Counselling

There are many and varied reasons which lead people to seek relationship counselling and I have worked with individuals and couples on a broad range of issues including; communication, bereavement, fertility, trust, intimacy, family issues – including parenting, step-families and extended families – infidelity, work and financial worries along with separation and divorce.

Are you struggling to discuss important issues with your partner without arguing, or do you disagree on how to parent your children? Are you finding it difficult to be intimate together or is work stress impacting upon your family life? Have you recently separated from your partner and would like to explore what went wrong or do you have difficulty in developing and sustaining intimate relationships?

I aim to provide a safe, supportive, non-judgemental and confidential environment in which we can work collaboratively on the issues that are important to you, focussing on meeting your unique, individual needs. I work face to face and online and I welcome clients from a broad and diverse range of backgrounds, including from the LGBTQ+ community. 

Next Steps, Booking and Fees

Taking the first step in seeking support can feel daunting and I will do everything I can to help you to feel at ease.

I can offer a brief, free telephone conversation to help answer any questions you may have before deciding whether to book in for an initial consultation. Alternatively, you would be welcome to get in touch to arrange your initial consultation.

Ongoing counselling appointments are usually scheduled weekly. The duration of counselling varies, however six to eight sessions can be a helpful minimum. In shorter term counselling we may focus on the more immediate issues you are experiencing in your day-to-day life, whereas longer term work may allow for a deeper perspective on how your past experiences may be affecting your current difficulties.

All appointments are 50 minutes in length and charged at £65 for individual counselling and £85 for couple counselling.

Website and Contact Details

 

 

Life rarely follows the straightforward path we had hoped it would, and we can find ourselves in places we don’t recognise or discover that the path ahead delivers unexpected changes or challenges. These changes can often result in mixed feelings, some welcome and some hard to accept. Counselling can offer a space to come to terms with these changes and cope with the transitional stage we find ourselves in.

I am able to work through your existential or spiritual concerns, help you to understand previous events and difficulties from your life, or work towards a future goal. In order to do this, I draw from a variety of approaches and creative techniques to work as an integrative counsellor and this helps me to best meet the specific needs of the person I am working with. However, I believe that the therapeutic journey is a collaborative one. Therefore, in order to honour the uniqueness and autonomy of the client, I would aim to approach any difficulties and obstacles in a mutual, collaborative and interpersonal way. Using this approach allows me to respond to the person I am sitting with rather than applying a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to suit everyone. Nonetheless, although I believe that creating a relationship this way between counsellor and client is central to creating a safe, trusting and supportive space for personal exploration, please rest assured that you will always be placed at the centre of the work.

The therapeutic work can be open-ended or run through a fixed number of sessions, depending on your preference. Initially, the first session will be about exploring what has brought you to counselling and your current situation. Following this, sessions act as a way for me to get to know you and your story more deeply, creating the base from which the therapeutic journey progresses. Should this strike a chord with you, I would be happy to meet with you to review your individual needs about what you would like to gain from coming to therapy.

Fees

Sessions last for 50 minutes and cost £60.

Contact:

markchildscounselling@gmail.com

07927276315

I can also be found on Instagram under: markchildscounselling