Barbara Hales

Barbara Hales
Totnes
Devon
TQ9

tel: 01803 865282
web: www.barbarahalescounselling.co.uk
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Counsellor Profile

Barbara Hales has been counselling since 1985 in voluntary agencies and private practice in London and Devon. She has also been the Personal Development Tutor on an M.Sc. course for healthcare professionals.
Barbara regards therapy as a journey, which may be short or longer term, with the therapist as guide and companion to help people know themselves better.
She can help you explore current life-issues or concerns, repeating patterns and past relationships which may be continuing to affect you.
She believes that a counselling relationship of trust and respect, in confidence, can enable you to gain a new perspective on your situation, to make choices, and hence changes, in your life.
Barbara has wide experience in the attentive listening involved in traditional counselling. Where appropriate, she can also offer other ways of working: using stories, dreams, drawings, or through a series of arrangements created in a sand-tray.
Barbara has trained as a supervisor for counsellors, and is able to offer creative consultation for them and other professionals. She is enthusiastic about providing a quiet space for individuals in isolated positions of responsibility, including medical professionals, clergy and headteachers, where they can explore issues with someone outside the situations , in complete confidence.
Barbara also runs small workshops as a 'taster' experience of creative therapy.
She offers opportunities for people going through life-changes, such as retirement, to re-assess, re-balance and re-vitalise their lives.

Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)

Barbara Hales:
Senior Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
UK Registered Independent Counsellor
Member of the National Council of Psychotherapists
Certificate in Counselling Supervision(Accredited by the University of Wales College, Newport)
Certificate in Lowenfeld Projective Psychotherapy, Dept. of Developmental Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
BA; Certificate in Education
Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
Course in Pastoral Care and Counselling, (Clinical Theology Association).

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Low self-esteem
Lack of meaning or direction
A wish to find out more about yourself

Fees

Counselling Individuals £33 per session
Counselling Couples £40 per session
(A couple is any two people in a relationship)
Supervision, Workshops and other services: please contact Barbara direct.

Extra Information

Barbara has worked with men and women clients from diverse backgrounds and a wide age-range.
She works in a peaceful room within a few minutes walk of Totnes rail station and buses. Parking is available outside.
She offers day or evening appointments, with flexibility for those whose work patterns require it.
Please contact Barbara for further information or to discuss your particular situation and requirements.
Barbara is bound by the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice, and is subject to their Professional Conduct Procedure.

Member Organisation(s)

BACP, UKRC	- Last checked by Counselling Directory on: 30th June 2008