Barbara Hales Counselling Services

Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 		Barbara Hales
01539 728575
www.barbarahalescounselling.co.uk
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Imagine time set aside for you to focus on your concerns in a peaceful setting, supported by an experienced BACP accredited counsellor.

Barbara Hales has been counselling since 1985 in voluntary agencies and private practice in London, Devon and now Cumbria.  She has also been the Personal Development Tutor on an M.Sc. course for healthcare professionals.

"I regard counselling as a journey", says Barbara. "It may be short or longer term, with the counsellor as guide and companion to help you to find out more about yourself". "I can help you to explore current life-issues or concerns, or to discover repeating patterns and past relationships which may be continuing to affect you", Barbara adds. "I believe that a counselling relationship of trust and respect, in confidence, can enable you to gain a new perspective on your situation, so that if you wish you can make new choices in your life".

Barbara has wide experience in the attentive listening involved in traditional counselling. She has trained in psychodynamic and in person-centred approaches, and is influenced by the ideas of C.G.Jung. 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.

She adds that she has trained as a supervisor, and is able to offer supportive and creative consultation for counsellors, supervisors and other professionals.
"I am 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.

Your life may seem to lack meaning or direction, or you may be facing life-changing events such as pregnancy, a new job, moving house, changing relationships or retirement. Barbara Hales can help you to regard such changes as opportunities to re-assess, re-balance and re-vitalise your life.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

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

A search for a sense of meaning or direction in your life.
A wish to find out more about yourself.

Therapies Offered

Fees

Counselling Individuals £35 per session
Counselling Couples £45 per session
(A couple is any two people in a relationship)
Supervision £55 for 1.5 hours. 
Workshops and other services: please contact Barbara direct.

Further Information

Barbara says she is now settling into her new area in the South Lakes centred on Kendal.
She works in a peaceful upstairs room within a few minutes walk of Kendal bus and rail stations.  Parking is available on the driveway outside.
Barbara has worked with men and women clients from diverse backgrounds and a wide age-range. 
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)

Registered / Accredited Counsellor or Psychotherapist
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