Joanne Holland Adv. Dip. Couns. Cert Couples Couns MBACP
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Ditton Aylesford Kent ME20 |
West Malling Kent ME19 |
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07943-393342
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Profile
Is life feeling unmanageable, and your struggling to cope in your usual ways? ~ Could you benefit from a place to take some-time out, be yourself and explore your thoughts and feelings without fear of being judged?
There are times in all our lives when we feel unable to cope, as life challenges us all in its various ways. Sometimes the causes of our problems seem fairly clear, at other times our problems are difficult to understand and as much as we try we can find no answers. Talking to a Counsellor who is impartial and skilled, can help us to shed light on these unfathomed places, helping us to work through our personal difficulties in a safe, confidential and manageable way, finding new ways of coping.
My name is joanne and I am considered to be a sensitive and compassionate counsellor with a natural ability to put my clients at ease.
I work in the Primary Care Trusts (NHS) 'Counselling & Psychology' services, giving me the experience of working with a wide range of issues within G.P's practices. I have also worked for the 'Weald of Kent Hospice' with bereavement issues and also with adult men on a residential alcohol/drug rehabilitation programme at the 'Kenward Trust' in Yalding Kent.
I now have a small private practice where I am able to offer both brief and longer term counselling to my clients. My consulting room is situated in a private and pleasant setting where you can feel assured of both your privacy and safety.
I offer both Day & Evening appointments.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
I have a grounding in childhood development, Sociology and Psychology to foundation level ~ Some ten years after this and through the course of my own life experiences I embarked on a counselling career.
I have certificates in counselling skills and practice followed by an 'Advanced Diploma in Humanistic counselling' Adv. Dip. Couns.
My Diploma is accredited by the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and considered by the BACP to be a course of particulary high standards. I am also a member of the BACP and abide by their code for ethical practice.
My training is 'Humanistic Intergrative' and draws from 'Person Centred', 'Transactional Analysis', 'Gestalt' and 'Psychosynthesis'.
Further to this I have trained in the 'Cognitive Behaviour Therapy' model (CBT) used and approved by the NHS as a solution focused brief model of therapy.
I work intergratively drawing from these different psychotherapy models depending on what appears to best suit the client. Each client is unique and so one particular model can never be considered to be the 'right' model as different models suit different individuals.
I am particularly experienced in working with the dynamics of relationships ~ I work with individuals and couples.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career Counselling
- Child Related Issues
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
- Couples Counselling
- Depression
- Emotional Abuse
- Family Issues
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Pre-nuptial Counselling
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Relationship Issues
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Issues
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
These are only a few examples of why some people come along for counselling. You may not identify with any of these, and that is ok. Some people come along for counselling simple with an awareness of needing to explore feelings of discontentment.
Therapies Offered
- Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
- Humanistic Therapies - Person-Centred Counselling
- Other Therapies - Integrative
- Gestalt Therapy
- Transactional Analysis
- Psychosynthesis
Fees
My fees are £40 a session or £50 for Couples
Feel free to phone me if you would like to ask me any questions before making an appointment.
Further Information
If I am unable to take your call you may leave me a message on my confidential voice mail and I will return your call as soon as I can ~ Alternatively you may also contact me via email which I pick up on a daily basis.
ccsjo@live.co.uk
www.confidentialcounsellingservice.co.uk

