Alex Pledger (MBACP Accredited)
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Time To Change C/o Central England Holistic Therapies 240 Alcester Road South Kings Heath Birmingham West Midlands B14 6DR View map |
C/o Guildhall Back Care Centre 4th Floor Guildhall Buildings Navigation Street Birmingham West Midlands B2 4BT View map |
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07779 004292
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Profile
It is not easy choosing the right therapist for you. Someone who can help you address the current problems that are affecting your day to day life, or to work through some of the painful experiences of your past and become someone you can depend on to treat you with respect, compassion and professionalism.
I offer an integrative approach to therapy which allows me to move with you through your concerns about the past, present and future. Some people like to focus on a specific ‘problem’ area in their lives like anger management, reducing anxiety or coping with stress at work. Other people want to look at longer themes in their life like a recurring inability to sustain healthy relationships, or a destructive relationship with themselves.
I work with people on a short-term (6-12 session) basis working with cognitive behavioural techniques to improve habits and coping strategies around a particular area. I also work with people in a person centred psychodynamic way building a relationship over many months or years to help us understand who you really are and what you need from life. Our first assessment session will help us decide what kind of therapy will suit you best at this time.
Whatever type of therapy you choose I believe the relationship between therapist and client is the key to change. Being listened to, without being judged or given advice, and finding yourself able to talk about things you may never have shared before, is a unique opportunity to relate to another person, and to yourself in a deep and genuine way.
I retrained from working in the commercial sector in 2000 and have since worked in mental health rehabilitation, the NHS, private health care, with various employee assistance workplace schemes and have been running my own private practice since 2005.
All sessions are face-to-face for adults and children age 13+. I work from two centres - Monday to Wednesday at Central England Holistic Therapy rooms in South Birmingham and Thursdays at Guildhall Back Centre behind New Street station in the city centre. They are both welcoming, calm and safe places for us to meet and talk in confidence.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Diploma in Integrative Counselling (2005), Diploma in Life Coaching (2005), Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (2011), Foundation Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2010), Certificate in Brief Solution Focused Therapy (2006), BA Hons (1995)
I began formal training as a counsellor in 2001, opened my private practice Time To Change in 2005 and became an accredited member of BACP in 2008. I am government registered with UKRCP.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Alcohol Dependence
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Emotional Abuse
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Relationship Issues
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am also a qualified and practising life coach.
Therapies Offered
- Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic - Psychodynamic Therapy
- Humanistic Therapies - Person-Centred Counselling
- Other Therapies - Integrative
Fees
£45 for 50 minute session
Further Information
You can read more testimonials on my website: www.time-to-change.me.uk:
"I have and would again recommend Time to Change to anyone in need of support. Sessions with Alex Pledger have helped me to work through some personal issues in a safe place. Thanks to this I am gaining confidence and feeling emotionally stronger and more able to cope with the pressure and stresses of life."
"I came to Alex looking for help with a history of long term depression and substance mis-use. The integrative approach Alex uses really appealed to me as I had found previous counselling, such as CBT, of limited use. Working with Alex has allowed me to explore the root cause of my behaviours in a safe space and allowed me to make gradual but significant changes which I can truly say have transformed my life."
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