Karola Weinand BA (Honours) (Psychosoc) , Dip Couns , MBACP

Karola Weinand BA (Honours) (Psychosoc) , Dip Couns , MBACP
Shrewsbury & Wem
Shropshire
SY4

tel: 07733482738
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Counsellor Profile

Life may be stressful and overwhelming at times and you can feel troubled, isolated and lonely. Counselling can help you to off load and work through issues that affect your life in a diverse or detrimental way.
As every client is an individual the issues and problems you may bring will be completely different from anyone else and therefore the counselling has to be right for you. I offer short term solution focused or long term counselling that offers in depth work that can help to make sense with issues in the present or from the past. Whatever your needs are - I will always strive to keep you safe in a supportive and confidential environment.

I am a qualified, experienced senior counsellor. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
My approach is integrative which means that I draw from different approaches of counselling I am qualified in or have training with. My work is underpinned by Person Centred counselling that promotes empathy and unconditional acceptance for the client and the Psychodynamic traditions that helps to explore issues and emotions that might be hidden in the client’s unconscious.
My philosophy is that every person is unique and an individual and has the right to be treated with respect and dignity. Counselling therefore will be individually tailored to a client’s needs.
I am committed to work in a confidential, ethical and therefore sensitive ,non-judgemental and non-discriminatory way that encompasses racial, cultural, religious and sexual issues and differences.

Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)

BA (Honours) Psychosocial Studies;
Counselling Skills Certificate;
Diploma in Counselling Level 4;
Bereavement Counselling Certificate;
Complicated Grieving Certificate;
Young People and Bereavement
Counselling Certificate;
Alcohol Counselling Certificate;
Motivational Interviewing;
Attempting Suicide - Dorothy Row;
Workshop - Affects of Alcohol in relation to Drugs;
Adlerian Summer School:
Adler's Theory & Philosophy;
Creative Counselling;
Art in Alcohol Counselling;
Self Development;
Solution Focused Brief Therapy Certificate
Introduction to Adult Mental Health Cert.

At present I am working as a counsellor for an agency for people with alcohol problems.
Within my private practice I am working with general issues and specific counselling areas as listed below.
Most of my private clients self refer from the general public.

I also take referral from the NHS.

I have also worked for:
Doctors Surgery as a GP Counsellor
Bereavement Counsellor for CRUSE
Women’s Aid
Bourne Trust; assisting ex-offenders and their families
Alcohol Counselling Agency

Areas of counselling I deal with

Personality Disorders

Relationship Issues

Sexuality

Stress

Termination/Abortion/Miscarriage

Trauma

Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I offer personal therapy and self-developmental session to Student Counsellors

You can contact me on 07733482738. If I am not able to answer your call you can safely leave a message to which I will respond quickly to any queries you may have.
Alternatively you can e-mail me on kwcounselling@aol.com

Fees

It is important to find the right counsellor and offer an initial session of 30 minutes for free to find out if I am the right counsellor for you. Thereafter my fee is £30.00 per 50-60 minutes session, payable at each session. I offer a concession fee of £25.00 per session for:
people in receipt of benefits
students counsellors
students
I charge £40 for couple counselling per 50-60 min session.

Extra Information

I work with my private clients at safe, secure and confidential counselling premises in Shrewsbury and also from my private residence which is located in the
pretty Town of Wem. My private residence is a 5 minutes walk from the town centre and a 2 minutes walk from the train station.
I ensure complete confidentiality as the counselling area has a private entrance with self contained facilities that are located on the ground floor.
I provide off street parking at my premises.
Wem is easily reachable by train and Bus.
The location of the counselling takes place in any of these premises and depends on the client needs.

Safety checks and Insurance:
Criminal Record Disclosure [ CRB ]
The following CRB checks allow me to work with vulnerable people
Enhanced CRB dated December 2006
Standard CRB dated January 2008

I do have full Professional Liability Insurance.

Documentation disclosure available on request.