Annie Robinson

Annie Robinson Centre for Whole Health 12 Victoria Place Bedminster Bristol BS3 3BP View map
tel: 01275 472744 Click here to Email me

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Some people come for focussed, short-term issue specific work; others come for more open ended, longer and developmental work. Providing you with attentive listening, acceptance, support and an authentic relationship, in a confidential and ‘safe’ space, you can explore your story and issues, gain a better understanding of your situation, experience yourself differently, and open up options for change.

I am a counsellor/therapist practising both independently and in organisational contexts. I am professionally trained and qualified, have considerable practice experience and I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), adhering to their ethical framework. My private practice is at the Centre for Whole Health in Bedminster, Bristol – this is a south Bristol location with easy access to the rail station & centre of the city, and has nearby free parking and bus routes. The Centre has full Reception facilities and provision for disabled users.

People come to see me from all walks of life, with a very wide range of issues that are often personally distressing. I work with individual adults from age 16+ (I do not provide counselling for children or couples).
Your concerns may be
• a crisis situation e.g. stress, bereavement, relationships, work
• facing a significant life transition such as parenting, redundancy, retirement, children leaving home, divorce
• wanting to find a new direction in life and/or becoming more comfortable with yourself
• addressing longer term problems e.g. anger, illness, anxiety, abuse, trauma, depression, drug/alcohol dependency (I work with those exploring ‘recovery’ rather than those seeking rehabilitation, for which there are a number of specialist agencies)

My therapeutic approach is Integrative, working within a Relational framework, which draws on ideas and techniques from across the therapeutic ‘schools’ including cognitive, humanistic and psychodynamic. At one level, working relationally is as a collaborative, ‘co-researcher’ with you, and also it is working within the perspective of the therapeutic relationship, exploring relationally operant nuances in our work together. For me therapy is relational, echoing the view that we are relational beings, formed through our experiences and life contexts. The meaning we have developed for our lives derives from these experiences, together with the survival and coping strategies we have developed for functioning. I believe that as we raise awareness of ‘edges’ - things that are known and yet not known, in and out of consciousness, we widen understanding and compassion for ourselves. Experiencing, exploring and examining these within the therapeutic relationship provides ‘news of difference’. My aim is to respect and build on your existing strategies, and co-develop latent and new internal resources, and ultimately greater ability to relax with yourself. Underpinning my work is a deep interest in embodiment & mind-body connections and I have an extended training in Embodied Relational Therapy (ERT).

As well as individual counselling, I provide supervision for professional therapists.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications:
MSc in Counselling (University of Bristol)
Diploma and Advanced Diploma in 'Embodied Relational Therapy' - Leeds, 2008
Supervision training (University of Bristol)
MBACP

Experience:
I have been working in private practice as a counsellor and supervisor for 7 years and prior to that worked with counselling agencies specialising in bereavement and student counselling.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Health issues
occupational health, EAP (Employment Assistance) and other organisationally sponsored counselling

Fees

£38 per session for private individuals; some concessions negotiable for people on low income; £25 flat rate for the initial session.
Organisational fees negotiable

Further Information

I work from the Centre for Whole Health, Bedminster, Bristol (south/central Bristol) where I have the benefit of working alongside a range of other holistic therapists.

I work as a partner for Lotus Counselling providing occupational health, EAP (Employment Assistance) and other organisationally sponsored counselling, group facilitation and/or in-house training.

I am a part-time, senior lecturer in counselling at the University of Wales, Newport (formerly a tutor at the University of Bristol).