Lynn Somerfield

Lidlington Bedford MK43
01525 840871 / 07762 738238 http://www.lynnsomerfield.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

I'm very interested in people and their stories and those who know me best say I am a direct but compassionate with it, they like my humour and honesty.  That's what they say to my face! 

I try to be as authentic as possible and if I have a favourite method of working, it's Gestalt therapy or Process-Oriented Psychotherapy.  So if you're looking for a 'blank screen' type of therapist, that isn't me.

I'm interested in the relationship that develops between my clients and me and see the relationship as the foundation upon which we can begin the work of transformation. 

I am an experienced Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Workshop Facilitator.  I work integratively, using - amongst other models - Gestalt techniques, bodywork, art, sound, movement, transactional analysis, CBT and creative imagination.

I run regular workshops on Integrating CBT, Integrating Gestalt, Integrating TA, Women and Weight - What's the Real Hunger?, Addictions - Friend or Foe? (How our addictions can be our guide), the Tao of Therapy (Creativity in the Consulting Room) and others as the passion awakens in me!

I work in Bedfordshire and London from Monday to Friday. 

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MA Counselling & Psychotherapy, 1999
Dip Transpersonal Counselling & Psychotherapy, 1998
Dip Adv Psychotherapy, 2003
Dip Supervision, 2000
Cert Stress Management, 1996

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gambling
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Personality Disorders
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

EMDR for trauma

Phobias

OCD (Obsessive Complusive Disorder)

Spiritual Crisis

Spiritual Guidance

Loss of Meaning

Couples Work

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Transactional Analysis
  - Transpersonal Psychology

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - EMDR
  - Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy

Fees

£45 in Bedfordshire
£65+ in London, depending upon time and day

Further Information

I run regular workshops on:
Integrating CBT
Gestalt and the Transpersonal
Psychology & the Chakras
Balancing the chakras (using spiritual, psychological and physical practices)
Addictions (Friend or Foe?) A look at addictions from a transpersonal perspective
Women and Weight - what's your unwanted weight trying to tell you?
Transactional Analysis for Dummies -a look at your life script and ways of revising it

• Supervision available (view supervision profile)

Member Organisation(s)

Upcoming Events

• Ongoing - Integrating CBT