Patience Gray

Profile

I work both as a counsellor and a psychotherapist for adults and teenagers, adapting the way I work to individual needs. The people I see come with a wide variety of issues, most commonly relationship difficulties, anxiety or depression, or it may be a life event that is difficult to come to terms with. I will think about what a person tells me in terms of how it affects them in the present and will also explore links to past life experiences, so that painful situations in the present that may have roots in the past can be understood in a clearer way. I believe, as much research has concluded, that the relationship between patient and therapist is central to the work, and I aim to provide a setting that feels safe and non-judgemental in which difficult issues can be explored and worked through. To this end, I offer clients regular sessions once a week, but can also see people more often. I offer both short-term and long-term work.

My practice is in central Hungerford where there is ample parking and both bus and train services.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and have been working as a counsellor since 1997. I am a Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a Registered Independent Counsellor with the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors (UKRC). Since 2005 I have been training as a Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist. I have worked in an agency setting and in a GP surgery and I now work in private practice and in the NHS.

I subscribe to BACP's Ethical Framework for Good Practice and also the Codes of Ethics and Practice of the West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

I charge £40 per session, with reduced fees for those on a low income.

Further Information

If you would like further information, or to make an appointment, please contact me by phone or email.

Member Organisation(s)

BACP, UKRCP