Patience Gray MBACP Snr. Accred.

The Practice Rooms 26 Upper Borough Walls Bath BA1 1RH View map	Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 View map
07876 175310 www.bath-counselling-and-psychotherapy.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist and I work as both a counsellor and a psychotherapist for adults and teenagers, adapting the way I work to the needs of each client. The people I see come with a wide variety of issues, most commonly relationship difficulties, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, or it may be a life event that is difficult to come to terms with.  I have also worked with many forms of abuse, self-harm, bereavement and eating disorders.  I have a particular interest in depression, anxiety and low self-esteem.

How I work
I work with the issues that clients bring in terms of how it affects them in the present and I will explore links to past life experiences, so that painful situations in the present that may have roots in the past can be understood more clearly.  I believe, as much research has concluded, that the relationship between patient and therapist is central to the work, and my aim is therefore to provide a setting that is safe and non-judgemental so that difficult issues can be explored and worked through in confidentiality. 

Usually I see clients once a week for a 50 minute session, but I can also offer more frequent sessions.  How long you come for is something we can discuss, either working to a fixed ending or we can work on an open-ended basis continuing until you feel ready to end.  In addition to normal working hours, I offer some early morning and some evening sessions and I can also work on Sundays.

Location
I work in pleasant and comfortable rooms right in the centre of Bath and also in Englishcombe Lane on the southern slopes of Bath.  I also work in Marlborough on a Monday at The Old Barn Therapy Rooms just off the High Street.   

                                                                

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I began training as a counsellor in 1994 and gained a Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling. 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). I have recently gained a qualification from the West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy as a Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist. I have worked in a counselling agency 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

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Adoption Issues
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Personality Disorders
• Physical Abuse
• Postnatal Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Fees

I charge £40 per session, but if you cannot afford this I may be able to negotiate a lower fee.  I charge reduced fees to trainees.

Further Information

If you would like further information, or to make an appointment, please contact me by phone or email.  If you phone and I am not available, please leave a short message with your name and phone number and a convenient time to contact you.

• Supervision available (view supervision profile)

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