Pauline Fullam Chartered Counselling Psychologist - EMDR Approved Consultant

Profile

At some point in life most people experience prolonged stress - a feeling of being unable to cope. Difficulties can feel overwhelming. We can end up feeling useless, stupid and increasingly alone, with all the everyday things we need to do, feeling like mountains rather than molehills. Trying to sort out our problems, our relationships , our work practice, can feel as if it is impossible to see a way forward.
Bringing the difficulties confidentially to someone who is independent of your life, and trained in various forms of psychological therapy, can be a swift and effective way of understanding what is really happening in the situation and of finding ways forward.

Overall then, my aim is to listen, and to help people to regain a sense of peace, control and greater freedom.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Experience:

I am Chartered as a Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. Over 19 years I have worked in areas as diverse as a university counselling service; 7 years in a busy NHS medical practice in Liverpool; a hospice;a hospital for acute disorders; with the Trailblazing Scheme counselling 14 - 25 year olds; as Trauma Therapist to Merseyside Police, and more latterly, in-house with Lancashire Constabulary Occupational Health Unit as sessional EMDR Trauma Therapist.
During those 19 years I carried on a Private Practice in Formby, Liverpool, which has now moved to York.
In addition to work with the general public , much of my current work involves treating the psychological after effects of road traffic accidents.


Member Organisations:
Chartered Member of British Psychological Society
Full Member of the Division of Counselling Psychology British Psychological Society
Consultant Practitioner Member of EMDR Association UK. & Ireland.

Qualifications:
B.Sc. (Hons) University of Leicester 1971
MA University of Liverpool 1992
PGDC. Liverpool John Moores University 1995
BPS.Qual.Couns 2005
Chartered Counselling Psychologist 2005
Full Member of BPS Division of Counselling Psychology 2005.
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society 2011
EMDR Accredited Practitioner 2003
Europe Approved EMDR Consultant 2006

Registered as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist in the British Psychological Society Directory of Chartered Psychologists.

Registered as an authorised practitioner with the Health Professions Council - Reg. No: PYL05642

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Gambling
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Tourettes Syndrome
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Other Areas Addressed

Work related stress
Free floating anxiety / Generalised anxiety/ Fears
Acute stress and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (eg from traffic accidents, assaults, medical emergencies etc..)

Recurring disproportionate anxiety and sense of helplessness
Blocked grieving/ loss and enduring
Relationship difficulties
Blushing/shyness
Addictive behaviour
Obesity
Difficulties with impulse control/Unreasonable behaviour
Trauma - T and t (shocks and losses)
Phobias
Obsessional compulsive thoughts and behaviours
Lack of confidence
Childhood deprivation and abuse
Parenting difficulties
Self sabotaging cycles of behaviour
Jealousy & possessiveness
Motivational deficits/ fear of failure
Procrastination
Communication patterns and assertiveness
Confidence Enhancement

Therapies Offered

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

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Psychosynthesis
  - Existential Therapy

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

Fees

Fees & Length of Therapy: Variable.

Wherever possible, my aim is to provide individual short term psychological therapy , between 4 to 12 sessions. This can be extended when needed.

Fees: Sliding scale £45 - £80 per hour dependent upon income. Concessions available to those on low incomes or on benefit.


Rehabilitation & EAPs - Fee dependent upon requirements.

Further Information

Integrated Therapies Offered:

My work is integrated rarely using any single model, but working in a fluid way to combine approaches that are likely to be most effective in dealing with the problem.

Client Centred:

Listening , reflecting and posing questions to open up material , allow exploration , and assist the client in working through the issues in their own way, whilst being supported by the therapist.

Solution Focused Therapy:

As the term implies, the therapy focuses on learning from past experiences as a way of facilitating problem solving for future action.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy:(CBT)

After generating understanding of why things feel as they do, the next stage is to work towards the insights and tools which will assist thinking and behaviour in ways which reduce present difficulties, and facilitate happiness and success in both personal and work relationships. The development of insights to understand why things have happened in the way they have; the use of different perspectives in looking at cause, and at relationships, both personal and at work; the ability to self monitor behaviour and thought patterns to navigate- can bring the experience which gives back a sense of control, increases confidence and allows the possibility of happiness and a sense of calm.
This work is often integrated with solution focused approaches , existential work, and catalysed by the use of EMDR.

Existential Therapy:

Coming to accept and work round that which cannot be changed.

EMDR:

This therapy loosens the thinking processes and allows the taking on of new insights and ideas more easily. It is invaluable in building confidence and, in combination with CBT, in catalysing the ability to feel able to make the changes needed, and to face future difficulties more effectively.
It is used , above all, in diffusing unwanted feelings from past unpleasant experiences which can , without our awareness underpin feelings of being repeatedly overwhelmed without good reason. Such memories can set the scene for later anxiety,and the development of phobias, low mood, depression or difficulties in impulse control, relationships and coping; addictive behaviour such as over eating, drinking or overspending. All benefit from the use of EMDR as part of integrated therapy, facilitating a greater sense of balance,control, confidence and peace.

Services:
Individual counselling for adults and young people.
Trauma work with children
Trauma Therapy with adults.
Initial Psychological Assessments reports for Solicitors,Insurers and Rehabilitation Agencies.
Training and workshops
Supervision 

Member Organisation(s)