Phil Atkins

Swansea SA1
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Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

Training, Qualifications & Experience

QUALIFICATIONS
Post-graduate Diploma in Counselling (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) from Newport University.         http://www.newport.ac.uk/about/Pages/AboutUs.aspx

Post-graduate Diploma in Project Management (DipProjMan RICS) from College of Estate Management, Reading University.

TRAINING
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Parts 1, 2 & 3 - EMDR Institute - Dr Michael Paterson .... http://www.emdrmasterclass.com/
  ....... in accordance with EMDR Europe requirements. http://www.emdr-europe.org/

EMDR and Ego State Therapy: Healing complex trauma and dissociation (T1009)- EMDR Institute - Dr Michael Paterson

Bereavement counselling - various - CRUSE Swansea and Carmarthen        http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/volunteering.html

Schema Therapy - Jeffrey Young - Imperial College London ..... http://www.schematherapy.com/                                                            
Schema Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder - Jeffrey Young - Imperial College, London.
Advanced Schema Therapy - Jeffrey Young - University College London
All Schema courses with the Wimbledon Guild ..... http://www.wimbledonguild.co.uk/counselling_training.html

Teaching clients to use mindfulness skills - Stanton & Dunkley

Theory and Practice of Cognitive Node-Link mapping - Turning Point        http://www.nta.nhs.uk/uploads/itep_routes_to_recovery_part1_120309.pdf

CBT for substance dependence - Clinical Psychology Associates         http://www.cpa-ltd.co.uk/substance_misuse.html

Transactional Analysis (TA101) - Welsh Psychotherapy Partnership - Dr Juan Delport

Creative Arts in Counselling - Swansea University

Working with Families - Newport University

Diversity - Lessons from Transgender Clients - Swansea University

Working therapeutically in the field of HIV - Christie O'Connor

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Issues
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

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

• Other Therapies
  - EMDR

Fees

Initial assessment session of up to 90 mins

Subsequent CBT therapy sessions 50-60 minutes

Subsequent EMDR therapy sessions up to 90 minutes

Discounted fees are negotiable for sessions booked in advance.

Further Information

Home visits are negotiable.

On-line counselling using Skype or EMail is negotiable.



OTHER USEFUL CONTACTS
Bereavement = CRUSE                 http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/
Health advice = NHS DIRECT         http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/
Need to talk = SAMARITANS         http://www.samaritans.org/talk_to_someone.aspx
Relationship Counselling = RELATE   http://www.relate.org.uk/home/index.html

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