ANTHEA ADAMS MBACP( Accred). UKRCP Registered MA In Integrative Therapy

BARNES LONDON SW13	RICHMOND Upon Thames SURREY TW9 View map
07901545549 www.antheaadamscounselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am an experienced Integrative counsellor/ psychotherapist. I provide both short and longer term in depth contracts to suit your needs. For me it is important to provide a safe, respectful and non- judgemental approach for exploring your issues. I feel that the facilitation of a person's ' wholeness' to improve their quality of life is one of the most important features of Integrative therapy.

I have also lived and worked a good deal of my life overseas. I have gained practical experience and cultural insights from working with people from many different ethnic family backgrounds.
This has given me a keen interest in working with diversity and difference.

In addition to my Private practice in BARNES and RICHMOND I am also a Registered Nurse and have been working in the field for 20 years. Nursing interventions are concerned with empowering people and helping them achieve independence. This links in with my work as a psychotherapist,which also looks at healing,growth and development whilst working in partnership.

I offer therapy in BARNES and RICHMOND within easy reach of HAMMERSMITH, CHISWICK, FULHAM, SHEEN, MORTLAKE, PUTNEY, ROEHAMPTON, WANDSWORTH, KINGSTON and WIMBLEDON. My approach emcompasses Psychodynamic, Attachment theory, Cognitive Behavioural (CBT), Person- Centred and Gestalt approaches to offer a way of working that is tailored to your needs. Integrative therapy is an approach that emphasises the value of all individuals.

How I Can Help

I attempt to bring together all aspects of the personaltiy such as feelings, perceptions and unresolved conflicts into a cohesive whole, which can then encourage the client to approach life more positively. My role is to facilitate your work in ways that respect your values, personal resources and capacity for choice within your cultural context. Choosing to be in therapy is being open to exploring possibilities.

I work regularly with, BEREAVEMENT, RELATIONSHIP ISSUES, DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, LOSS, SELF-ESTEEM and other related areas.

Counselling is your time....

How counselling can help
Most of us at one time or another will experience difficulties with our thoughts, our behaviours or our relationships.

How do I move on after a relationship ends? Understanding what went wrong is an important step towards recovery, rather than blaming yourself. Therapy can help you let go of the past, deal with your feelings and look forward to the future.
Redundance can leave you with feelings of worthlessness, failure and shame. A huge sense of relief is usually experienced when the problem is shared.

Some people seek counselling to help them explore a general feeling that their lives are not quite right; a vague feeling of being blocked which can have an impact on all areas of their lives.

Counselling is your time....

 CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

' I have never received counselling of any sort before I went along to meet Anthea and I was very unsure about what to expect. She made me feel at ease and gave me a secure, calm space to open up. She helped me navigate my way through a very difficult time and I can't recommend her highly enough'. 'S'. ( letter used only as name as need for confidentiality)

'During dark periods, I had tried counselling twice before but was unsure about their long term value.Talking therapies are cathartic in themselves but I felt these previous experiences offered little more. Working with Anthea was quiet different. I was extremely unwell when we first met and our sessions together were key to my recovery. Most importantly they have given me a sense of how to heal myself, and that is priceless.' ' N'.  ( letter used only for name as need for confidentiality)

Training, Qualifications & Experience

* Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills ( Sydney Australia)
* Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Roehampton University)
* MA in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy ( Roehampton University)

BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist ref: 575093

Registered Nurse working in the field for the last 30 years

Aditional Training
* CBT Training
* Attachment Theory
* Working with Dreams.

I am on the register of Psychotherapists as a recognised Pru Health and Aviva Provider. If you are members of the above you may be able to claim for your therapy.

I am a Accred. member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I regard on- going training as essential and complimentary to my personal and professional development and receive regular counselling and supervision myself.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Health issues

Therapies Offered

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

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

The FIRST consultation/ assessment is at a REDUCED PRICE of £30.00.It will last up to one hour. Part of the initial assessment is to assess whether counselling and psychotherapy is for you. We would also look at why you have come to therapy, and why at this time of your life. Whatever issues you bring to the session, we will explore together, looking at what they mean to you and what you would like to achieve.

The therapy session usually takes place once a week and will last 50 minutes.

I do appreciate how difficult it can be to decide whether or not you need counselling. I seek to foster a confidential and ethical service that gives my clients the space to explore all issues that are important to them.

Further Information

KEEN INTERESTS.

Problems experienced in childhood which have an inflence on day to day living.
loss and Change.
Work life Balance.
Mothering and parenting issues.
Facilitate the individuals knowledge of themselves within the context of their significant relationships.
Ethinicity issues.
Managing illness/ health issues.

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