Sharon Christie-Connor
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ELGIN Morayshire IV30 |
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07709034677
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Profile
I offer counselling and specialise in addiction counselling (drugs, alcohol, gambling or food/eating disorders). I'm a person-centered trained counsellor, and so offering empathic, non-judgemental support and understanding is of the utmost importance to me. I have had personal experience of this cunning, baffling illness, and I know that recovery is possible. The family and people close to the person are often affected by the illness too, and I offer support to them as well. My approach to addiction is very different to many approaches and is based on the Minnesota or Disease model.
I also offer short term solution focused therapy on various areas, which means that clients can have between four and six sessions and instead of focusing on the problem, we focus on how the client would like it to be and we develop a way of achieving this.
STRESS - A NEW PHENOMENON?
Are you stressed? Find out by taking the test below.
Answer yes or no to the following twenty questions.
1. Do you frequently neglect your diet (e.g. skip meals)?
2. Do you frequently try to do everything yourself?
3. Do you frequently blow up easily?
4. Do you frequently set unrealistic goals?
5. Do you frequently fail to see the funny side of things?
6. Do you frequently get easily irritated?
7. Do you frequently make a "big deal" of everything?
8. Do you frequently complain that you are disorganized?
9. Do you frequently keep everything inside (and don’t confide in people)?
10. Do you frequently neglect exercise?
11. Do you frequently have few supportive relationships?
12. Do you frequently get too little rest?
13. Do you frequently get angry when you are kept waiting?
14. Do you frequently ignore stress symptoms?
15. Do you frequently put things off until later?
16. Do you frequently think there is only one right way to do something?
17. Do you frequently fail to build relaxation into every day?
18. Do you frequently spend a lot of time complaining and fretting about the past?
19. Do you frequently race through the day?
20. Do you frequently feel unable to cope with all you have to do?
(This test is meant to help you judge for yourself if you are stressed or not. If you feel that you are, it is advised to speak to your G.P.)
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Hazelden Diplomas in Addiction Counselling and Addictions Studies. Over 1600 hours of supervised clinical practicum at the Alexander Clinic in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire.
Diploma (pending) in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders from the National Centre For Eating Disorders, London.
Volunteer support worker for the Rape and Abuse Line (RAL in Dingwall, Ross-Shire).
Skills used: CBT, RT, REBT, NLP,EFT
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£35 for a full 60 minute consultation locally in Elgin, and
£47 in Inverness.
Further Information
Many of us have our hair washed or cut or coloured or styled on a regular basis. We go to the beauty salon every so often, we update our wardrobes every season. The result is that we usually look good on the outside, but what about the inside? How long does the "fix" last for? What do we do to get our "oil change" in the inside? - our emotional side? Left neglected, the little things become like the stone in our shoe. Having 1-1 counselling is probably one of the most worth-while investments you can make in yourself. You can learn some useful life skills in addition to the ones you already have, and it's not just yourself who benefits.
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
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