Kathy Rowell M.Sc Psych, M.Ed Psych, Adv Dipl Couns, EMDR, MBACP,MEMDRUK

Profile

I am an experienced Psychologist and Therapist who works in a calm, respectful way, offering individually tailored techniques to promote understanding, and enable change and well-being to follow.

My aim is to provide a therapeutic relationship that enables you to feel confident and safe to explore and resolve the issues which are driving your thoughts and emotions and limiting your life.

My experience over the past 13 years includes working successfully with all forms of stress and traumatic events. I am a specialist in Post Traumatic Stress, which can be the result of one off events, like a car accident or from being treated badly as a child or within a relationship.

I work both short and long term with individuals as well as group workplace training and In-service training for Counsellors.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

2007 EMDR Trauma Therapy Practitioner (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
2004 Solution Focused Brief Therapy
2003 CBT certificate
2000 NLP Diploma
1999 Advanced Diploma Person Centred Counselling
1998 M.Sc. Organisational Psychologist
1997 British Psychological Society Cert
1997 Reiki Master
1996 M.Ed Educational Psychology
1986 B.A. Psychology

I am a member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and abide by their code of Ethics.
I am also a member of the EMDR UK Association.

I have worked in private practise for the past 10 years. Most of my clients hearing of me through word of mouth recommendations, GP referrals, Insurance Companies, or various Employee Assistance Programmes.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Assertiveness training
Asperger's
CBT
Life Coaching
OCD
Personal Development
Reiki
Self Esteem and Confidence Building
Rape
Sexual abuse
Accidents
Childhood memories
Sleeplessness
nightmares
flashbacks
irritability
poor concentration

Fees

THE FIRST SESSION IS FREE.

This gives you the opportunity to see if you are comfortable working with me. There is no obligation to continue after this session.

Subsequent sessions are
£40 per hour for counselling
£55 per hour EMDR Trauma Therapy
£75 per 1 and a 1/2 hour session of EMDR therapy

Concessions for unwaged and ex-forces.

Further Information

TESTIMONIAL E, for Therapy with Kathy Rowell, using a combination of counselling and EMDR Therapy.

"I'm doing ok (thanks to you) I got a text out of the blue from my mum and I was absolutely fine.....I have tried to write a paragraph or two about how much you've helped me, but I get a bit gushy.......use my email to reassure others that the process works........please tell new clients that I might not be here otherwise (sounds very melodramatic now ! )........there was a point when I thought I was never going to get better..... I knew myself when I was nearing the end of my time with you and that felt very empowering.
Once again thank you for all your help.
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TESTIMONIAL J, for Kathy Rowell using EMDR Therapy

"I had several childhood experiences, which to me were still very much alive. One experience occurred when I was aged 5. I am now 47. These memories had been around without any issues much of the time but once triggered they were there to stay.
I found I was re-living these past experiences on a daily basis and I knew that, without professional help, I would not be able to leave them in the past where they belonged. Some mornings it was a struggle to get out of bed.

I am lucky that I had already appreciated the benefits of counselling, having had stress therapy several years before which was very beneficial to me. I checked out some details on the internet (www.emdr.org.uk).
I made an appointment with Kathy Rowell and have not looked back.

The initial consultation session verified that this was the type of therapy I was most likely to benefit from. My therapist was extremely kind and comforting and was very easy to talk to. I took home a couple of questionnaires to complete, which my therapist scored on the following session. The scores were all indicative of past ‘traumas’, which were only small but very important to me.

My therapist helped me identify my ‘safe place’, eg something nice to bring to mind during times of feeling distressed – for me it was ducklings on a lake in the sunshine.

The therapy takes into account your feelings as to the event(s) for which you are undergoing EMDR. My therapist monitored me very closely and I was never in a situation which I couldn’t cope with. I had some physical feelings as a result (I felt rather twitchy at times) but it is an important part of the therapy and I discussed these feelings in detail with my therapist. It was amazing to notice that the physical feelings diminished as the therapy sessions progressed and I started to feel better.

I feel much more confident now. I feel that I have more room in my head than I had before as a result of the jumble of thoughts having been filed away. I have found that I have more capacity to work effectively and that I have definitely ‘calmed down’ over the course of the treatment. I no longer get into the shower each morning immediately burdened by troublesome thoughts and experiences.
I had 10 sessions in all. On finishing it was important to me to know that the ‘door is always open’ so if I feel the need to see my therapist again I can do so."

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