Margaret Piesse MBACP

Fleet Hampshire GU51
01252 408805 / 07788 536396 www.lifespan-counselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am a Christian counsellor offering friendly, compassionate help when life becomes difficult. It takes courage to pick up the phone but I am here to help you take the first steps on the road to recovery. Whether you just need to talk things through in confidence or have deeper needs, don't put off this important decision any longer. Current problems, distress or confusion, can often stem from past events. I work with a gentle approach to therapy that avoids re-traumatising.

A former client states,
"The approach to counselling was very empowering as it allowed me to directly share in my own healing. I really began to trust myself, my feelings and my own perceptions. When you've been used to second guessing yourself about almost everything, it is really liberating to begin to value and embrace your own understanding of things." KC

Sometimes medication may be needed for a while whilst things are particularly difficult, but a BACP survey said that 80% of people surveyed said that they would rather talk things through with a counsellor than take medication if possible.

I trained as a counsellor after 25 years in pastoral care and now work in private counselling practice. I am interested in helping people from all backgrounds and believe in the equal value of every person regardless of race, religious belief or status.

I am situated in Hampshire, easily accessable for clients in Fleet, Farnham, Basingstoke and Farnborough.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Diploma in Counselling

Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists

Member of the Association of Christian Counsellors (Accred.)

Member of TAG (Trauma and Abuse Group)

Lifespan Integration Therapy Advanced level.

I use a range of therapies according to the client's needs. I have wide experience in counselling, pastoral care and as a wife, mother and grandmother.

I can offer counselling from a Christian perspective although I welcome clients from any - or no faith view.

I have trained in the very effective use of Lifespan Integration, (see www.lifespanintegration.com). This is a gentle therapy that keeps the person in control of their own healing and avoids re-traumatising. It is helpful when used alongside other therapies to bring about recovery from negative experiences at any point in life, enabling the person to move on.