Tina Welch MBACP

47 Dowell Street Honiton Devon EX14 1LZ View map
07811 110293 www.tinawelch.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I have been working as a therapist for many years, both privately and in an agency setting, working with individuals, couples & families. I aim to provide you with a secure space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings in a none judgemental environment. 
I am a member of the B.A.C.P. and abide to their code of ethics this means I am committed to supplying a safe and professional counselling therapy service.
I have currently completed over 2500 client hours.

Client feed back

I am very grateful for your professionalism,
your excellent listening skills and your ability to
help me to understand what was going on,
many of your insights were like lights clicking on as
bits of the jigsaw started to fall into place.

(Extracts taken from a thank you card after completing therapy)

I am based in Honiton which is easily accessible to surrounding towns including Sidmouth, Exeter, Taunton, Axminster, Ottery St. Mary, Cullompton, Seaton, Lyme Regis, Exmouth and Tiverton.
Honiton is situated on the main South West Exeter / London Waterloo line and the station is within easy walking distance.

It is important that you feel comfortable working with me so I offer a free initial appointment, this session can also include times, dates, costs and any other concerns you might have, it also gives us both an opportunity to get a sense of each other and to help you decide if counselling is right for you and if not that’s ok as we can look at other alternatives that may be of benefit.
Please contact me if you would like to book an initial appointment, all of my contact details are confidential so please feel able to leave a message if I am not available to take your call in person.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

While my children were growing up I was involved in local pre-school groups, being supervisor of a play school and an adult support worker at a family workshop. While in these roles I was faced with adults and children going through emotional difficulties. Feeling inadequate and having experienced the benefit of counselling myself I felt I wanted to further my skills, consequently I started studying to become a counsellor and after completing the R.S.A. Counselling Skills and Certificate in Counselling Theory, I went on to completed my diploma and qualified in 2000.

Since then I have gained experience in many areas of counselling. My first posts were at a Youth Centre and a N.C.H. Family Centre in Tiverton where I gained experience in working with young adults and children.

 Alongside my private practice I have for the past 10 years worked at a highly reputable counselling service in Exeter where 90% of our clients are G.P. referrals so I have a wealth of experience in working with people with a variety of difficulties.

I have also extended my qualifications by completing my Couple Counselling and Family Therapy courses and attend training and development day courses throughout the year.

I abide to the B.A.C.P. Code of Ethics and Practice, I am therefore bound by its ethical framework. I'm committed to providing counselling in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment and regularly have supervision where I may discuss aspects of work where I need clarification of the way I work with you, however I never disclose client details or any information which could identify my clients in any way.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gambling
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Infertility
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

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

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychoanalysis
  - Psychoanalytic Therapy
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Transactional Analysis
  - Psychosynthesis

Fees

It is important that you feel comfortable when working with me, so I offer a free 30 minute initial appointment which gives us both an opportunity to get a sense of each other and for us to look at what it is you would like to explore within the counselling. This initial meeting may help you to decide whether counselling feels right for you and if you decide you would like to continue working with me we will agree to meet on a regular basis, ideally weekly.

I am able to offer flexible appointment times, including evenings and weekends and sessions usually last for one hour although extended sessions may be booked.

I charge £30 for Individual Counselling & £45 per hour for Couples Counselling & Family Therapy, these prices are not set in stone and can be altered accordingly for those on low incomes, we can look at cost, times and dates within our first session.   

Payment can be made by either cash or cheque with banker’s card.

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