Wendy Sutherst, MA, Advanced Diploma, MBACP(Accred). Www.circles.uk.com

2 Manor Crescent
Dronfield
Derbyshire
S18 1PU
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Hello. I'm Wendy. My main aim is to offer you a confidential, safe place where you are able to give time to explore any difficulties and problem areas in your life which are making you feel low.  Perhaps you have lost someone in your life, or a relationship has changed and you are finding it difficult to move forward.  Counselling offers someone 'neutral' to work with and helps you to understand why you may react in a particular way in certain situations, and can support and empower you during any decisions or changes you wish to make in your life.  Counselling is not about giving advice.

You may wish to contact me first to discuss your conerns and then make an appointment for a counselling session, where we can work together to decide what you want to get from counselling.  I offer the first session at half price.

I am based in Dronfield, which is easily reached from Chesterfield and Sheffield and surrounding districts whether travelling by car, bus or train.


About Me

Following a career in different aspects of education spanning 20 years, I used the experience and understanding I gained to train as a counsellor. I now have over 11 years experience as a professional counsellor in private agencies, charitable organisations, including working in NHS GP surgeries and having been in private practice for the last 7 years.  I have also had 3 years experience of working with women who have been sexually abused in childhood.

I work with a range of people on a face-to-face basis, either long term or short term, ie 6-8 weeks, or on a single session if preferred, determined by what you bring into counselling, whether this is, for example, depression, loss/bereavement, relationship issues, anxiety, abuse, anger management or confidence. 

My personal experiences have taught me that life's difficulties and painful episodes need time and space to heal.  This enables me to give you this time and space, empathise with you in your pain, worry and often despair, and I know that through this sometimes difficult and challenging journey you can gain personal rewards.

How I work
I am an experienced humanistic integrative counsellor, accredited with BACP. This means that I work with you to help you find  your personal solution to whatever you bring into counselling that is making you feel bad. I introduce different ways of working onto my counselling, eg CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), Transactional Analysis, and Gestalt, enabling me to work with each person (or couple) individually to match the type of approach to each particular situation and your need. My core training is Person Centred, which underpins all the counselling work I undertake and is based on empathy, honesty and being non-judgemental, thus accepting each person as themselves.


What are Some of the Areas I Deal With?
Depression is a common condition that will affect one in three people in their life. It can affect all age groups and there is no one cause.  It can follow some kind of loss; the death of a loved one, redundancy, relationship breakdown or perhaps follows a period of stress. Symptoms can also vary, including changes in eating, which can cause concerns about body image and sleeping patterns, feelings of guilt and worthlessness, lack of motivation, tiredness and loss of energy, as well as an overwhelming feeling of despair. Many people say it is like being in a prison with no windows or doors and others say it is like having a black cloud hanging over them. This can all lead to alienation of friends and relatives, increasing the isolation. Counselling can help you to identify the cause of depression and work together to find the correct route for you to work through your feelings and emotions to change your thinking and begin to feel able to cope with your life again.

Bereavement:  You may have lost someone recently or in the past and need someone to help you to understand and work with your emotions which will allow you to move forward in your life.  This very personal period of hurt and change in your life often takes you by surprise, acceptance is very difficult and the everyday tasks in your life become a burden.  This is a normal reaction and we would work together to find your own personal outcome.

Post-natal Depression:diagnosed quite early after the birth of your baby through contact with your midwife or health worker. At this time in your life you are dealing with many changes - not only in your hormones - but in your lifestyle, eg working patterns, changes in relationships, as well as having to learn to cope with a new baby and feeling very tired and at times isolated and confused. Guilt can play a large part in this and also a fear that you are doing things wrong and someone will find out! Counselling can help you to put a lot of these fears at rest, identify some strategies to help you and support you as you work through your feelings and emotions to begin to feel strong within your new role and in control of your new lifestyle.

Anxiety: When worry casts a cloud over everyday life you may be suffering from anxiety. It may be like a fear with no subject, just an overall disabling worry which dominates life.  Relationships can be affected too because you may withdraw from social contact and people around you as your behaviour is dominated by anxiety. It can affect your partner, family and colleagues. Counselling can offer a a time to explore your fears alongside a structured approach to deal with anxiety in stages. It allows sufferers to consider their unhealthy thinking and helps them to accept new perspectives.

Stress: Stress is an individual problem - no two people deal with situations in the same way. There are two main types of stress: the constant 'drip' of everyday pressures such as deadlines, bills and errands, and the 'gushes' of loss and life changes, such as bereavement, divorce, new job, or changing situations in your job, house move and marriage. The symptoms may be snappiness, crying or shouting, and depression or anger. There could be physical symptoms such as increased alcohol levels, smoking or nail biting, sleeplessness, chest pains or palpitations and dizziness or sweating. Counselling can identify a person's particular triggers for stress and help you to re-assess the value system, which may have prevented you forming adequate self-protection.

Anger Management: Although anger is a healthy, normal emotion it is probably also the most complex. It can be a creative force for change, but when poorly managed can be destructive and when it is out of control it turns to aggression. Symptoms can be explosive outbursts that cannot be controlled, domestic violence and controlling behaviour, rages when driving or at work, depression or anxiety may indicated introverted anger and alcohol or drug dependencey may cause an anger problem. Counselling can help identify the 'hooks' for anger where they originated. Time is given to exploring the unhealthy beliefs attached to anger understanding how anger affects our close relationships and taking responsibility for our own anger.

Abuse: There are differet types of abuse: physical, emotional, sexual and financial. It maintains power and control of one person over another. Most victims are women but men suffer too. People in same-sex relationships also suffer. Survivors of  often face problems in their relationships. Counselling allows you to talk to someone about things you might never speak to anyone else about and allows you to start to . When taking counselling in respect of an abusive relationship it is advisable to attend alone for safety reasons.

Bullying: Bullying is also a form of abuse, which may have originated from experiences in the playground, or the working or social environment. Exploring this, how it has made you feel and techniques to deal with this now and in the future can build your self-esteem and allow you to go forward in your life confidently.

Couples Counselling: Our sense of identify and self-worth may rest on the strength of our relationships and we despair when they fail. To address problems in our intimate relationships it may be appropriate to consider Couples Counselling where the relationship, rather than each individual is considered the 'client'. The counsellor is not 'taking sides'. and will not judge either of you. Self-respect and liking oneself are the most important ingredients for any good relationship. If these are in short supply you may consider counselling to address them. Any relationship that diminishes a person's self-esteem should be examined closely.

Relationship Issues: We all have relationships either as couples, friends, relatives or colleagues at work. At times they do not seem to be going right and sometimes for reasons we cannot understand. When this happens we often feel that we would like to talk this through with someone who will listen, not judge and help us to find solutions to our problems. Relationship Counselling can help improve the way we relate and interact with people around us and give us a chance to break free from old patterns and realise our potential. We can improve our relationships, make new choices and learn new skills.

Managing conflict is one of the cornerstones to improve relationships. It is unrealistic to hope to avoid it. Differences can be acknowledged with respect to allow people to co-exist in any environment - at work or leisure. Learning the skills to  can allow healthy patterns to change.

Low Self-Esteem: Do you sometimes feel your are not as important as everyone else and have difficulty saying 'n' when asked to do something you do not really want to do? Self-esteem and self-confidence are related but not the same. Low self-esteem may lead you to feeling depressed and hopeless and thinking negatively about yourself, your body image and your right to happiness. People may experience low self-esteem when they lose their job or relationship or possibly through a bad experience in childhood, school or in a relationship and feel constantly . Counselling can help those suffering from self-esteem and support them to develop a sense of self to ensure a more fulfilling life.

Low Self-Confidence: Many people would like to have more self-confidence, and the good news is that self-confidence is a skill that can often be developed. It is important to note, however, that the more pressure you (or others) put on yourself to live up to certain expectations, the more this could lead to anxiety and bruised confidence, so developing self-confidence at the right pace for you is important. Counselling may help and support you to build your self-confidence and change current negative thinking.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

My qualifications are:

MA Counselling Studies
Advanced Diploma in Counselling
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
BA Business Studies (Hons)

I also have training specifically in:
Depression
Post Natal Depression
Relationships and Couples Counselling.
Bereavement
Anger Management
Self Harming
Abuse
Sexual Abuse
Anxiety
Self-Esteem and Confidence

I have over 11 years counselling experience, having worked within charitable agencies, private practice and NHS primary care. I have had 3 years experience working with SAIL (Sexual Abuse and Incest Line).

I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and am bound by their code of ethics. I am also a registered UKRCP independent counsellor.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

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Therapies Offered

Fees

Counselling may be taken as one hour sessions on a weekly basis but this is flexible, as is the number of sessions you may require, which depends on your personal circumstances and the issue brought to counselling.

Up to 6 to 8 sessions may be agreed and reviews undertaken at regular intervals or you may wish to take a single session, or just make the next appointment as we go along.

First sessions are charged at half price

Further sessions are charged at:
Day time sessions     £30
Evening sessions      £35
Couples counselling   £40 per session


Payment is usually made at the beginning of each session by either cheque or cash.

Cancellation of appointments require 24 working hours notice or the session will incur the full fee.

Further Information

My telephone number (0779 4977 854)  is specifically for counselling use. Therefore if this is not answered, please leave a message on the answerphone stating your name, telephone number and preferred times you would like to be contacted and I will get back to you as soon as possible, or you may prefer to leave a text message.


You may wish to contact me on my specific counselling email: wendy.circles@gmail.com

I Look forward to hearing from you.

Wendy



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