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Claudia Schmidt 22 Merioneth Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4SL View map |
Additional Address Hotwell Road Bristol BS8 4UJ View map |
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tel: 077 66 086 988
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Profile
If you find yourself reading my profile, you are probably experiencing one or more of a range of emotions, which may include lack of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, relationship issues or other difficult experiences. Most of us will feel this way at some point in our lives.
Sometimes friends and family can offer support but we may also choose to see a qualified counsellor, who can provide a safe space in which to understand and work with whatever is going on for us.
My approach is called Integrative, which means that I integrate the most effective skills of the main contemporary approaches (Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy/CBT and person-centred. The benefits to you are that the therapy will be tailored to your individual needs and personal circumstances. I have a wide range of experience, which includes working in an NHS psychology department, at university as a student counsellor and in private practice.
I often work with people suffering with anxiety, such as general anxiety, panic attacks and OCD, a condition where you find yourself uncontrollably repeating tasks or have repetitive and intrusive thoughts.
I also specialize in working with trauma and abuse, depression and low self-esteem.
Sometimes none of these apply but you may want to understand and improve the way you relate to other people.
I will listen carefully and support you to explore your current difficulties within a warm and empathic therapeutic environment. Together we will look at ways of how you may deal with these difficulties more constructively and build resources for the future.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
-BSc (Hons) Psychology
-Diploma in Integrative Counselling (MBACP)
-Equivalent of Diploma in Counselling Psychology
(Currently in 4th year of a Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology).
-I am also a Visiting Lecturer at university, teaching counselling skills and psychology courses.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£38 (some concessions available).
Initial consultations are free.
Further Information
I have completed many additional training courses in areas such as brief therapy, CBT, schema-focused therapy, sexual abuse, eating disorders, attachments, bereavement and loss, systemic therapy and motivational interviewing.
I also speak German and Spanish.
Disabled access available.
