Penny Bould MBACP Dip. & Graduate Cert. Couns., Certs. Abuse & Lifecoach Etc.

WARWICK
Warwickshire
CV34
View map		 Nuffield Hospital
Old Milverton Lane
Milverton
LEAMINGTON SPA
Warwickshire
CV32 6RW
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01926 40 92 98 / 07831 50 55 16
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Qualified & registered integrative practitioner (meaning I use a range of approaches). Experience in the NHS, with children & young people as well as adults, couples, families, older people and groups. Finding solutions and or empowering you on your journey of positive change, a safe place to explore problems and or challenges or goals with a warm hearted supportive professional you can trust.

Whether healing old or new hurts or feeling lost or facing confusion, addressing a specific or wide variety of issues, I am here to help to EMPOWER you in a way which is right for YOU. I accept you as you are and help to provide options in a non-judgemental way and encourage you to find inspiration and add to your motivation too, if that is what you need.

I have guest lectured at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry (2011); University of Warwick (teaching psychotherapy / counselling and trainee doctors about disability awareness), Coventry University (clinical psychologists and social workers) and have run courses at Manchester Metroplitan University (then Crewe & Alsager College of Higher Education) in negotiation techniques, assertiveness and industrial relations skills.

My counselling room in Warwick has a delightful centuries old garden with benches and in Leamington the premises also have a garden too. If you have any disability access needs, please note premises I use do provide disability access but please discuss your needs with me so I can ensure the right access is available for you.

The Warwick premises is used for a variety of purposes and I also provide lifecoaching and training in skills such as presentation and speech making so aiding confidentiality, as people using the building will not know whether you are coming to see me for counselling / psychotherapy, lifecoaching or training.

Insured and Enhanced Criminal Records Bureau checked. I have practice privileges at a hospital, I am also trained to facilitate groups with particular expertise in several issues.

I see clients for a very wide range of issues including relationships. My specialities ABUSE, ANGER MANAGEMENT, BEREAVEMENT, BULLYING, CONFIDENCE, DISABILITY, LOSS, PANIC ATTACKS, PRESENTATIONS, STRESS MANAGEMENT, TRAUMA and WORK ISSUES.

My approach is called INTEGRATIVE in that I bring together knowledge from more than one approach to counselling and I use MINDFULNESS techniques where appropriate. I have in a sense a toolbox of techniques to use as and where appropriate with clients.

I am a down to earth and practical person using skills from a broad wealth of training. Respect, empathy and genuineness are at the core of the work I do with clients and I emphasise that YOU ARE A UNIQUE PERSON. I assist clients to explore your potential and solutions to their problems in a way which is right for YOU.

Updating my skills with additional training every year, although I first studies psychology in the mid 1970's most of my psychotherapy and psychology training has been since the late 1990's. A former volunteer support worker helping women and children to escape from violent or cruel relationships, I have used Transactional Analysis since the 1970's but much of my training has been in the Person Centred Rogerian approach, although I have also studied Cognitive Psychology at university and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) comparing it to the Psychodynamic and Person Centred approaches, as well as Stress Management using CBT and neuroscience.

I was taught Stress Management by one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject, Professor Stephen Palmer a clinical psychologist using a CBT approach.

Helping clients to set and to empower them to achieve their goals, I also provide LIFECOACHING with Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and training in: disability and diversity awareness as well as negotiations, advocacy, media and presentation skills (I am a former BBC reporter/producer/presenter).

An occasional university guest lecturer / tutor and consultant in 2010 I made a commissioned educational video for trainee doctors.

Sometimes I appear in the media as an expert on various issues including mental health and disability civil rights.

Winner of the UK Certificate of the European Commission "Breaking Barriers" Award 2000 for breaking barriers between disabled and non-disabled people, empowering disabled people and helping those around them to handle disability issues is amongst my specialities. I work to the SOCIAL MODEL OF DISABILITY.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

  • In private practice providing short, medium and long term client work. I take a variety of enquiries, self referrals and referrals from various organisations including the police, insurance and rehabilitation companies and I can provide assessment and legal reports (former law court reporter). Committed to continual professional development.
  • MBACP: A Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy entitled to use the designatory letters MBACP. I am more than eligible to apply for the status of BACP Full Accreditation and will apply for it soon.
  • AFT: A Member of the Association for Family Therapy & Systemic Practice
  • Currently studying for a Certificate in PSYCHOSEXUAL STUDIES: UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS

    QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE INCLUDES:

    * DIPLOMA in The Theory & Practice of COUNSELLLING (with
    DISTINCTION e.g., in Advanced Counselling Skills)
    (ABC/Warwickshire College) which included clinical placements which
    I won for example in an NHS hospital, school, training centre for young
    people, centre for sexual abuse survivors, Department for Work and
    Pensions and with older people.

    * GRADUATE Certificate in The Theory & Practice of COUNSELLING
    (Coventry University 2002)

    * Certificate in Counselling Skills, Intermediate (OCN)

    * University Certificate in HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY: Understanding
    Mental Ill-health (Coventry University) (90% exam, 92% assignment)
    included Mental Health Act issues (2004).

    * Certificate in BEREAVEMENT Care (counselling) (2005)

    * Certificate in Working with SURVIVORS of SEXUAL ABUSE (OCN) including DISSOCIATIVE disorders (2008 completed studies and weekly exams)

    * Certificate in LIFECOACHING (with Neuro Linguistic Programming
    (NLP) (NCFE) (2006)

    * NHS / Centre for TRAUMA, RESILIENCE & GROWTH / Nottingham
    University / Warwickshire County Council trained in Post CRITICAL INCIDENT
    / post DISASTER psychological support work, with focus on group facilitation (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011) - member of specially trained team on standby in case of disasters working to help prevent and identify post traumatic stress
    disorder (PTSD).

    * NHS trained in working with hospital in and out patients and their
    families / relatives (had one year clinical placement 2007-2008)

    * Trained in STRESS MANAGEMENT by world expert with Cognitive
    Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focus (2008)

    * Worked with people needing retraining or support staying in WORK
    and unemployed people for a Department of Work & Pensions on a
    temporary scheme, with issues such as invisible and visible disability,
    mental health and addiction issues.

    * CURRENTLY STUDYING FOR:-
    Certificate in PSYCHOSEXUAL STUDIES: Understanding the Sexual Relationship (2011-2012)

    ADDITIONAL TRAINING UNDERTAKEN HAS INCLUDED:-

    * EQUALITY & DIVERSITY experienced tutor and have attended training
    workshops and courses, e.g., 1998-2002 and 2009 (tutored courses
    since c.2002) (Council of Disabled People; Warwickshire County Council /IDEA (2009); University of Warwick (2007)

    * PSYCHOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE of COUPLE & FAMILY
    RELATIONSHIPS (2010)

    * FAMILY THERAPY & SYSTEMIC PRACTICE -
    currently (2010-2012) on part-time course run by a Child and
    Adolescent Mental Health Service

    * CHILD PROTECTION     (WAYC: Warwickshire Association of
    Youth Clubs 2008)

    * CODES OF CONDUCT working ethically and professionally (WCC 2009)

    * CHILDREN'S     RIGHTS conference / workshops with the former national
    Children's Commissioner (Warwickshire County Council (WCC) 2010)

    * CHAIRING MEETINGS (WCC 2010/11)

    * DRUG AWARENESS     2010 (Drug & Alcohol National Occupational
    Standards (DANOS) AA1, AB2, AB5, AC1, AD1, AD4, AF1, AF2).
    (March 2010) covered issues including co-dependency issues and
    most forms of addiction including sex

    * 12 STEP ADDICTION     programme trained (2010)

    * TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS (T.A.)     used since 1970's.
    2 days of intensive training (2008)

    * PROJECT MANAGEMENT (WCC 2010)

    * SPEED READING (WCC 2011)

    * SAFEGUARDING    : (Warwickshire County Council Schools 2011)

    * SAFEGUARDING    : spotting and taking action in response to all forms of abuse and risk (Warwickshire County Council primary school 2011)

    * EMPLOYMENT LAW: (Peninsula 2011)

    * Originally I read Psychology, Sociology and Politics with Statistics for Social Scientists at University of Sheffield in the 1970's.

  • FACILITATOR: Experienced ORGANISATIONAL FACILITATOR - e.g.,
    conferences in London and Brussels with government officials
  • NEGOTIATIONS: Trained in tutoring courses in NEGOTIATION skills
    by Trades Union Congress at Manchester Polytechnic
    (now Manchester Metropolitan University)
    Experienced trainer e.g., at Manchester Met. University (was then Crewe & Alsager College of Higher Education); University of Warwick; Coventry University and Warwickshire College
  • PUBLIC RELATIONS: As a public relations consultant I have worked
    with people from a wide range of small, medium and large commercial enterprises, organisations, public bodies (e.g. 10,000 employees)
    and industries as well as for individuals and government
  • GOVERNMENT: Also trained in Overview and Scrutiny skills (2009-2011)

    ISSUES: I help counselling and lifecoaching clients
    with a wide range of issues including:-

    Abuse
    Addictions
    Anger Management
    Anxiety
    Behaviour and Boundary Problems
    Bereavement
    Bullying
    CBT
    Child Related Issues
    Communication Problems
    Confidence
    Couples Issues
    Depression
    Disability Empowerment
    Discrimination
    Divorce & Relationship Endings
    Eating Disorders
    Family Issues
    Hate Crimes
    Low Self Confidence
    Low Self Esteem / Respect
    Performance
    Personal Development
    Personality disorders
    Phobias
    Prejudice
    Presentation Anxiety
    PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
    Relationship issues
    Separation Anxiety
    Sexual Abuse
    Sexual issues
    Sexuality / Sexual Orientation (Including Parental Separation & Same Gender Parenting / Child Anxieties Around / Positive Attitudes
    Spirituality
    Stress
    Time Management
    Work related issues
  • A volunteer working with welfare issues from the mid 1970's and at a Citizens' Advice Bureau in the late 70's, I was a volunteer helping run a  drop-in centre and on call to help support women and children escaping from violent and cruel relationships in the early 1980's. I have also helped men therapeutically recover from violent and cruel relationships or who are working on leaving such challenging situations.
  • A gentle but strong pragmatic down to earth person I worked extensively in the media for over twenty years as a press, radio and TV journalist, producer, editor and presenter prior to retraining as a psychotherapist / counsellor.
  • A journalist from the 1970's I worked in live and pre-recorded broadcast journalism on the BBC staff and in independent radio and TV on contract and have written on commission / on shift for most national newspapers including The Guardian, Mirror and Times.
  • I have worked in a variety of media and PR settings including setting up and managing news and public relations operations from scratch.
  • An experienced reporter, editor and presenter and public relations consultant I was managing director of my own small agency emplolying up to 5 staff and freelancers, before studying further psychology from 1997.
     
  • ACTING: A trained playwright (Graeae Theatre) and trained improvisation actor (Trestle and Loft Theatres, c.1999/2000) I use THEATRE IN EDUCATION TECHNIQUES in my training when appropriate and bring a use of art and movement into therapy.
  • GCE "A" Levels in Sociology, English (A) and Economics.
  • LANGUAGES: I speak conversational French (not to professional translation standards) and some German. I have worked in the French and German speaking regions of Switzerland, as well as Denmark and reported a little from France and the USA.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

ADHD,
Angry child,
Arguments,
Body Image,
Boss problems,
Children in Care,
Court Cases,
D.I.D.,
Disability Discrimination,
Disability Issues,
Disablism,
Discrimination,
Dissociative Identity Disorder,
Dissociative Identity Spectrum Disorders,
Divorce,
Evidence,
Facilitation,
French,
Friendship Issues,
Grief,
Hate crimes,
Homophobia,
Insurance,
Interview anxiety or stress,
Looked After Children,
Loss,
Marriage Counselling,
Media Anxiety & Skills Issues,
Mediation,
Meditation,
Motivation,
Negotiating Skills,
Negotiation,
Panic Attacks,
Parental sexual orientation change.
Parental transexual issues,
Post Traumatic Stress,
Prejudice,
Presentations,
Promotion,
PTSD,
Surviving,
Racism,
Report production,
Sex Addiction,
Sexism,
Sexual Abuse,
Social Care,
Speech Giving,
Transexuality,
Speech Making,
Speech Writing,
Violent men,
Violent women,
Workplace bullying,
Workplace competition

Therapies Offered

Fees

I have a sliding scale of fees. Discounts are offered to people on low incomes or with other financial difficulties whenever possible.

Further Information

HOURS - AVAILABILITY: I sometimes see clients in the morning.

I see some clients at lunchtimes and see most clients in the afternoons and evenings with the last one hour slot at 8pm.

DISABILITY ACCESS:

Premises used in two or more locations in Warwick and Leamington Spa which are wheelchair user accessible. The premises in Warwick is hundreds of years old and there is a delightful old cottage garden with benches. There is a garden at the hospital in Leamington too.

The Warwick premises has a slope which is suitable for many but not all manual wheelchair users and is suitable for electric wheelchair users. The Leamington premises at a hospital has a flatter approach.

The Warwick premises toilets are on the ground floor and have automatic lights and one is wheelchair acessible.

There is a cafe in the building at Warwick open at lunchtimes, with last orders by 1.30pm at the time of writing. There is a delightful usually all day cafe opposite in ye olde Lord Leycester Hospital tourist attraction dating back to at least 1571 which is open until about 4pm and has different opening hours and days depending on the season.

In Warwick in the High Street and nearby Swan Street and Old Square and the Market Place there are many cafes, restaurants and hotels.

Very close by are the delights of Warwick Castle.

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