Elizabeth Clarke At E. C.Therapy

Macclesfield Cheshire SK10
01625 574943 / 07775944926 www.e-c-therapy.com Click here to Email me

Profile

Psychosynthesis Counselling and Psychotherapy. A safe, confidential space to explore how to bring about the changes you need.

Recognising that one's sense of being includes experiences of body, feelings, mind and spirituality and that sometimes we need a little help.

Although on the surface, change can be something we long for; our underlying issues can be working to prevent us from doing what we most need to do for our own happiness. Working with a counsellor or psychotherapist can help to uncover your underlying issues and free you to make different choices for yourself.

Psychosynthesis psychotherapy and counselling is grounded in traditional psychology and includes that sense of our deeper, intuitive self that hold the essence of who we truly are. As a Psychosynthesis therapist I work with established methods of talking and reflection and include imagework and body sensing to support you in finding your way through.

Counselling or psychotherapy sessions are for an hour and are held weekly.

Personal Profile
I began training as a counsellor and psychotherapist in the late 90s whilst still running a wide ranging career in a large multi national company. During my time with them I had, amongst other things, managed major purchasing contracts and trained purchasing professionals. Staying with the same company I moved into organisational change and worked with people facing redundancy or who were experiencing other difficulties in the workplace.

I chose to train in Psychosynthesis because it seemed well balanced in that we were trained in traditional psychological theory and practice but overall there was a spiritual context. This means that the model for the work can also take account of personal difficulties that arise from spiritual wounding or confusion and frame the way forward in a way that speaks to the deeper part of who we are.

I have been in private practice since 2001 and for 3 years I specialised in working with women who had experienced domestic abuse. I remain very interested by the power dynamic in relationships and still work in the field from time to time.

In 2009 I decided to go back to school and study clinical hypnosis. This is proving to be a fascinating study and I will begin to practice clinical hypnotherapy around May 2010. My reasons for doing this stem from a recognition that here is a treatment that could help in a range of issues and difficulties that are hard to reach in regular therapy. Clinical hypnosis seems to be a potentially effective treatment for phobias, weight gain, stopping smoking and physical ailments that stem from a disturbance in the autonomic functions of the body.

In addition to my private practice I run workshops, groups, team days, labyrinth walks and psychological programmes.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MA in Psychotherapy
PGDip in Psychsynthesis Psychotherapy
PGDip in Therapeutic Counselling
Certificates in Body Psychotherapy
CPPD in Clinical Hypnotherapy

Registered with....
UKCP, United Kingdom Council of Psychotherapists
APP, Association of Psychospiritual Psychotherapists

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Phobias
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Loss of meaning or direction in life
Group work

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Psychosynthesis

Fees

£40 per 1 hour sesion

Further Information

Other Work
In addition to weekly therapy I offer monthly external supervision for people working in the care, support and health organisations and can hold group supervision or group therapy within organisations for either patients, clients or practitioners. I have worked with groups from health, housing, education and the police, particularly in the field of domestic violence but also in palliative care.

If you are interested in labyrinths and want to see a labyrinth walk in action, click on the link below or copy and paste it into the search address...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8GEmQhZj-I&feature=channel_page

The walk featured here took place at Gorton Monastery in Manchester. If you would like to see when I am next there with my labyrinth you can email me or look on www,themonastery.co.uk

Member Organisation(s)