Samantha Quinn-Lomax MA, BA (Hons) UKAHPP

Skipton North Yorkshire BD23	Keighley West Yorkshire BD21
07784 692915 www.arnica-counselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

Hello and welcome - I am a qualified counsellor/psychotherapist with over 13 years experience working within the NHS, voluntary sector and private practice. I have worked with many different people from ages 9years onwards, with many different emotional difficulties, from low self-esteem/confidence, relationship difficulties, work issues, loss or bereavement, anxiety, depression/low mood, childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence etc. It may be you are unable to pinpoint exactly what the issue is, but what you do know is you are unhappy and dissatisfied with your life.

I treat all my clients as individuals and I would work with you at your pace, exploring your particular difficulties and helping you achieve any goals you may have. This may involve identifying certain patterns you have fallen into, and I will work together with you to help you change them if this is what you want. 

I use the Person-Centred Approach to work with clients, but would draw upon other approaches depending on the individual and emotional difficulty.

I can offer both short-term and long-term therapy to individuals, couples, older children/ teenagers and groups.

I offer day and evening appointments as well as telephone support in between sessions if required.

I also offer reduced fees for ex-services men and women as part of www.thelongboathome.co.uk

My specialist areas are working with adult survivors of child sexual abuse (male and female abusers) and trauma.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I began my training over 13 years ago in 1997 and achieved a BA(Hons) in both Counselling & Psychology.  In 2003, I studied a Masters Degree (MA) in Counselling. I initially began training within counselling because I had been receiving my own therapy due to a difficult childhood that affected my life as an adult, so I perfectly understand how experiences in our lives impact on the 'here & now' - I also understand how important it is to receive counselling from a therapist who is warm, genuine and honest and how this impacts positively on the outcome of your counselling.

I have 13 years experience of working in both the NHS, the Voluntary Sector and private practice. I currently receive referrals from the NHS as a Staff Counsellor offering short-term therapy and I have previously worked as an Adult Mental Health Therapist where I worked indivdually and in groups with clients whom display self-harm type behaviour and with a diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder. Within the Voluntary Sector, I have specialised in working with Male and Female Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (Male and Female Abusers) and with young people.
Within my private practice, I have worked alongside many different people from all walks of life, with different ages and with different emotional issues.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Adoption Issues
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Dementia
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• HIV/AIDS
• Infertility
• Learning Difficulties
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• 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
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Adult survivors of child sexual abuse from a female abuser
Dissociation Identity Disorder otherwise known as Multiple Personailty Disorder

Therapies Offered

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

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Transactional Analysis

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy

Fees

Individuals: I offer your first half hour session free of charge. Subsequent fees I charge £40 per hourly session to be paid after each session by cash or cheque.

Couples: I charge £50 per hourly session

 I can offer a reduced fee for clients on genuine low income - this can be discussed at your first session or via e-mail/telephone if more comfortable.

As mentioned above, I offer reduced fees for ex-services men and women supporting the venture www.longboathome.co.uk.

Further Information

I feel the role of Counsellor/Psychotherapist is a very responsible one, so I commit to spending regular quality time on my own personal development - this is usually in the form of receiving my own therapy, reading appropriate literature or attending any relevant courses. It is important I do this, to ensure I am the best person I can be for my clients.

• Online, email or telephone counselling available

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