Jill Edwards (BACP Accredited)
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212 Church Road St George Bristol Avon BS5 8AD View map |
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07948 354827
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If you would like to contact me, I can offer you a safe, confidential, professional counselling service with a BACP Accredited Counsellor with a wide range of experience and expertise, with relationships, couples work, losses and bereavements, anger anxiety and depression.
One of my clients wrote: "Knowing I had a safe place to go where I could be, and conntect with my true self was invaluable. I feel that this year is ending on a much better note than it began. The time and effort was so worthwhile."
Relationships
I believe that working with difficult relationships is one of the places where we are most likely to improve the quality of life we have. Counselling can give us a new perspective and greater hope of developing supportive and enjoyable relationships. Loneliness is endemic and if you call me you can gain the self confidence which makes life enjoyable again.
Bereavements and Losses
Losses and bereavements are a natural and inevitable part of life, but it is surprising the effect they can have on how we see life, and you may have experienced how bereavements can make you feel so low or disturbed as to make life seem not worth living. There are big changes to cope with and a re-appraisal of past events and the future you had planned. It is an opportunity to talk through past experiences and find a way to live in the new circumstances that arise.
Couples work
I can see you as a couple and work with you as individuals. I take care that each person comes away with positive results in their lives which they can contribute to the development of the relationship. I will make sure that the environment is safe for you to explore the more difficult things you may need to say. It is possible for couples to find new ways of working together and it is a positive experience to move out of the negative ways which have not been working for so long.
A Rough Childhood
If you are one of those people whose experience of childhood was uncomfortable and disturbing, you will be pleased to know that if you call me, working together we can look at the consequential beliefs and life practices you have learnt and give you the opportunity to provide yourself with a kinder and happier way of living.
Healthy Living Choices
I understand that when you find yourself using eating, drinking and smoking, or other mood altering substances to solve some of life's problems, it can be difficult to take up the choice of a healthier life style, without dealing with the underlying problems and without support in practical ways of establishing healthier practices. I am a specialist alcohol counsellor with experience of a range of health based issues and I offer you a broad based and accepting approach to full recovery.
Feeling better
We can look together at any problem. Clients tell me that the work they do with me is interesting, useful, focused, effective and on occasion enjoyable. They say that everything in their lives feels better. If you call me we can meet face to face, via e-mails or by telephone appointment and I will consider home visits where there is incapacity.
Call me:
Mobile: 07948 354 827
E-mail: mrsjilledwards@gmail.com.
A Range of Prices
- £40: 60 minute face to face sessions
- £35: 60 minute student concession
- £20: 30 minute session
- £30: 45 minute telephone session
- £60: single session for couples
The Cheaper Options
Talk and Think is currently on offer. Every week you send an e-mail as long as you like and I will discuss this with you on a 30 minute telephone call. This is paid for via Paypal £30 per week. It is surprisingly effective.
For clients on JSA or benefits, I will offer this at £10 per week with a phone call every two weeks.
If you would like to book a set of 6 sessions, I will see you for £210.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
If you talk to me you will find that you will be carefully listened to, understood and challenged where necessary and that you will be helped to find a way through, so that the problems which looked so unsurmountable become manageable.
I am a BACP Accredited counsellor, with training in person-centred, narrative, CBT and Acceptance and Commitment therapy and a Masters degree in Counselling. I am trained to work on-line or by telephone. As I came to counselling late in life, and have put in many hours of practice, you have the benefit of considerable counselling and life experience.
You can contact me if you are looking for help in a particular area of life, like bereavement, relationships,anxiety, depression, anger, addiction. I am very experienced in working with alcohol dependence and would be happy to see family members as well as people who suffer in this way. I know that any one problem has impacts on many different areas of life but positive changes in one area of life, often make for good effects in ways you would not expect.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Alcohol Dependence
- Anger Management
- Anorexia Nervosa
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Binge Eating Disorder
- Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career Counselling
- Child Related Issues
- Couples Counselling
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Gambling
- Generalised Anxiety
- Internet Addiction
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal Depression
- Pre-nuptial Counselling
- Relationship Issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexual Abuse
- Smoking
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Narrative Therapy, an opportunity to review and restructure the story of your life. If you would like more information about this open-ended and sensitive way of working then you can look on-line at the website:www.dulwichcentre.com.au
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, a powerful way to get to where you want to get to are useful ways in which you might like to work. There is a good article called Embracing Your Demons: an Overview of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Dr Russ Harris at www.actmindfully.com.au
Therapies Offered
- Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies - Behavioural Therapy
- Humanistic Therapies - Person-Centred Counselling
- Other Therapies - Integrative
- Cognitive Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Transactional Analysis
- Existential Therapy
Fees
I understand that times are difficult and I have offered a range of prices and ways of contacting me, please feel free to talk to me about arranging affordable counselling for yourself.
Contact me on 07948 354 827 or at mrsjilledwards@gmail.com
A Range of Prices
- £40: 60 minute face to face sessions
- £35: 60 minute student concession
- £20: 30 minute session
- £30: 45 minute telephone session
- £60: single session for couples
The Cheaper Options
Talk and Think is currently on offer. Every week you send an e-mail as long as you like and I will discuss this with you on a 30 minute telephone call. This is paid for via Paypal £30 per week. It is surprisingly effective.
For clients on JSA or benefits, I will offer this at £10 per week with a phone call every two weeks.
If you wish to contract for 6 sessions, you will have one session free.
Further Information
Do I need counselling?
Some people ask themselves, "Do I need counselling?". I would encourage you to ask your self, what would I like to see happening in my life. Is it worth putting some effort into preparing myself to move towards the life I want. Together we can remove the obstacles to the life you want for yourself. When you benefit yourself you are also helping all the people around you who depend on you to support and nurture them.
In my practice, you will have the benefit of ethical and confidential working in line with BACP accreditation and regular supervision. If you have any questions, please feel free to call and have a chat, it will not commit you to seeing me.
- Online, email or telephone counselling available
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