Gillie Jenkinson

Profile

Hope Valley Counselling is run by Gillie Jenkinson. The organisation offers face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy as well as training - specialising in abuse including rape, sexual abuse, cult or spiritual abuse. Supervision and consultancy are also available. Gillie also offers counselling for other issues.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MA Gestalt Psychotherapy (2005)Advanced Diploma in Pastoral Counselling (1999)
Internship Wellspring Retreat and Resource Centre, Ohio, USA (1999)
Supervision training from November 2006 at the Sherwood Institute

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Particularly specialises in working with ex-cult members, spiritual abuse, sexual abuse and other types of abuse.

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Gestalt Therapy

Fees

£37.50-£50.00
Sometimes negotiates lower fee

Further Information

Gillie Jenkinson is able to work with many issues but worked for Sheffield Rape and Sexual Abuse Counselling Service for 11 years (left end of May 2006 to increase private practice) and so has specialist knowledge in the area of rape and sexual abuse. She has also worked extensively with ex-cult members, runs an ex-member support and education group and has presented her MA research in Madrid and Denver, USA on 'What helps ex-cult members recover from an abusive cult experience'. She presented a paper which was 'An investigation into what is the cult pseudo-personality?' in Brussels for International Cultic Studies Association in June 2007.

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