Sandra Figgess UKCP
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36 Southdale Road Oxford OX2 7SD View map |
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01865 515156
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Profile
I am a Gestalt Psychotherapist with a previous background in teaching and Advice work.
Gestalt Therapists believe that people are born with the potential to live a satisfying and creative life. Sometimes people still carry the residue of earlier pain and get stuck in beliefs and ways of behaving which have been useful in the past but have become limiting. I see my task as a therapist as being to help you to see your situation more clearly, find out how you are part of it and develop better ways of managing in the present.
I have also been trained in the use EMDR and AIT - two more recent and very effective therapies for healing wounds from the past. Some people may not be helped sufficiently by talking therapies alone because the patterns of distress are encoded in the body as well as the mind. This is especially true for those who have suffered trauma - whether through major single incident(s)or through a pattern of abuse such as bullying or rejection. EMDR and AIT work with these patterns at an embodied level. For more information on these approaches see below or go to my my website (www.counsellingoxford.co.uk).
My practice is in North Oxford with very good access by buses along the Banbury Road and is also easy to reach from the ring road by car with good parking options available.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
MSc in Gestalt Psychotherapy
UKCP registered (4156583)
Certificate in Couples Counselling
EMDR Europe approved Practitioner
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Depression
- Emotional Abuse
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Panic Disorder
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship Issues
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Therapies Offered
- Humanistic Therapies - Gestalt Therapy
- Other Therapies - Integrative
- EMDR
Fees
I charge £45 for a 50 minute session.
Further Information
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing) is a treatment approach that has been widely validated by research for the treatment of traumatic memories and has recently been recognised by NICE (National Istitue for Clinical Excellence) as the treatment of choice for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). It has also been shown to be effective in treating more chronic problems susch as anxiety, phobias and lack of self confidence.
AIT (Advanced Integrative Therapy) is an energy based therapy which is very gentle and effective in treating distressing memories.
For further information see my website http://www.counsellingoxford.co.uk/
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