Steve Smith

239 Balham High Road London SW17 7BE View map
tel: 020 76428656 web: stevesmithcounsellingsw11.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am a BACP accredited counsellor offering confidential, empathetic counselling in a safe and relaxed setting 2 minutes walk from Tooting Bec tube, 5 minutes walk from Balham tube/rail and in Battersea, 5 minutes walk from Clapham Junction Station. An initial introductory session, where you can find out more about how we might go on to work together, costs £20.

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If you've never been to counselling before your probably, quite rightly, wondering how it might work. Well, many people find that simply having a space to reflect on their life with somebody who is not personally involved or judgemental is very helpful.

Beyond that, working together with a trained counsellor allows you to look at your life in ways you may not have considered before and get more insight and understanding about it. Exploring the assumptions you have about yourself and about life may reveal how they are holding you back and lead you to reassess or challenge those assumptions.

In the long term, counselling can help you rediscover strengths and courage that will enable you live the years ahead as a more fulfilled, creative and less anxious person.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

BACP accredited and UKRCP registered

I hold a Post-Graduate Diploma in Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I have worked as a counsellor with a number of counselling services in London and also within the NHS. I was until recently Project Leader of the Battersea Pastoral Counselling service.

I am an accredited member of BACP and I have regular supervision of my work with clients.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Postnatal Depression
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

I am able to offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), either as part of the approach to your issues, or as the primary approach.

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
• - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Humanistic Therapies
• - Psychosynthesis
• - Existential Therapy
• Integrative

Fees

Fee for initial session is £20.

Subsequent sessions are £45. I do offer a limited number of reduced fee sessions for people who are students or on a reduced income - please feel free to ask if concessions are available at the moment.

Further Information

Sessions can be arranged at locations in Balham (SW17) and in Battersea (SW11), if available. Please don't hesitate to contact me by phone or email if you would like to arrange an initial session or to talk through in more detail how counselling may be able to help you.

Member Organisation(s)

BACP