Stefan Charidge

Stefan Charidge Fareham Hants PO14 1SZ tel: 01329282582 web: www.onesong.org.uk Click here to Email me

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THE FIRST SESSION IS ONLY £10.00

Ask yourself: "Am I getting what I want in my life?"

I am a BACP accredited gestalt counsellor and I have been a practicing in Fareham and South Hants for the past eight years. I am committed to providing counselling and psychotherapy in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment.

At various times in our lives we all have unhappy periods or feel unable to control our emotions and this can lead to confusion and overwhelming feelings. These times may or may not be connected to specific problems but manifest as a feeling of dis-ease. Using Gestalt therapy we could work in many different ways to explore and gain better self awareness, such as talking, simply breathing with body awareness, drama and movement, drawing, sand and objects, sound and dreams.

I work with both individuals (12 +), couples and groups on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling you to enhance your life and to live it more fully.

My practice is within easy reach of Fareham town centre (near the college), Gosport, Portsmouth and Southampton areas.

Training, Qualifications & Experience (more info)

Professional Qualifications
BACP Accredited
MBACP Registered
UKRCP Registered
I hold a Counselling Diploma (Gestalt) and an RSA Certificate in Counselling and have completed three years Psychotherapist training at the institute of Metanoia, London towards my UKCP accreditation.

In addition to this I have significant experiance of working with men and have completed my advanced training(Youngian psychodrama). Attended many developmental training days, residential workshops over the years with local and over sea’s authors and trainers

I have also, facilitated basic counselling skills courses, as well as smaller one off trainings and hold a 7306 certificate in adult training as well as anger management, conflict resolution and pshycodrama.

I am a male gestalt practitioner, drawing upon the major counselling theories, as appropriate to meet the needs of my clients. I have been in practice for many years and have experience of working with a number of counselling environments:

• Private practice.
• GP surgeries.
• University students.
• Youth counselling service.
• Group work.
Four Quarter Talk
• Psychodrama.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Abuse

Addiction(s)

Anger Management

Anxiety

Bereavement

Career Counselling

Debt Management

Depression

Eating Disorders

Personality Disorders

Phobias

Relationship Issues

Sexuality

Stress

Trauma

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Road Rage
Domestic Violence (perpetrators and victims).
Psychodrama
Dreams
Art
Sound

Fees

£ 35.00 per hour one to one
£ 50.00 per hour for couples (1.5 hours)
Variable for groups and trainings.
There are student and un employed concessions available.
My Web site is www.onesong.org.uk for more information

Extra Information

My philosophy is that we are all unique and perfect people but we may not know or believe that we truly are. As a Gestaltist, my focus of work is to achieve greater awareness which for me is remembering. Not what happened years ago, but who we truly are: “That we are enough” and “Loved”. My work is in helping others to own, integrate and fully assimilate every aspect of themselves. There is always a basic human need to seek resolution and closure (a gestalt) that at some level (anger, stress, excitement, joy and so on) clamours for attention. This is very difficult to do on our own, hence the service I provide as a counsellor.
I work in the here and now and may often ask my clients “What is being experienced right now?” in the moment.

There are many reasons people seek counselling or therapy. You may be going through an acute and distressing experience such as bereavement, relationship or work difficulties. You may have a more general issue such as stress, anxiety, depression or just feeling something’s not quite right in your life. You may have a desire to understand yourself better, or to feel more in control of your behaviour. Being able to talk through your thoughts and feelings in a safe setting, without fear can be a tremendous relief.Should you feel unsure whether counselling is for you, please do give me a call: 01329 282582 to explore your questions.

I am usually asked what Gestalt therapy is and how does it work? This is not easy to explain because Gestalt therapy is about the human experience and so the best way to understand what it means is “experientially” – doing it your self. It is also a therapy that would need so many words to describe and explain (there are hundreds of books and web sites on this matter but I have given some pointers below). It is also unique to each moment experienced by two or more people.

Gestalt therapy:
• Is “holistic” and works with the whole person: mind, body and soul (spirit).
• Focuses on the “Here and now” experience, instead of memory of fantasy.
• Focuses on increasing awareness and accessing more choices and ways of being.
• Reviews old behaviour patterns and beliefs to explore if past ways of being are still useful to you now.
• Works towards greater life fulfillment.
• Clients are encouraged to become aware of immediate needs, meet them (in a safe manor and environment), and let them recede into the background. The well-adjusted person is seen as someone who is aware of thier constant flow of needs and is able to satisfy those needs.
• The therapist does not interpret experiences for the client. Instead, the two work together to help make true meaning of an experience

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