Petrina Frost |  |
Profile
Most people at some point in their life experience emotional or relationship difficulties. These can be short term problems, which are reactions to life events, as well as difficulties you may have been struggling with over a longer period of time.
I believe that counselling can offer a safe and confidential environment to explore issues, develop a greater understanding of difficulties and to make sense of what is happening in your life.
My aim is to enable you to maximise personal choice and potential that encourages a more fulfilling and satisfying life
Training, Qualifications & Experience
• Petrina is a qualified counsellor, holding a Higher Diploma in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.
• Petrina is also trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) which is particularly suitable for short term work.
• Petrina has experience in working with a wide range of issues with both adults and adolescents including bereavement, anxiety, relationship difficulties, childhood trauma, anger management and low self-esteem.
• Petrina holds an enhanced criminal records certificate to enable her to work with children.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies Offered
Fees
I offer an introductory session at £20 thereafter I charge:
£30 per hour
I can offer a limited number of concessions at £20 for students/unwaged.
Further Information
I am now able to offer Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for work with Depression, anxiety, OCD and phobias.
COUPLES AND RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING:
My belief is that conducting a long-term, close and monogamous relationship is a lot harder than most of us ever imagined it could be. On the one hand our biological drives, designed to ensure survival of the species, work against our remaining faithful to just one partner and, on the other, society promotes a fairy-tale version of marriage which is unsustainable. Many people enter a relationship thinking the honeymoon will go on forever, only to find their expectations shattered and themselves locked in conflict with their partner or confused by feelings of failure.
Despite this I believe that relationships are what make people mature and grow as human beings – living alone we can stagnate and become rigid in our thinking. Managing individual growth within a relationship requires commitment and respect for the other and can be an acutely painful process but is, I believe, ultimately hugely rewarding. Counselling can help couples re-evaluate their expectations of each other and their relationship by providing a safe environment to explore sensitive issues, by aiding communication and by bringing an understanding of the difficulties that couples often confront.
Practical considerations:
I aim to see couples at regularly spaced intervals – preferably weekly.
Each one hour session is charged at £30. Sometimes one hour will not be sufficient so longer sessions can also be arranged in advance.
I only see the couple together to avoid a feeling that one partner is receiving more attention or favour. If one partner feels that they have personal issues that they would like additional help with, I would assist in finding another counsellor for that person. If that proved too difficult, I could offer the individual sessions myself, provided that I am not asked to hold any relevant secrets from the other partner.
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