Maeve Allison B.SC (Hons), CASS, Dip Couns, MBACP (accred)

Beccles Suffolk NR34
0870 405 1915 / 07761 854917 www.capricornus.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am a qualified and experienced counsellor for individuals and couples, working in Beccles. I offer warmth and respect, as well as my training and experience, and see counselling as an opportunity for us to explore, and ease, your distress or feelings of stuckness. Often, our present difficulties are rooted in the past, and by becoming aware of this connection, we can learn to change negative beliefs about ourselves and have more choice in how we live our lives.

Confidential counselling can be a way to talk freely about your difficulties without burdening friends or family, and without being judged or criticised. We all have hidden resources inside, and counselling can help us to tap into these resources, explore inner conflicts, increase our self-esteem, and develop our potential for better relationships.

I trained as a counsellor at Re-Vision (www.re-vision.org.uk) in Integrative Psychosynthesis, a holistic approach which includes mind, body, heart, soul and spirit. I use a variety of approaches and techniques, depending on what you need. In my experience, distress and anxiety sometimes arise from negative or obsessive thoughts and an over-active mind. I therefore include approaches that encourage awareness in the present moment, and bring attention to body and feelings, to give an experience of relaxation and peace.

Before I trained as a counsellor, I had 20 years' experience as a social worker in the NHS and community, working with people from many different cultures and backgrounds.  I also trained for 3 years in Gestalt therapy.

Please look at my website www.capricornus.co.uk for more information.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

B.Sc (Hons) Human Relations
Certificate in Applied Social Studies
Diploma in Counselling (Integrative Psychosynthesis)
Certificate in Couple Counselling
MBACP (accred)

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Alcohol Dependence
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Cancer
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Relationship Issues
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

spirituality and meaning
mid-life crisis
long-term illness and disability, particularly ME (chronic fatigue syndrome)
working with people from ethnic and sexual minorities

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Transpersonal Psychology
  - Psychosynthesis

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

Individuals £37 per session - 50 minutes (60 minutes for initial session)

Couples £45 per session - 60 minutes

Further Information

There is free parking at my counselling rooms in Beccles. Please let me know if you need disabled access.

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