Alison Dean PGDip., MA, BACP(Accred.)

Thatcham Berkshire RG19	London Road Reading Berkshire RG1
07929 149636 Click here to Email me

Profile

I am a qualified counsellor working primarily with a psychodynamic approach. I work with individuals who are experiencing difficulties such as unexplained or distressing emotions, problems in their personal relationships or at work, or feelings and behaviour that they may not really understand and may wish to change. As a counsellor I offer a time and place within which a person can talk about their difficulties, the sources and meaning of their distress, in an atmosphere of acceptance and without judgement. I do not offer advice, but rather help the person to understand themselves a little better, so that they are more able to make choices or bring about changes. Through the counselling relationship those feelings that may once have been very confusing and even unbearable may begin to make some sense and become less difficult to manage.

I work with individual adults and young people (16+) on a long or short term basis. Sessions are usually on a weekly basis.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I hold a Post-graduate Diploma and MA in Counselling. I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, to whose ethical framework I adhere.

I have previously worked for a number of years on a residential project for individuals seeking to address addictive behaviours, including drugs and alcohol, and I have continued to have a particular interest in the field of addiction.

In addition to my private practice my counselling experience includes working in a university counselling service, a family service, a drug and alcohol service and other community based counselling agencies.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

Fees

My fees are £45 for an initial assessment (allow 60 to 75 minutes) and £40 for on-going sessions (50 minutes). Some fee reductions are possible and can be discussed at the assessment stage.

Further Information

I use consulting rooms in Thatcham, West Berkshire, and in central Reading. Both locations are close to public transport routes and have parking nearby.

If you think counselling might be helpful to you please contact me by leaving a message by phone or by emailing. I will then call you back at a time convenient to you to carry out a brief telephone consultation. If appropriate I will then arrange a face to face assessment appointment. If we agree to work together a time will then be arranged for subsequent sessions, usually on a weekly basis at the same time each week.

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