Amreeta Chapman
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About me
I have been seeing clients in full time private practice since 2006 as a counsellor and Psychotherapist; prior to that, I had over 10 years' experience as a Psychologist working with domestic violence, sexual abuse and child abuse in Mauritius in my twenties; and in the last three years I trained as a Traumatologist (working with severe cases of sexual abuse, trauma, accidents survivors, Burns' survivors, victims of crime, assault, rape, robbery and terror).
I am in the field of counselling and Psychotherapy because I love helping people shift from their problem states to their solution states and usually I work with clients on average 15-20 sessions to help them reach their goals. But please note that with chronic or long lasting symptoms sessions can go over 30-50 sessions; and with people suffering from long term issues i.e. OCD, Borderline personality Disorder or Bipolar Disorder, Food Disorders, therapy can take up to two years. But it is all negotiated and re-evaluated consistently with my clients as we work along to make sure we are making progress towards the client's goals.
Although I work with severe symptoms of trauma, bereavement, emotional abuse and PTSD I also work with people who are suffering from anxiety, relationship issues, anger, depression and panic attacks while leading a highly functional lifestyle.
My clients range from children to adults to old people so as a Counsellor I could be working with a sixteen yrs old in counselling and my next client could be a forty year old who has anxiety or anger issues at work followed by a sixty year old client who is not sleeping well or having social anxiety.
My name is Amreeta and I grew up in Mauritius, completed my Bachelor and Masters in Psychology in India; I have been living in England since 2002. I trained in England as a Counsellor and Integrative Therapist as well as a Hypnotherapist. Recently, I trained as an existential Psychotherapist as well. I offer solution focused counselling and Trauma counselling covering Reading, Wokingham and Woodley and offer counselling and psychotherapy in ENGLISH, FRENCH as well as HINDI as I am lucky to be bilingual.
I currently see clients F2F in Woodley, RG5 as well as online sessions to facilitate therapy for clients living too far to travel. Please do ask when we are having a phone consultation if you prefer zoom or Whatsapp sessions. Clients can also choose a mix of online and face to face sessions to suit their needs.
My clients come from all walks of life and they only have one thing in common: They have had enough and want help to get better; after 15 years of working from three different clinics, I work from Home now in Woodley as I can give extra time to my clients (60minutes' session) compared to the standard 50-55 minutes' sessions in clinics. My aim is to help you NOT rescue you and if you are willing to commit to your own treatment plan then do call me or email me and let's get working!
I am always happy to discuss counselling and how it is more than just "talking therapies". I welcome your questions via mail or phone and will aim to answer within one working day.
I offer Zoom Counselling sessions for UK citizens overseas or clients finding Berkshire too far to travel to...Please give me a call and we can look into availability and timings.
Training, qualifications & experience
B.A. (Psy), M.A. (CLINICAL Psy), Dip(Hyp), Practitioner (Hyp), Dip (Integrative therapeutic counselling), 100hrs CPD (Psychotraumatology and PTSD), currently DProf(Existential Psychotherapy)
With over 20 years' in the field of psychology and counselling and 17 years in private practice I work both with short term Therapy for anger, anxiety or low self esteem as well as long term therapy with severe trauma where clients will call suffering from flashbacks, food addictions, sleep deprivation due to depression or panic attacks as well as PTSD or severe anxiety.
My Clients are people from all backgrounds and different functioning levels; some clients are fully functioning and just need help with anger or relationship issues while others are capable people but caught in depression and low self esteem and finding it difficult to move on with life...Emotions and emotional intelligence is often what therapy teaches and encourages people to develop so that they can manage work, relationships and themselves better.
I also work a lot with relationship issues in couples as well as family therapy where parents call because their child is not going to school, or bed wetting is a problem for their child who wants to do sleep overs, or else their adolescent is too aggressive at home and get in trouble at school!
I apply solution focused counselling to clarify their future goals and stay focused on how to get the client reach their goals. More information available from my website www.readingpsychotherapyandcounselling.co.uk.
Member organisations
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Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I am also trained as a Hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner since last fifteen years; my clients who choose hypnosis as their preferred form of therapy are willing to close their eyes and go under trance to work on those same issues that clients for counselling; some people wish for more control and some less and hypnotherapy clients are more comfortable with tools, techniques focused sessions where they have to work more in between sessions via CD, homeworks etc...counselling clients are usually more low or need more time to work at their own pace or else are not willing to close their eyes and go under trance.
My practice as a Hypnotherapist is different from my practice as a Psychotherapist/Counsellor; the knowledge overall helps me to provide a better, more informed session to my clients but I do not hypnotize in counselling sessions and I do not spend a whole session talking in hypnosis sessions; clients get the form of therapy they have asked for because I believe clients benefit and respond to the form of therapy they adapt with and have chosen by their free will.
Feel free to call me to discuss your needs and concerns....
Fees
£60.00 - £70.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling sessions are £70 per session of 60 minutes.
Couple/parent-child counselling are £80 per session of 60 minutes.
Concessions and reduced fees are considered for people with work issues, single parents, students or people who can prove their genuine financial difficulties...
When I work
I am working via zoom or WhatsApp between Monday to Saturday. I do offer phone sessions. I will see clients face to face for those who prefer that option but I will have a face visor on.
Further information
I work in Woodley Mondays till Fridays and timings are mutually arranged between 9.00am and 9.00pm. Evenings appointments are mostly in Woodley, RG5.
I am available for phone and zoom sessions as well for clients who are far or prefer this medium of working. we arrange a mutual convenient time and some clients change the timings every week because they travel but other clients maintain same timings; it is all negotiated and contracted before hand for our mutual benefits.
