Chris Walsh MBACP
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Hurst Community Centre Hurst Road Bexley Kent DA5 3LH View map |
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07925 371012
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Profile
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It can be quite daunting in finding the right person to talk with, to share your thoughts and feelings. The first step is always the hardest; the first phone call, the first appointment, the first session. But have confidence, there is only my respect for what you are trying to achieve.
As human beings, we are social creatures. We strive to have relationships, to have esteem, be successful in work, to look back over a life of worth. But those things do not always turn out as we wish. We try to put on a brave face to hide disappointments, we launch into new challenges and relationships to hide the feelings and failings of previous ones, or we may become angry with others to deflect how we feel inside.
I am an integrative counsellor and blend different models of counselling to provide an effective, safe, and confidential service to individuals and couples. We look at the issues you bring and explore the thoughts and feelings they bring out.
Sessions can include exploring how the past affects the present, looking at how you see and interpret things, exploring the mental pictures your words compose, or the dreams or nightmares you may bring.
In my work with couples or relationships, as well as exploring the difficulties in the relationship, we look at what attracted each to the other, how you communicate with each other, and what you learnt growing up in your parents' relationship. It's about hearing and understanding the feelings in the other's voice, not the blame in their words.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Diploma in Counselling
Post Graduate Certificate in Couple Counselling
Currently training in Supervision
Areas of specialism with other agencies:
Loneliness, despair and suicide
Alcohol abuse
Domestic abuse
Life threatening/terminal illness
Working with couples and relationships
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to their guidelines on ethical practice.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and Betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career Counselling
- Couples Counselling
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Domestic Violence
- Eating Disorders
- Generalised Anxiety
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Postnatal Depression
- Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Relationship Issues
- Self Harm
- Separation and Divorce
- Sexuality
- Stress
- Trauma
- Work Related Issues
Fees
My counselling practice is at Hurst Community Centre in Hurst Road, Bexley, DA5 3LH. It is within easy reach of Bromley, Dartford, Sidcup, Eltham, in fact anywhere in South East London and North West Kent served by the A2 and A20. The centre has good on-site parking and is on the 269 bus route.
Home appointments are also available, in appropriate circumstances, and subject to distance.
You can email me at chris.walsh@fsmail.net, or phone/text on 07925 371012.
I see clients Monday to Thursday, daytime and evenings. Sessions are by appointment; they last an hour, and are £40 for individuals, £50 for couples. Fees are payable by cash or cheque at each appointment.
For more information about where I am and how we could work, or just counselling in general, please view my website at www.chriswalshcounselling.co.uk.
Further Information
- Supervision available (view supervision profile)
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