Christopher Tovey MBACP, MEd, FD Person-centred Counselling and Psychotherapy

Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8
07521436898 kenilworthcounselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

I am a person-centred therapist and I believe that the counselling relationship facilitates desired personal change and development for clients.  Mutual agreement to begin work is negotiated in a free initial session.

I know that person-centred counselling has been extremely therapeutic for me through difficult and stressful times in my life.  As I gain experience as a therapist, I believe that my role is to develop a therapeutic counselling relationship with people which facilitates the discovery of their own inner resources and enables them to achieve their personal sense of well-being.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

At the age of 62 I completed my degree in Person-centred Counselling and Psychotherapy at Warwick University and began to work independently as a therapist.

I took early retirement from a 35 year Public Service career in Social Care Management and Education and began working voluntarily for Cruse Bereavement Care and the Citizens Advice Bureau.  I also attended three introductory counselling courses over the following two years.  I began a full-time degree in Person-centred Counselling at Essex University in 2008 and transferred to Warwick University after a Certificate year in order to relocate in Kenilworth.

During the last four years of training and personal development as a therapist I have gained experience of a broad range of counselling relationships with diverse people through voluntary work with organisations such as Warwickshire Age UK, Safeline Warwick and Coventry and Warwickshire Cruse Bereavement Care.  I am continuing with this work.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcoholism
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Carers Support
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Dementia
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Gambling
• Generalised Anxiety
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Existential Therapy

Fees

My standard fee for an hourly session is £35.
I also offer a concessionary rate of £25.

Mutual agreement to begin work is negotiated in a free initial session.

Further Information

How I Work.

The foundation of my theoretical approach is Rogerian Person-centred Therapy.

More about this form of talking therapy and counselling relationship can be found on my website  www.kenilworthcounselling.co.uk .

I am currently learning about and exploring 'Mindfulness' as part of my continuing personal development.

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