Graham Hagger MBACP Counsellor/CBT Therapist.

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Hi and thank you for viewing my profile, I am a fully qualified and experienced Person- Centred Psychotherapist, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and a Sexual Minority Therapist, I also work as a child and young person counsellor. As a counsellor I will create, a safe therapeutic place where you can explore your thoughts and feelings, without feeling someone is judging you.

For quite number of years I have worked with a client group suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the effect it can have on the sufferer. Anger, depression, alcohol /drug misuse, feeling isolated and that no one understands what going on for them. The flashbacks, the sleepless night, always checking out your surroundings, never relaxing, never trusting. PTSD can have a devastating effect on the sufferer and their families and loved ones but with help they can move on and gain control back of their lives. As a veteran myself I have an understanding of what veterans are going through, and with my experience of working alongside Combat Stress, co-facilitating monthly meeting in the North-west and offering one to one sessions if needed I know I can help. I have also worked with Victim Support as a community volunteer and a counsellor helping people get back control of their  lives. 

Feeling helpless and unable to cope can be an overwhelming and lonely experience, which is often hard to share with someone. I offer a private and confidential counselling service and together we will tailor sessions that are best for you. I know it can be quite daunting seeing a counsellor for the first time, but you have already taken the first steps, just logging on to the directory. One more step and we can then start working on the issues that are troubling you.

I work in an integrative way and use the best therapies that best suit you and your needs. I regularly work with a variety of issues including low self-esteem/confidence, anxiety/stress, depression, anger and the long-term effects of different kinds of abuse. I regularly work with clients suffering from various kinds of trauma, historical sexual abuse, both male and female, and understand how difficult it can be to open up and talk about this subject. I also work with veterans suffering from the effects of PTSD.  I believe in the importance and significance of the client/therapist relationship and the nurturing of which is instrumental to the therapeutic process.

As a member of the BACP, I work ethically and am fully committed to the principals of confidentiality and client safety. Let me help you find your way back, Let me help you to find you. 

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I have previously worked as a counsellor with Victim support, and currently work in private practice; I also work with offenders in a custodial setting. I also work alongside Combat Stress once a month in the Wigan/Leigh area. I am also a child and young person counsellor working with the Willow Project in Leigh, counselling children within the Wigan Borough. 

Certificate in Counselling concepts.

Advanced certificate in Person-Centred counselling.

Diploma in Person-centred counselling/

Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Certificate in Sexual Minority Therapies.

Certificate in Counselling children and young people.

Short course studied;

Supporting People Bereaved Through Murder & Manslaughter.

Trauma: linked to Complex Grief.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.

Anger Management.

The Menopause Course.

Alcohol Brief Intervention Therapy. 

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Adoption Issues
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcoholism
• Anger Management
• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Anxiety
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Gambling
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Panic Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Personality Disorders
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Behavioural Therapy
  - Cognitive Therapy
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

First ½ hour free, to give you the chance to see if we could work together.

All Session last 60 minutes

£35 for 60 minutes.

Discounts for Veterans, Members of the Armed Forces.

Discounts may be available if blocks of session are booked and paid for in advance.

Further Information

People come into counselling for all kinds of issues and I know it can be a very scary time, that fear of the unknown, what am I walking in to, what if they do not understand what I am going through, what if they are going to judge me. That is where I as the counsellor can help to put you at your ease, to offer you that space that is yours, that time that is yours, where you can be you without the fear of being judged.

When looking for a counsellor/therapist please ensure that they are qualified and belong to an appropriate professional body. If not sure, ask to see their qualifications, a good therapist will not mind and will not be offended.

Member Organisation

BACP

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