Hayley Merron, UKCP
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Silk House Therapy Practice 19 Backwallgate Macclesfield Cheshire SK11 6LQ View map |
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01625 614754
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Profile
I am a fully qualified and accredited psychotherapist who has been working in the field of psychotherapy since 1997 first as an Integrative Psychotherapist and for the past 7 years as a Body Psychotherapist.
Body Psychotherapy explores ways to listen to our deepest self where we can find extraordinary wisdom and our innate capacity to heal. It is a compassionate form of psychotherapy that encourages clients to get to know themselves in their own time and way. Client wishes are always respected and the way we use the session and methods of exploration are agreed jointly.
Over the years I have supported clients with
- early trauma (neglect, abuse)
- birth trauma
- childhood and workplace bullying
- hospitalisation, illness, surgery
- domestic violence
- psychosomatic illness and pain
- chronic fatigue
- anxiety, panic attacks, chronic shame and guilt
- anger management
- low self-esteem
- isolation
- difficulties in forming or sustaining meaningful relationships
- difficulties in the workplace
- body image and sexuality
- lack of meaning, purpose and pleasure in life
I work to the Code of Ethics of my professional accrediting organisations (UKCP, CBPC and AHBMT) which includes regular professional supervision and ongoing training.
My website www.silkhousetherapypractice.co.uk gives more information about my work, body psychotherapy and biodynamic massage with links to articles and other resources.
Training, Qualifications & Experience
Qualifications
2007/2011 - Diploma in Body Psychotherapy, Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre (4 years)
2006/2010 - Diploma in Elemental Chi Kung, College of Elemental Chi Kung (Teacher Training; 4 years)
2005/2007 - Certificate in Body Psychotherapy, Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre (3 years)
2005/2006 - Certificate in Biodynamic Massage, Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre (1 year)
1997/2001 - Diploma Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute (4 years)
1996/1997 - Certificate in Counselling (one year)
Training
2008/2009 - Training in Somatic Trauma Therapy Training with Babette Rotheschild (12 days)
2008 - Resource Oriented Trauma Work with Merete Holme Brantjbert (2 days)
2004 - The Essentials, Psychosynthesis Education Trust (5 days)
2003 - Integrative Psychotherapy, Richard Erskine (5 days)
2002 - Integrative Psychotherapy, Richard Erskine (5 days)
Professional Membership
Registered Body Psychotherapist, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) - national registering body for psychotherapists in the UK
Registered Biodynamic Massage Therapist, Association of Holistic Biodynamic Massage Therapists (AHBMT) - national registering body for biodynamic massage therapists in the UK
Experience
I have worked in the field of personal development for over 25 years initially coaching and facilitating personal and leadership development programmes for large organisations across the UK. My journey to becoming a psychotherapist was initially very personal and was to heal my own wounds but in my late twenties I decided that this was the work I wanted to do. I spent 4 years training at the Metanoia Institute in London and worked as an honorary psychotherapist with The Listening Centre in Oxfordshire. In 2005 personal and client experiences pointed me in the direction of Body Psychotherapy and I commenced a 6 year training with Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre. In 2006 I opened a private practice in Macclesfield offering Body Psychotherapy and Biodynamic Massage Therapy (a form of psychotherapeutic massage developed by Gerda Boyesen).
In addition to one to one psychotherapy, I also facilitate personal development workshops and occasionally teach element chi kung (a moving meditation practice) as a resource for more effectively handling the stresses of our modern lifestyle and culture.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Avoidant Personality Disorder
- Bereavement
- Borderline Personality Disorder
- Bullying
- Career Counselling
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
- Dependent Personality Disorder
- Depression
- Domestic Violence
- Emotional Abuse
- Generalised Anxiety
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- Low Self-Confidence
- Low Self-Esteem
- Narcissistic Personality Disorder
- Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
- Panic Disorder
- Paranoid Personality Disorder
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Relationship Issues
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- Self Harm
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Work Related Issues
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Psychosomatic illness and pain
Therapies Offered
- Humanistic Therapies
- Other Therapies - Integrative
Fees
My fees are £40 for a 60 minute session.
Further Information
Psychotherapy is a personal and unique journey informed by our individual history and experience. Reasons for commencing a therapeutic journey are many and varied but it is fair to say that most people enter therapy feeling stuck, uncomfortable or generally not at ease with themselves, others or life generally.
The hope in psychotherapy is not just for transitory relief from difficult sensations, feelings, thoughts, behaviours and relationships but for a richer, freer and more fulfilling life.
Some of the hopes of body psychotherapy are:
- being more at ease with yourself and others
- feeling less anxious, stressed or overwhelmed
- feeling more grounded and secure in your sense of self
- feeling more present, vibrant and alive
- having a deeper and more satisfying relationship with yourself, others and your work
- having a deeper connection with what is meaningful in your life
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