Heather Potter, B.Sc(Hons) Integrative Counselling, MUKCP, MBACP, DipNLP

Ipswich Suffolk IP4 View map
07533868110 / 07533868110 http://www.positive-pathways.org.uk Click here to Email me

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Counselling can help you to develop skills to deal with your problems positively.   Are you experiencing relationship issues, recovering from a betrayal or affair, facing separation or divorce?  Do you suffer from anxiety, depression or low self esteem?  Is there conflict at home or work, major change in your life or are you seeking recovery from loss or bereavement?  By exploring your thinking patterns and feelings and reflecting on your behaviours, I can support you to understand your problems to help you cope and live a more fulfilling life.  

In my work with both couples and individuals, I believe that the relationship between counsellor and client is a key factor in the healing process. I work in an integrative way, using a range of counselling approaches, including person-centred, cognitive based therapy (CBT), psychodynamic and solution focused therapy but most importantly I consider the whole person and the individual’s needs.  My previous professional experience working in a large organisation adds value to my counselling approach. I also provide a counselling service for adolescents, bringing creative counselling techniques to help work through their difficulties.

I am an approved service supplier for CiC (Counselling in Companies), University Campus Suffolk, Meningitis Trust, Red Arc Care Services and ITV's Jeremy Kyle Show.
 
As well as my professional counselling Degree, I have additional training and experience as an anger management counsellor and couples counsellor.  I have worked with small groups offering therapeutic training for anger management, depression management, anxiety management and confidence and self esteem.  In addition, I work as a volunteer counsellor with Survivors in Transition, an organisation supporting adults who have survived childhood sexual abuse. 

My main practises are in Ipswich and Kesgrave.  As well as working in private practice, in 2010 I established a new counselling agency in Suffolk (Positive Pathways www.positive-pathways.org.uk) to meet the growing need for psychological therapies to improve the health and well being of individuals. 

September 2011 saw the launch of a new telephone counselling service - you can benefit from professional counselling, with no telephone or  travel costs.  Please see website for more information www.positive-pathways.org.uk

Training, Qualifications & Experience

BSc(Hons) Integrative Counselling
Diploma Integrative Counselling
Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming
Certificate in Person Centred Counselling
Certificate Couples Counselling
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy training
Certificate Domestic Abuse Awareness
Certificate Responding to Violence and Abuse
Certificate Effective Interventions for Domestic Abuse
Certificate Honour Based Violence and Diverse Community Issues
Anger Management Training
Anxiety Management Training

Workshops include:
Coping with Depression, Psychosis, Sexual Anxiety and Mental Health, Relationships Ending: the Impact, Journey and Recovery, Living well with Dementia, Domestic Abuse Tools for Practitioners, Couples Counselling

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcoholism
• Anger Management
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Binge Eating Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bulimia Nervosa
• Bullying
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME
• Couples Counselling
• Debt Management
• Dementia
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Relationship Issues
• 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)

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychoanalytic Therapy
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Transactional Analysis
  - Existential Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Family/Systemic Therapy

Fees

My fees are based on a sliding scale according to income: couples standard fee is £55.00, individuals £45.00.  Telephone counselling sessions £45.00 for a 60 minute session.

Further Information

Any queries about counselling?  Do not hesitate to ring me on 07533 868110.

• Online, email or telephone counselling available

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