Jude Bailey Cert/Dip Person Centred Counselling & CBT.

Altrincham Counselling Centre York House Vicarage Lane Bowdon Cheshire WA14 3BA View map	Stockport Cheshire SK4 View map
07968361040 www.innerhealthcounselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

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Hello, I am a qualified counsellor and member of the British Association of counselling and psychotherapy. I am passionate about my job, and work hard to help people overcome their problems, whatever they may be. I believe counselling to be extremely effective if provided in a safe non-judgemental way and with honesty and commitment. My experience tells me that with commitment on both sides of the counselling relationship, anyone can make positive changes in their life. For most of us, at some point or another life can become very difficult, circumstances in our lives can become overwhelming, as can difficult relationships,sometimes causing us to feel angry or frustrated, amongst other emotions. Having the new perspective and focus of a counsellor can really help in these situations. Managing your anger can help you to take back control in your life, address the issues at the root of your anger, or use your anger as a positive force to bring about constuctive change in your life. It seems to me that modern living can be extremely taxing and stressful, leading many people to feel depressed or anxious too, and this in turn, can affect our self esteem, preventing us from moving on with our lives and enjoying our positive experiences. Getting help can enable you to break free of these ways of thinking and feeling, rather than suffering with them or just hoping that they may go away on their own. If you are tired of just hoping that things will get better, and feel that you need to be active in bringing about positive changes in your life, then counselling could be for you. My experience tells me that problems dont just go away on their own, that the best way forward is to take positive steps and work at the issues that make our lives difficult.

I work in a way which integrates various approaches including Person Centred, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Transactional Analysis. I aim to use whichever approach best suits the person that I am working with.

Through working together, we can explore problems and difficulties, challenge your thinking, and alter behaviours if that's what you want in order to bring about positive changes that improve your life and wellbeing. Or it may be that you want to explore your feelings about certain issues, either past or present in order to move forward with your life feeling healthier.

I understand that undertaking counselling can be initially daunting, and am therefore happy to chat and answer any questions or concerns you may have, before you book an appointment.

I am able to work from two locations, one in Heaton Moor during daytime hours, and one in Altrincham, which is evening hours only.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Certificate in Counselling Skills (1997)

Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (1999)

Diploma in Cognitive Bahavioural Therapy (2010/11)

Workshop on Self Harm.

Workshops on Bereavement Counselling.

Workshops on Confidentiality and the Law.

I have considerable experience of working with both adults and young people, within the NHS at a counselling and advice centre, and also within the school and sixth form environment.

Within these roles I have dealt with a wide range of issues which include low self esteem, anger, stress, anxiety, bereavement & loss, depression, self harm, OCD and bullying (in both adults and children) relationship difficulties, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and physical abuse, amongst others.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Generalised Anxiety
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Self Harm
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

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

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Transactional Analysis

Fees

£45.00 per hour - Altrincham Counselling Centre - Evenings only.

Concessions for student counsellors and children.

£30 per hour - Heaton Moor - Daytime sessions only.

Further Information

I am fully insured.

I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

I undertake regular Supervision.

I am comfortable working with Adults and Young people.

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