Judith Macdonald-Lawson BSc PG Dip MBACP (Accred) UKRCP

Midhurst West Sussex GU29
07717 716602 http://www.judithmacdonald-lawson.co.uk Click here to Email me

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I am an experienced counsellor and psychotherapist, accredited by the BACP, who works with couples and individuals (including same sex couples) who feel they need to make some changes to make life happier and more fulfilling.  I see clients in a comfortable, private and peaceful counselling room adjacent to my home.  The room has disabled access.

Counselling provides help and support for people who are experiencing difficulties in their personal life, couple relationship, family relationships or work life.  Counselling allows you, or you and your partner, the opportunity to express thoughts and feelings, explore complex issues and create new perspectives in a safe and confidential setting.

You may be considering counselling because you are struggling with one, or some, of the following issues - abuse, affairs, anxiety, bereavement, cultural issues, depression, health-related issues, identity problems, life-stage crises, loss, parenting problems, relationship issues, separation, sex-related issues, stress, work-related issues.  You may simply feel that life just isn't going the way you hoped it would, or that your relationship feels stuck, and would like the chance to discuss this with someone.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

BSc
PGCE
Relate Certificate in Couple Therapy (University of East London)
Postgraduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (University of Hull)

Post-qualifying Certificate In Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Skills (WPF)
Accredited member of BACP
UKRCP

I have been working as a couples and family counsellor in an agency setting for 7 years. In addition to the above qualifications, I have studied Psychoanalysis and Attachment at the Tavistock Centre for Couple Relations and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at WPF (Westminster Pastoral Foundation).  I have attended many training courses to extend my knowledge, understanding and skills.  At present I am training to become a psychosexual therapist.

I use an integrated theoretical approach; my training in psychodynamic, systemic, attachment and cognitive behavioural therapies allows me to tailor the work to the clients’ needs.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Adoption Issues
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Cancer
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Family Issues
• Gender Identity
• Generalised Anxiety
• Infertility
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Physical Abuse
• Pre-nuptial Counselling
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress
• Trauma

Therapies Offered

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

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychodynamic Therapy

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Family/Systemic Therapy

Fees

£25 - initial assessment session
£45 - ongoing sessions for individuals
£55 - ongoing sessions per couple

All sessions are 50 minutes  and are usually weekly.

I offer short term work (6 weeks), medium term work (6 to 12 weeks) and long term work

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