Kate Chancellor

Hello,

My name is Kate and I am an experienced individual and couples counsellor and psychotherapist working in West Somerset near Taunton, Bampton and Dulverton. I offer a confidential and non-judgmental space where you can feel safe to explore whatever is troubling you. You may feel anxious about contacting a counsellor or therapist but in my experience being able to talk freely and openly about your thoughts, feelings and behaviours with someone who is not a friend or family member is liberating. It gives you the opportunity to develop awareness, grow emotionally and explore your perceptions and view of yourself and your life without worrying about being a burden or fear of exposure. It can be life enhancing.

I have a Post Graduate Diploma in Transpersonal Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy having completed a 5-year training as an integrative and transpersonal therapist at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in Little Venice, London (www.ccpe.org.uk).

I enjoy working creatively with my clients and allowing the client's own individual needs and process to guide me in developing a therapeutic strategy for him or her alone. I work using a range of different therapeutic models including CBT, psychodynamic, Gestalt, person centred and active imagination.

My clients range from people needing to explore and deal with past issues which are affecting their current lives, people with relationship and family issues, those who are feeling sad or suffering from anxiety and depression. I also frequently work with people with panic disorders and those going through separation or divorce or dealing with affairs and betrayal. I have a lot of experience of helping people who have suffered bereavement, loss and trauma.

How people relate to each other is of great interest to me. Poor communication is the source of many of the world's problems. When we examine and become conscious of our patterns of communication and are ready to make positive changes, huge shifts become possible and our relationships are strengthened.

We meet initially for an assessment and discuss what you want and hope to get from counselling/therapy. You are under no obligation to continue. If we feel happy to go ahead we will meet on a weekly basis for either short-term counselling or open ended psychotherapy. You can contact me either by phone or email to arrange the first session and discuss how we might happily work together.

With Couples Counselling my interest lies in communication styles, how we relate to one another and how we can unconsciously sabotage our relationships  due to feeling disappointed that our partners cannot heal our primary wounds. Wounds inflicted during our childhoods, unintentionally, by our parents.

I specialise in all forms of anxiety, such as: PTSD, depression, lack of meaning and purpose in life, work and home related stress, lack of confidence and sense of identity. This also includes the problems of young people, such as lack of direction, insecurity and fear of the future.  I work with many young people..

I am also an addiction counsellor.

I am a UKCP registered and accredited psychotherapist and abide by their ethics. I am registered with Aviva, AXA PPP and Vitality insurance companies.

I have worked with clients with the following issues:

Anxiety including generalised anxiety disorder, social anxiety and health anxiety

Addictions

Anger

Bereavement and grief

Career and work related problems

Depression

Difficulties starting, sustaining or finishing relationships

Divorce

Eating disorders

Family difficulties

Feeling overwhelmed, stressed and anxious

Low self confidence and low self worth

Life crisis

OCD

Parenting problems incl. boundary setting

Problems arising with growing older

PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Sexuality and sexual worries

Teenage and young person's issues

Panic attacks

The work we do together is strictly confidential and non judgmental.

Teenager and young person's issues

Parenting issues

Family difficulties

Boundaries

Shame

Guilt

Self doubt and lack of confidence

Divorce

Bereavement

Relational problems

Generalised anxiety

Life crisis

I have a limited amount of concessions available.

I'm offering £40 supervision to trainee counsellors whilst I complete my training.