Mark Churchward Hon BA, Cert Ed., Cert CBT, MBABCP, MBPS

Heath Road Ridlington Norfolk NR28 View map
01692 651621 / 07850 667090 www.elitetherapists.com Click here to Email me

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I use the CBT Framework to deliver psychotherapeutic interventions which are carefully tailored to your individual needs. I see all clients as unique individuals and I have found that CBT provides a sound and flexible basis on which your own issues can be jointly understood and addressed.

I provide these services through my company Elite Therapists where associate therapists are also available.  They are bound by the same quality disciplines and company ethos as I am, which has become the hallmark of Elite Therapists.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I graduated as a teacher from Loughborough University in 1971 and went into business for a taste of the ‘real world’ before returning to school.  Once in business I thrived and never made it back into school as a teacher.  Instead I taught and coached adults as a business manager, educator and mentor in industry and later as an independent business consultant. In recognition of my experience I was invited to become a liveryman of the worshipful company of management consultants.

Since retiring from business, I have been awarded a Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) from the University of East Anglia, an honorary BA from Loughborough University and I expect to complete my BSc (Hons) in Psychology this year (2012).

I am an experienced coach, successfully counselling people in business for many years.  I now use the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) model as a preferred framework for delivering counselling and therapy interventions.  CBT often includes elements of cognitive, behavioural, person centred, gestalt and psychoanalytic therapy, depending on the needs of my clients. I am a Member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapists (BABCP), and the British Psychological Society (BPS).

More information and some informative literature can be found on the website.

I am supervised by JOHN MARSHAL Dip CBT, BACP and BABCP Accred.
SENIOR SUPERVISOR - Elite Therapists.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Child Related Issues
• Depression
• Emotional Abuse
• Generalised Anxiety
• Panic Disorder
• Phobias
• Physical Abuse
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
• Postnatal Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Sports counselling and sports mentoring
Motivational Interviewing

Therapies Offered

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

• Psychoanalytical and Psychodynamic
  - Psychoanalysis
  - Psychoanalytic Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy

Fees

Individuals:
The consultation fee is £40 per session (inc. VAT £48) which lasts between 45 mins to one hour.  If you prefer to have a free consultation as a trial, further sessions are charged at £50 per session for the next 5 sessions and £40 thereafter.  Payment for the first session is therefore at your discretion. Payments are due after each session.

Sessions are organised as quickly and as efficaciously as possible with the initial meeting usually taking place within a few days of initial contact.

Some clients are treated on a pro bono basis where all payments are waived by agreement.

Organisations:
Daily rates for businesses are £500 to £750 plus VAT.  Payments are due by agreement.

Further Information

I have pleasant and comfortable consulting rooms in Ridlington but also meet clients in their own homes by arrangement.  Parking is available.

On a more personal note, I am married and have been for 40 years.  I have three grown up daughters and three grandchildren.  I am retired from my business consulting activities and now devote all my time to providing therapy and counselling services to individuals and a few selected organisations.

Although reduced to spectating now, I have been a keen sportsman playing rugby for Leicester Tigers and others and had the privilege of representing Great Britain in athletics for Shot putt.

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