Mark Paine

I am an experienced therapist offering an exclusive setting for the provision of short and long term therapy for individuals and couples. This can be Anger, Anxiety and General Anxiety disorders. Also, feeling sad and depression as well as fears, phobias and trauma, and other negative thinking and behaviour challenges. All are increasingly prevalent in today's world.

Short-term counselling; using for example, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Base Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). This is a solution-focused approach and is especially beneficial when addressing specific emotional and mental situations, such as the current mandatory isolation, to help deal with issues such as Anger Management, Relationship challenges, Generalised Anxiety Disorders and Panic disorders (including anticipatory anxieties such as fear of contamination from germs, agoraphobia or claustrophobia, the future etc.) as well as Fears and Phobias; Bereavement and Loss; sudden trauma and short-term Depression .

CBT offers a solution focused and structured approach to your individual circumstances. Together we look for unhelpful beliefs and behaviour and the cycle of negative thinking that we can't control and the subsequent physical sensations that occurs at these times. Looking at problems in this practical and systematic way allows you to look at your beliefs and thinking patterns and how these can be modified with the result that established patterns of behaviour are changed. You are helped to develop techniques to overcome your conflicts, such as .....

MBCT and Mindfulness is a stand alone practice in it's own right but very much compliments the CBT work. Many clients find it helps them bring their attention to the present time where they can see the problem clearly and act appropriately to the situation rather than responding with repetitive and automatic negative thinking and behaviour.

With longer term therapy we develop a close working relationship that aims to assist you in overcoming more deep seated problems such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Abuse, Eating disorders, Chronic Anxiety and Depression, Social and Behavioral difficulties, Relationship and Sexual issues; Chronic and debilitating Illnesses and many other situations.

I run Stress Relief and Well being groups, workshops and programs for the public and professional organisations. For more information on these and my services please visit my website at www.markpainecounselling.com

I am particularly interested in the well-being of families, parenting and relationships. I specialise in the processes of child development, especially the psychological development of children.

I offer help with the effects of chronic and debilitating illnesses.

Fees for individual and couple therapy range between £60.00 - £75.00 depending on the nature of the work, the length of the session and personal circumstances. I do offer some concessions where appropriate.

For private courses and workshops the fee depends on the length of the program and program content. Currently the fee for the 8 weeks stress relief and well being public course is £150.00 per person.

For details visit my website at https://www.markpainecounselling.com