Pam Greenup BA. Cert Ed. Post Grad. Dip. Counselling

8 Geraints Close Cowbridge CF71 7BT View map
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While it is good to talk it's even better to be heard, feeling that you have a safe place to explore worries and concerns and to find a way forward. Or it may be that you would like some counselling sessions to explore and understand yourself better. Experience has taught me that there is no one approach to successful counselling and clients come for a multitude of reasons. Successful counselling is about finding the right blend for each client whether that's as a couple, an individual or a family.

Often when you are worried or have a concern the difficulty is knowing how to begin. You might feel that you want to give me a call or an email just to find out more and begin to make that start.

Of course children and teenagers can really benefit from counselling too. They just don't seem to come with their own 'handbook' and our youngsters are under such pressure these days. Small problems can feel that they are getting out of control leading to more serious issues. A few counselling sessions can often help put issues into some perspective hopefully re establishing harmony and a sense of calm.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications
B.A.
Certificate of Education.
Post Graduate Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. University of Wales Newport
Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents. Iron Mill Exeter
M.Sc. Systemic Counselling (on going). University of Glamorgan
MBACP.
CRB checked.

Training After completing an Post Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (University of Wales) this led to a Post Qualifying Diploma in Counselling Children and Adolescents at the Iron Mill Institute, (Exeter). At present I am following an M.Sc. course in Family Practice and Systemic Theory at the University of Glamorgan.

Experience I am employed as a counsellor and child therapist with a leading agency specialising in counselling surviviors of sexual abuse and rape. Prior to that I worked for 35 years as a teacher in grammar, independent and comprehensive schools. I also worked with Samaritans for a number of years.