Pete Smith MBACP (Accred)

Alton Hampshire GU34
01420 88938 www.petesmithcounselling.co.uk Click here to Email me

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Anger, depression, anxiety, stress, bereavement, workplace issues, substance dependency, low self confidence, eating, gender, medical and relationship issues and many more. Life can hold many challenges which you may feel alone and ill equipped to deal with and often its difficult to find someone to talk to confidentially.

Not only do I offer this service but I help you to explore and to express how you are feeling and how your way of being results in the quality of life you are experiencing. Sometimes just this process can be highly effective. Often it is useful to explore how past experiences have shaped how we are today. Often we carry around self limiting beliefs or thought patterns or ways of behaving which are doing us damage. It is also useful to explore different ways of being in the world.

Counselling does not come with any guarantees and is not a magic bullet. Every person that I see is unique and different. However my experience shows that the majority of people find something of use from counselling and will be changed by the experience.

I am a BACP accredited counsellor qualified since 2005 but with a long history of working with the Samaritans. I am happy to work either open ended (as many sessions as you feel you would like) of more short term if you prefer. I offer face to face counselling with adults over 17 years of age. Please see my main web site for further details.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MBACP (Accred) Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (2010)

Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (2005)

Certificate in Counselling Skills (2003)

Certificate in Counselling Theory (2002)

Mediation

Samaritans

I have experience of working in a drugs and alcohol counselling agency, NHS Primary Care (GP surgery) and a 6th form college as well as in my own private practice. I also work with employee assistance programs where I help people with work place related issues.

My experience includes both open ended and time limited (6 sessions) working I have been CRB (Police) checked and I carry professional liability insurance.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abortion
• Abuse
• Addiction(s)
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Alcoholism
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bipolar Disorder/Manic Depression
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Debt Management
• Dementia
• Depression
• Disabilities
• Domestic Violence
• Drug Abuse
• Eating Disorders
• Emotional Abuse
• Gambling
• Generalised Anxiety
• Internet Addiction
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Panic Disorder
• Physical Abuse
• Postnatal Depression
• Relationship Issues
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Self Harm
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Smoking
• Spirituality
• Stress
• Trauma
• Work Related Issues

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Cognitive Therapy

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling
  - Gestalt Therapy
  - Transactional Analysis

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative

Fees

For your initial session I only charge £15-00. This is so that we can meet one another and so that you can decide whether you would like to work with me.

For sessions during the day on a Friday (between 8am and 5pm) I charge £35-00

For session on a week day evening (between 6pm and 9pm) I charge £40-00.

Further Information

No problem is too small.

If you would like to arrange an initial (low cost) session where we can meet one another and discuss what you would like to work on then please phone me on:

   01420 88938

Please note that you may have to leave me a message but I will get back to you as soon as I can.

Alternatively you can email me on:

   info@petesmithcounselling.co.uk

or use the email facility on counselling-directory.org.uk

• Online, email or telephone counselling available

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