Phil Puttock

A warm welcome!

Sometimes we may feel lost, scared or unable to articulate how we are feeling. It might be difficult or painful to approach family, friends or colleagues.

I understand from personal experience how daunting it can be to talk to a complete stranger about how you are feeling. I entered my own personal therapy feeling lost and stuck in my life. Having space to process my feelings and be empathically listened to was a positive experience, and led me to train as a counsellor.

What can I offer you?

Counselling & Emotional Support

I offer you a Caring, Friendly and Safe space, knowing what you share will be treated both confidentially and sensitively. I will always work at your pace. Together, we can identify what you want to gain from counselling and what support I can offer you. There is no issue or problem that is too big or too small. I can work with you short-term or longer term. I can work with clients who are 18+

Mentoring, Coaching & Personal Development

I can also work with you from a Personal Development and Mentoring/Coaching approach. We can look at what your goals and ambitions are, or look at where you feel stuck and what you would like to be different. You might not be sure what you want to be different and together we can work with this.

Alongside general support, I have an interest/experience in working with the following more specialist areas:

• Pet Bereavement - A pet is not just a pet, but family. I know from personal experience how upsetting it can be to lose a loved pet. 
• Spirituality - If you are interested in exploring your Spirituality, I work with cards and energy. I am happy to support you in your spiritual journey. 
• LGBTQ+ Issues. 
• Emotional support for male victims of abuse. 
• Student Counsellors/Trainees.
• Supervision - I am a qualified Supervisor and love supporting Counsellors, Trainees Counsellors and Helping Professionals (Social Work, Support Work, etc). 

Reflective Practice, Critical Incident Debriefing & Employee Wellbeing

I can work with organisations and employees who might want in-work emotional support. I can facilitate Reflective Practice Groups or other forms of support. Please enquire for more details.

My Training & Experiences

I am Integrative-Relationally trained; this means that I draw on a range of approaches best suited to support you. I also believe that the relationship between us can be healing in itself. I have experience of working with clients with various presenting issues in the NHS, a Mental Health charity, a  Carers Centre, Charity Sector Projects, and in a University.

I have over 14 years of experience working in the Helping Professions. My experience is broad and includes:

• Supporting a caseload of students at a local University with their mental health and ADHD. 
• Offering adults and young people emotional and personal development support to move forward with their wellbeing and life goals. This includes Employee Wellbeing, Recovery and Social Prescribing
• Supporting people who use Primary (GPs) and Secondary (CMHT) Care Services.
• Co-Facilitated an Anger Management Group Therapy Programme.
• Caseworker for an Adult Social Care "Community Cohesion" Project (ex-offenders, disabled clients, drug & alcohol misuse, mental health & longer-term unemployment).
• Mental Health Support Worker & Workshop Trainer for a leading Mental Health Charity.
• Couples Counselling work 
• Assistant Tutor for a Level 3 Counselling Skills course.
• Specialist Support Worker for adults with addiction, mental health- self-harm, homelessness,  ex-offending and domestic abuse issues. 
• Casework for male victims of domestic abuse.
• Case and Wellbeing Supervision for staff in Helping roles.
• Supervised and supported Counsellors, Wellbeing Officers, Occupational Therapy students, Social Work students, Mental Health Adviser and Wellbeing Volunteers.  

Professional Information

As a Registered Member of the BACP, I abide by their code of ethics http://www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework/

I also attend regular Training and CPD courses to keep up to date with my knowledge and skills. My work is overseen by an experienced Practitioner who ensures I continue to work in your best interests.

Going Forward

I understand sending that first email might be hard, but please be assured I will respond promptly, but more importantly warmly. The below list of "Areas of Counselling" are not exhaustive. If there is something that you would like to discuss that is not listed below, please do contact me. I would be more than happy to talk to you.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I can support you with the following:

• Identity (understanding who you are)
• Pet Bereavement
• Student Counselling Trainees
• Sexuality - understanding your sexuality and ways to express this, dealing with it, or trying to tell others
• Understanding your Spirituality and Development 
• Understanding your Purpose and Meaning in Life
• Work Related Issues - bullying, feeling stuck in your career and where you want to go in life

I believe that the relationship between us is important for any growth or progress to be made. I want you to feel comfortable and safe. I offer an initial consultation appointment. This gives us the chance to get to know each other and see if you feel able to work with me

Fees

Adults - £50

I offer a lower cost for Students 18+ (inc Counselling Trainees) and those who might be unemployed, etc at a reduced rate. I am very happy to talk to you about this.

Sessions will be at the same time each week, and last for 1 hour. I work in the evenings online or via telephone call. I can offer some weekend appointments 

At present, I work online or via telephone