Ruth Yudkin PG Dip Family Therapy, UKCP reg.

Bristol BS8	Bristol BS1
07751 084 426 www.couplesandfamilies.org.uk Click here to Email me

Profile

I am an experienced relationship counsellor, offering counselling and psychotherapy to couples, families and individuals dealing with relationship problems. Working at Relate since 2005, I have encountered a very wide range of difficulties and dilemmas. With all clients, my aim is to provide a safe space where issues can be raised, confronted, and worked upon.

You may want to talk about:

• Lack of communication
• Conflict within the family
• An affair
• Problems in your sex life
• Difficulties with in-laws and the wider family
• Differences in how to bring up children
• Worries about a child's behaviour at home or at school
• Wanting to separate but not knowing where to start.

My role as counsellor is to facilitate the process: to make sure that each person is properly heard, to challenge fixed ideas and labels, and to offer different ways of looking at things.  Sometimes important changes can be made in just a few sessions. 

Please see my website for further information.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

I hold a Graduate Certificate in Couple Counselling from Relate and a Postgraduate Diploma in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice from the University of Bristol.  I am a registered member of the Association of Family Therapy and am registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.  My first degree is in Philosophy and Modern Languages, and I also have a Masters in Social Policy.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked in the voluntary and public sectors in a number of different roles, including training, facilitation and mediation.  In all my roles I have enjoyed the challenge and variety that comes from working with people from a wide range of backgrounds.

In addition to my experience at Relate, I have worked in the NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Bristol and in Bath.  I currently see families, couples and individuals in private practice, at the Bridge Foundation, and on behalf of an Employee Assistance Programme.

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Abuse
• Adoption Issues
• Affairs and Betrayals
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Child Related Issues
• Couples Counselling
• Domestic Violence
• Emotional Abuse
• Generalised Anxiety
• Infertility
• Physical Abuse
• Pregnancy and Childbirth
• Relationship Issues
• Separation and Divorce
• Sexual Abuse
• Sexual Issues
• Sexuality
• Stress

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Family therapy

Fees

All sessions last an hour.  My usual fee is £45 per session for individuals and £50 per session for couples.   Concessionary rates may be negotiated for those on low income.

Further Information

I can see clients in Clifton and in the town centre, whichever you prefer.  I can also offer flexible appointments, including some evenings.

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