Sally Storr, MA, BSc, MBACP, MBPS

Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB22
01223 843992 / 07837752163 www.blueskyreflections.com Click here to Email me

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Do you worry too much? Do you wish everything in your life was perfect? Many people feel overwhelmed these days by feelings of stress and anxiety, often because we feel the need to achieve more and more.

What sorts of things do you worry about?  Big things or little things?
Some anxiety is appropriate and reasonable. If it’s out of control,  meaning it is very intense lasts a long time or involves phobias and interferes with your life , it could mean you have an anxiety disorder and I would  recommend you get some counselling.  However, we all feel anxious sometimes.  It is normal to worry about things like our health, our children and our finances from time to time.  But do you worry more than necessary?  Are you one of those people who has a mental checklist of things to worry about?  Has being anxious become a habit that you would like to stop?

What does the word “worry” mean to you?  What comes into your mind along with that word?  It could be some other words, or a picture, or perhaps a feeling?  There are many different physical and mental symptoms which go along with anxiety, and perhaps that is what makes you realize you are worried.  For example,  do you feel irritable at other people, or do you wake up in the middle of the night with problems which seem insurmountable?  It could mean you have difficulty concentrating, or you may get muscle tension around the neck or butterflies in the tummy.

If those symptoms, and many others, sound familiar to you, you are probably a worrier.  Do any of the following sound like you?

• If something bad could happen (even if I can just imagine it) it is my responsibility to worry about it
• I don’t like to accept uncertainty – I need to know for sure
• I treat negative thoughts as though they are truths
• Failure is unacceptable and if something bad happens it is a reflection of who I am as a person
• I treat everything as an emergency!

Well, the good news is you are not alone!  And the other good news is that I can help you do something about it!    Well, positive thinking is already a good habit to start.   You can change the way in which you think.

I work with individuals and groups presenting psychological topics of everyday use, which will help you.  I worked at The World Health Organization  in Human Resources in Geneva for many years before deciding my path lay in becoming a psychotherapist.  Some of the subjects I specialize in are anxiety and stress reduction, changing your life-style and career development.  I work mainly from a person-centred approach and my life’s hope is to help other people live as the people they really are inside.  Sometimes we need help in finding out who we are and what we want from life.  Please phone or e-mail me for more details.  I look forward to hearing from you.

See more details at: www.blueskyreflections.com

Training, Qualifications & Experience

MA Counselling (Webster University, Geneva, Switzerland)
BSc Psychology (Open University)

7 years experience in Human Resources, World Health Organization, Geneva.

Educational Adviser and Tutor at Open University (Counselling Foundation Degree)

Areas of counselling I deal with

• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Cancer
• Career Counselling
• Carers Support
• Couples Counselling
• Emotional Abuse
• Low Self-Confidence
• Low Self-Esteem
• Relationship Issues
• Stress
• Work Related Issues

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Specialize also in

• problems associated with high achievement: perfectionism, acute anxiety, stress, procrastination, career development.

• problems associated with migration: moving countries, working in international and multi-cultural environments, dealing with being an outsider, integration.

Therapies Offered

• Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies
  - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

• Humanistic Therapies
  - Person-Centred Counselling

• Other Therapies
  - Integrative
  - Family/Systemic Therapy
  - Art Therapy/Art Psychotherapy

Fees

£40 per session.

Further Information

I work from an integrative approach. That means I adapt my counselling according to the needs of the client. I am trained as a person-centred counsellor, but also draw from my knowledge of many different approaches, such as mindfulness and relaxation, cognitive-behavioural, Narrative Therapy, Gestalt and others. I believe that everyone is an individual, but that we often have problems in common.   I listen closely to an individual problem and work collaboratively with each client, usually for a short number of sessions (3-6).  I work from home.

• Online, email or telephone counselling available

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