Hatice Ocal - MBACP (Accred & Registered), AIP, NHS , EAP And Private Practice

About me

I am currently not taking new clients for face to face counselling but can offer SKYPE sessions instead. If you are interested, please do let me know and send me your SKYPE name so that we can set it up for you.

I am an accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist and registered member of British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. I have worked with people from very diverse backgrounds with some of the issues which are listed below:

• Relationship issues, Couple counselling, Depression, Abuse, Anger management, Bipolar, Anxiety, Panic attack, Low self-esteem, Low self-confidence, Eating disorder, Alcohol dependency, Separation and Divorce, Identity issues, cross - cultural issues, Family issues, Social Fear, Phobias, Bullying, Body image, Stress, Work related issues such as conflict resolution and Stress management, Sex and Sexuality, PTSD, Self harm, Addiction, Drug abuse, OCD, Chronic fatigue syndrome, Domestic violence, Adjustment to change, Loss and Bereavement, Abortion and Mental Health well being in general.

I have extensive knowledge and experience of working in Mental Health in the NHS - Voluntary Sector and privately and have been a member of BACP throughout my practice which means I offer my client's a high standard of care at all times. I have been working under the BACP guidelines with regular supervision and I adhere to its code of ethics.

I offer Counselling to Adults, Adolescents and Couples on a short term as well as long term basis.

I provide a safe and confidential space for you to explore your issues. These issues may be presenting themselves in the form of:

• depression
• anxiety
• anger
• effecting your relationship with your loved ones or perhaps effecting your work performance.

I aim to encourage you to develop skills to cope with your day to day and to learn how to deal with the negative patterns of behaviour in order to make change and move forward.

I work with a Humanistic/Integrative model, which means you are fully in control of your sessions and your therapy is self directed to work on your issues and the meanings that you attach to them. Humanistic Therapies focus on self-development, growth and responsibilities. I seek to help individuals recognise their strengths, creativity and choice in the 'here and now'. I facilitate your therapeutic process with utmost care and professionalism.

I also work with CBT techniques where we examine the role of your thoughts (cognitions) on your emotions and behavior. In becoming more aware of your thinking patterns, we can begin to evaluate which are more and less helpful and begin to replace the less helpful ones with thoughts that are empowering and move you forward towards positive change. The end result is, helping you overcome a particular issue which you may be experiencing such as phobia, addiction or insomnia.

Couples
If you have a relationship problem or are experiencing difficulties in your marriage and when both of you agree to see a Counsellor, sometimes it is best to tackle it before it is to late. Counselling will give you a neutral space where feelings may be openly expressed and heard.

Supervision
I also offer clinical supervision to Counsellors, trainee Counsellors and other practitioners working in the helping professions.