Malcolm Peterson Psychotherapist/Counsellor (UKCP REG & MBACP)

About me

I provide weekly psychotherapy sessions for between 8 to 16 sessions as well as longer term psychotherapy. I arrange consultations face to face and also offer sessions via Skype.

I have been working as a therapist since 2001, I have over 14 years experience in working in the NHS in specialist services as well as generic NHS Psychotherapy services. I have also worked in the voluntary and private sector. I have worked in occupational health counselling services for large public sector organisations.

I provide Eye Movment Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help people who have been exposed to traumatic events as well as those suffering with anxiety disorders and phobias.

I am also trained in Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy to help people who are suffering with depression.

I also teach psychotherapy and Counselling students as well supervising students in various training courses.

How counselling can help

Counselling aims to help you deal with and overcome issues that are causing emotional pain or making you feel uncomfortable.

It can provide a safe and regular space for you to talk and explore difficult feelings. The counsellor is there to support you and respect your views. They won't usually give advice, but will help you find your own insights into and understanding of your problems.

Counselling can help you:

• cope with a bereavement or relationship breakdown
• cope with redundancy or work-related stress
  
• explore issues such as sexual identity
• deal with issues preventing you achieving your ambitions
• deal with feelings of depression or sadness, and have a more positive outlook on life
• deal with feelings of anxiety, helping you worry less about things
• understand yourself and your problems better
• feel more confident
• develop a better understanding of other people's points of view

Counselling can often involve talking about difficult or painful feelings and, as you begin to face them, you may feel worse in some ways. However, with the help and support of your therapist, you should gradually start to feel better.

In most cases, it takes a number of sessions before the counselling starts to make a difference, and a regular commitment is required to make the best use of the therapy