Edward Giles

My work covers and has covered a very wide range of issues which has given me a depth of experiences, which alongside my training, enables me to offer broad perspectives and varying approaches that allow me to work with you in the most effective way, offering you the opportunity to explore, understand and process your issues, allowing you to be able to occupy a 'better place'.

I work with individuals and couples, ranging from personal and emotional difficulities, relationship difficulities, mental health issues, eating issues or just being 'stuck in a rut' and not sure where to go or how to get there.

In addition, I specialise in anger management, please visit my related website           The Anger Surgery

I have worked as a qualified counsellor since 2003 using an integrative approach, gaining BACP acrditation in 2009. This approach includes Person Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Solution Focused Brief Intervention Therapy (SFBT) and Transactional Analysis (TA).

Sessions are normally 50 minutes long, though this can be extended by negoiation, if you/we feel there is a particular need/benefit.

I was born in 1961 and have worked and lived in a variety of places around the country and feel that I have gained a valuable insight into the 'bigger picture' of people and life.

Life offers us many challenges that we may have difficulty working through. It can be at these times that we may need the help of a counsellor to find a way forward that best suits your needs.

Counselling takes place in a warm and comfortable, purpose-built timber building which is quiet and peaceful, in Stafford, Staffordshire.

I offer an open, non-judgemental, confidential approach to issues brought to session/s and use my knowledge and understanding of people, how they react and respond, together with your knowledge of yourself to help you find or achieve what you are looking for.

I am grounded, accepting, open and committed to provide you with the best professional service I am able to offer.

My previous / present experience covers:

• Working for Mid Staffs MIND with mental health issues, as a counsellor
• Working for a local bereavement and loss charity as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer
• Anger Management
• Couples / marriage counselling
• Working with prisioners and staff at various local prisons as a counsellor
• Worked for the Probation Service with people referred by the courts who have issues around alcohol and drugs, as a counsellor
• Worked for a local alcohol and drug service, as a counsellor

• Depression, Anxiety, phobias; Bereavement and Loss, Anger Management, Low self-confidence, Low self-esteem; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Drug dependance, Alcohol dependence,
• Eating disorders
• Communication skills, Assertiveness; work-related issues
• Conflict and Mediation
• Couples / marriage counselling. Relationship issues; Issues of sexuality
• Termination, Miscarriage; Postnatal depression
• Traumatic Childhood experience, issues related to children and parenting
• Survivors of rape, Sexual abuse, Bullying, Physical abuse
• Self Harm
• Transgender, Fluidity,  Non-binary and related issues.

£50.00 for a 50 minute session  for individuals.
£60:00 for a 50 minute session for couples.

I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and as such I adhere to their framework for ethical practice. (www.bacp.co.uk)

My Stafford base is on a main bus route, on the A34 with bus stops opposite 'Windsor Road' (shown as small blue squares on Google maps) with a 3 to 5 minute walk to where I work from. Please see map at the side of the page.

There may be road parking available or if not you are able to park safely at the side of the road.