Mark Kirwin

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MA UKCP
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Monmouth NP25 & Chepstow NP16
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About me

                                'Soul Making.....'

I have over 35 years experience working with individuals, couples and groups. I'm confident that by now, my work is thoroughly infused by my many characteristic eccentricities! Hopefully they don't intrude, but rather enable me to help you to live soulfully with your own.

I offer counselling, couples counselling, psychotherapy and supervision. I work from a broadly holistic viewpoint, avoiding narrow specialism which I feel often leads one to ignore vital, wider contexts and the depths hidden there. I try to understand symptoms as the mute, yet eloquent language of psyche and endeavour to relate them to the essential in our lives.

My main conceptual frameworks are transpersonal ( psychosynthesis and archetypal psychology) and existential. I can offer short-term focused counselling or longer term depth work.

Training, qualifications & experience

Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling 1990
Advanced diploma in Psychosynthesis 1994
MA Psychosynthesis Psychotherapy 1999
Involved with Synthesis Training, Bristol

Currently, other than individual work which takes most of my time, I'm engaged also as a

Supervisor for USW Newport student services and lead a reflective practice group for clergy of the Church in Wales.

I'm part of the management team of the Monmouth Natural Health Centre which I set up with colleagues 30 years ago.

I've run a wide variety of groups over the years.

I have worked widely with people from all walks of life on self referred basis, local authority, social services, GP recommendation, EAP programmes etc.

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UKCP
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Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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Fees

£55.00 per session

Additional information

 £55 individuals
£60 couples therapy
 All sessions are one hour

When I work

Wednesday 9.00 am - 6.15 pm Chepstow, Thursday and Friday 9.00am - 6.15 pm Monmouth

Monmouth Natural Health Centre, Drybridge House, Rockfield Road, Monmouth, Monmouthshire, NP25 5AS

The Well Being Centre, Manor House, Bank Street, Chepstow, Monmouthshire, NP16 5EL

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Couples

Key details

Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

My Monmouth practice is wheelchair accessable . ... there is free disabled parking and a lift to the first floor.

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Mark Kirwin
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