Paul Carter (BACP Accredited)

In need of help or some support? Counselling can help.
Have you become frustrated with bringing about change in your life? Or maybe life events are beginning to cause you difficulties and you want a solution. If you are experiencing Anxiety, Depression, Bereavement, Work Issues, Issues within your Relationship, Post Traumatic Stress, any kind of abuse or concerns relating to past trauma, then counselling might be able to help you.

Together we can:

• Identify current difficulties more clearly and work out how you can resolve or deal with them
• Look at repeating patterns in your life that lead to feeling stuck
• Support changes you want and find new ways forward

These things are best done in the context of a confidential relationship that is honest and supportive in creating growth. I work with both Individuals and Couples, and I can offer you this kind of relationship which can be formed and built in safety when in counselling. I have experience of working therapeutically with people who bring a breadth of personal difficulties within a variety of organisations.

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor. Counsellors take an examination to qualify for accreditation by BACP in order to keep high standards of counselling. I abide by the Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy of the (BACP), and the Gestalt Psychotherapy Institute.

I have worked as a counsellor/psychotherapist since 2003. I work with short-term clients using EMDR for PTSD, trauma and abuse, or CBT and solution focused models for other issues. The aim here is to help clients to learn strategies and solutions for coping with their difficulties.

I also work with gestalt and the person centred models. These models are more relational working in the "here and now" of what is going on relationally between the client and myself. These models are more suited to longer term work to assist clients to find their way through the difficulties they are experiencing. I work with body, thoughts, feelings & emotions.

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a psychotherapy treatment that was originally designed to alleviate the distress associated with traumatic memories, is often used to help alleviate depression, anxiety, and help clients recover from physical, emotional and sexual abuse and domestic violence. It is also helpful for clients struggling with grief.

What is counselling?

Counselling is getting assistance from a professional such as myself, to explore personal, social or psychological difficulties in confidence.

Practice Description

I run a private practice in Kingswinford, Birmingham City Centre, on the Telephone and Online.

• I offer Counselling and Psychotherapy to Individuals and Couples.
• I offer Sessions in EMDR.
• I offer Clinical Supervision to other Counsellors and Psychotherapists.

In both locations I work from there is easy parking, good public transport.

I offer both Short Term and Long Term Psychotherapy.

I have a Current DBS Certificate, Fully insured, Committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD).

To make an appointment with me please send me a message or call me on 07843 813 537 to book your first session or if you would just like a friendly chat about your issues and how I can help. If you would like to find out more about me please take a look at my website.