Jill Walker

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Hello and thank you for looking me up

I was motivated to become a counsellor, having myself been in need of counselling and finding the process extremely beneficial and life-enhancing. I found the process so fascinating and helpful, that I wanted to develop my understanding of what influences our choices in life and so started on , what has become, a life-long career.

I am a BACP Senior Registered Counsellor and  Psychotherapist My model of working is integrative.
For short term work I utilize my training in Transactional Analysis combined with a cognitive / behavioural approach.(CBT)
For longer term work my philosophic model is a combination of Attachment theory and Existentialism.
I originally trained as a Marriage Guidance Counsellor ( now Relate)  and took all the courses on offer to become a youth counsellor, and to work especially with adult survivors of sexual abuse.

I was a counsellor and principle lecturer in Counselling at West Herts College for 18 years and have counselled all ages from 16 - 88. I have also worked as a trainer for relate on the post graduate diploma.

I currently work for many EAP companies and I am also a registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist within the NHS and private healthcare.

I work in Hemel Hempstead in my home.

I do not follow the traditional model of silent listening, with little interaction. Instead, I will listen and talk with you and help you to recognise choices that, before, may not have been apparent, and then, how those choices might be implemented.

I work with sexuality and identity issues  and with couples experiencing many types of challenge in their relationships.

I have worked throughout the Covid 19 pandemic, mainly on the phone, and I have seen a pattern of issues that have become apparent during lock down.

Isolation, anxiety, separation, addiction to pornography  and domestic abuse are some  the concerns that I have and continue worked with . I have also seen the  challenges of spending so much time with people who you thought you knew well, but now see in a different light. This condition has put a strain on many relationships and re-assessing what really matters in life and relationships are themes that several of my current clients are exploring.

I feel very privileged to have had a long career that has enabled me to travel alongside so many different people and situations. To know that I can make a difference in their level of confidence in becoming Themselves, my education, therefore continues.
I hope that this profile helps you to decide if you would like to have an assessment session with me. All sessions last for 50 minutes and my fee is £70,00

Whatever you decide, I wish you all the best,

Jill