Alison Simone

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BSc (Hons) O. A. (Dip) Clinical Supervisor IEMT Practitioner
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Warrington WA1 & Runcorn WA7
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About me

"People don't need to be saved or rescued
People need knowledge of their own power
And how to access it". Anonymous.

When a person realises he has been deeply heard, his eyes moisten. I think in some real sense he is weeping for joy. It is as though he were saying, "Thank God, somebody heard me. Someone knows what it's like to be me
Carl Rogers. A Way of Being (1995)

I have wrote a self help book which can be found by copying and pasting the Amazon link below.

https://amzn.eu/d/8pFP0Tz

I am qualified as an IEMT Therapist (Integral Eye Movement Therapy) also an Integrative Counsellor, using various theories to address a variety of concerns, these include:

  • Person Centred (Client Talking Therapy)
  • Psychodynamic (Exploring childhood and deep rooted issues)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Working together to resolve present day concerns)
  • Solution Focused (A goal directed collaborative approach)
  • Existential: This therapy focuses on free will, self-determination, and the search for meaning, often cantering on you rather than on the symptom.

I am able to treat conditions such as Childhood Trauma, PTSD, anxiety, also depression, to name a few.

In A Hurry? Are you the type of person who wants things done yesterday? Once you decide something are you the type of person who wants a quick result?

Brief Therapy offers the client exactly this! 

Similar to an intensive driving course, Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, also Brief Psychodynamic Therapy condenses all of what a client requires to obtain a desired outcome. 

None of the quality of therapy is compromised, and rather than feeling that therapy will be drawn out and time consuming (which in our fast paced world can present difficulties) Brief Therapy simply delivers the same outcomes as traditional therapy, but in less time.

Therefore, if you have ever thought of partaking in counselling but felt that you can not commit to the time that you consider is needed, maybe think again, you could be surprised.

Brief therapy differs from other forms of therapy in that the therapist focuses on a specific problem and then uses direct intervention. In brief therapy, the therapist takes responsibility for working more pro-actively with the client in order to resolve issues faster. In addition it applies principles to define and understand the dynamics and problems that clients bring to the therapy session. The aim of this approach is to uncover the feelings or thoughts that interfere with a client's relationships, communication, and daily functioning.

To be effective, the therapist must work quickly to engage the client in the therapeutic process, uncovering defences and gaining the trust of the client in a brief time. As the therapist forms an alliance that allows honest communication, both parties explore any relevant historical and current events that may prevent healthy functioning. (Donald K. Freedheim, PHD.)

I offer telephone appointments, this allows for a more relaxed connection between myself and my client, being relaxed in their own home, and so enables our therapeutic relationship to thrive, resulting in optimum healing.

Testimonials:

Last year I had a terrible time with anxiety, at first I didn’t know what it was however I knew it didn’t feel like me. I seen Alison not long after I was diagnosed with the anxiety. Alison was great, very patient and understanding. Her knowledge and counselling skills are fantastic. She helped me resolve so many issues I didn’t realise I had buried deep down inside me at the time that made me very angry, nervous and resulted into my anxiety. Alison gave me helpful tools to use from week to week to recover from my anxiety and she also helped me overcome my OCD. I seen Alison for 4 months and would highly recommend her to anyone, in fact I have passed her number on to a friend already. Alison is friendly and very professional and I wouldn’t hesitate to contact her for further counselling if I felt like I ever needed it again. I can’t thank Alison enough for what she has helped me with, she has made me feel more confident, no longer angry and let go of all the things that were holding me down. I feel my happy self again. Thank you Alison.

N. G. W. Cheshire.

I don't know where I would be if I didn't have those sessions because they didn't just help me though the problems that I went knowing about but it also brought to attention things that I had struggled with earlier in my life and helped me to resolve them. It helped me to analyse situations that I was in, how to adapt and understand mine and other people's views and emotions.

A. B. W. Cheshire

I had never undertaken any form of counselling before and was unsure what to expect but Alison immediately put me at ease.

She gave me tools to help me deal with a particular anxiety I was experiencing but after finishing the course of counselling I felt more confident in general and feel I have learnt to have a more positive outlook on lots of aspects of life. I would definitely recommend Alison to anyone thinking of counselling.

E. W. W. Cheshire.

I have been promoted at work, I don't feel I would ever have got to this place if it wasn't for you.

I will feel forever grateful for how much you helped me.

R. G. W. Cheshire.

Training, qualifications & experience

Riverside College Halton

  • Counselling Skills Level 2
  • Counselling Skills Diploma (Dip)

Staffordshire University:

  • Foundation Degree Science (FdSc)
  • Bachelors Degree Science with Honours (BSc Hons)
  • Qualification in Clinical Supervision
  • Qualification in IEMT (Integral Eye Movement Therapy)

I am a member of The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP), adhering to the BACP Ethical Framework.
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Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).

Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.

Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.

All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

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Fees

£40.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I offer a free half hour consultation, for you to decide if I am the right Counsellor/Supervisor for you, and to identify your concerns. 

  • Nationwide telephone counselling appointments: £40 per hour

(Payable via emailed invoice)

Supervision is offered at:

  • £60 for 1.5 hours  per month -  trainee counsellors.
  • £65 for 1.5 hours  per month - qualified counsellors.

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
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Monday to Friday 9am until 8pm.

I offer telephone appointments nationwide.

Further information

 I offer nationwide telephone appointments. 

What to expect in your first appointment

Finding a counsellor you feel comfortable with is so important, and so to give new clients peace of mind, I always use the first chat as a chance for us to both find out whether we’ll work well together. Therefore our initial session of 30 minutes is completely free.

In this first session we will discuss your expectations from counselling and what it is you would like support with.

I will explain ethical issues with you such as contracting and ethical boundaries. We will also discuss practical issues such as times for appointments and frequency of the sessions.

From there, you can decide if I am the right counsellor for you.

What to expect from counselling

People turn to counselling because they are feeling pain, this can include grieving (loss of person close to them, or loss of a way of life), trauma (which happened as an adult, or as a child) also debility, due to loss of control over their lives.

Together, we can identify the root cause of this situation, and agree on ways to resolve the current dilemma, allowing you to feel better about yourself and the world around you.

This can be achieved by viewing the various angles i.e. physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.

Physically, we can explore the changes that take place in the brain, (through neuroplasticity) when breaking old destructive thought habits and introducing new positive thought patterns. This results in creating new neural pathways, which allows the old to then disconnect, through no longer being in use. (If you don’t use it – you lose it!).

Mentally, we can introduce mantras to initiate the growth of these new neural pathways, allowing us to break the habit of returning to the previous way of thinking. (Repetition is the mother of all learning!).

Emotionally, we can connect to our feelings, paying attention to our instincts (gut feelings) and doing what ‘feels’ right, rather than what we ‘think’ is right, for ourselves. All to often people do what they think is best for other people, instead of ‘feeling’ what is best for themselves. This then results is a feeling of neglect of oneself.

Spiritually, we become aware of our inner strength, which we can learn to rely on to promote ‘self-care’, putting our needs first and foremost. This can be achieved either by meditating, or simply connecting to the space in between stimulus and our response (Mindfulness). We then use this space to decide on an outcome this in our best interest, and then act upon this decision made.

To promote self-care is not selfish, it is a necessity. We must look after ourselves in the same way we look after others, although we must make this our priority to ensure our own wellbeing.

In A Hurry?

Are you the type of person who wants things done yesterday? Once you decide something are you the type of person who wants a quick result?

Brief Therapy offers the client exactly this!

Similar to an intensive driving course, Solution Focussed Brief Therapy, also Brief Psychodynamic Therapy condenses all of what a client requires to obtain a desired outcome.  None of the quality of therapy is compromised, and rather than feeling that therapy will be drawn out and time consuming (which in our fast paced world can present difficulties) Brief Therapy simply delivers the same outcomes as traditional therapy, but in less time.

Above all there is hope and trust, in a brighter future, and in yourself, to do what is right for you, and achieve positive changes.

Warrington, Cheshire, WA1

Runcorn, Cheshire, WA7

Type of session

Phone

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults
Older adults
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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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.

Both rooms I rent in Widnes and Warrington have wheelchair access, with rooms on the ground floor.

Additional languages

Only English

Online platforms

Whatsapp

Supervision

In person
Phone
Home visits

I am qualified as an integrative therapist, Clinical Supervisor and IEMT Practitioner.

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Alison Simone
Alison Simone