Amelia Hodgetts
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About me
You deserve to be happier
If you are thinking about trying counselling therapy for the first time – that’s great. Let me tell you, that you are not alone. In fact – according to the BACP’s research, last year nearly a third of UK adults have sought help from a counsellor or psychotherapist.
Why you are now looking might be for any number of reasons: perhaps anxiety, depression, loss, problems within relationships, stress or feeling stuck. These are all very common. And they all instinctively point to a deep down feeling of a need for some kind of change. But often, what that change might be is unclear. This is where I can help you.
Although this can come with a painful feeling of being alone with one’s situation, it may encourage you to hear that so many of the people I have had the pleasure of working with and getting to know have probably had very similar feelings and experiences to your own. And have worked with me to get beyond that status quo and turned the corner to experience a life with a higher level of satisfaction and happiness.
How can ‘just talking about something’ help create the change that people need and want? That’s the point. It’s not just talking – there’s a lot more going on. There is a safe and comfortable space created where the issues you are experiencing can emerge so that – most importantly – you can really start to explore them for yourself and start to really analyse what is going on for you. Then you can perhaps explore some different conclusions, make some decisions and start on the process of stopping the spiral downwards and starting upwards again – which is so difficult – often impossible – when everything is going on inside your own head. In a whirlwind of maybes, what ifs, whys and should/shouldn’ts.
The support of family and friends can be very helpful, but often it's only when you have a professional, non-judgemental and safe sounding board, and you are asked ‘the right questions’ can you really organise and explore the challenges and difficulties you are experiencing in life. And then start to take control by making some meaningful decisions about what needs to be different moving forward - if your experience of life is going to be less stressful, painful or overwhelming. To something more rewarding and satisfying.
So why me?
I will listen to you, be kind, understanding and use my well-honed experience to guide our conversation to help you to move your thinking on so you feel you can aim for and arrive at a better place - wherever you consider that better place to be. Even if that is just being able to get you to control and change your feelings rather than just having them run you.
It’s important that you work with someone you can feel comfortable with, so that’s why I offer a 30 minute assessment, free of charge, to help you decide whether and how you want to move forward.
So read on and see if you think I might be a good support for you, and make an enquiry. Or give it the 24 hour test. Either way, whether it is with me or someone else – one piece of advice: Taking action is a great first step in making positive change. Not taking action is guaranteed to keep things as they are.
My expertise
I'm committed, highly experienced (having worked in private practice and within the NHS for more than 20 years) and concentrate on using proven psychotherapy techniques to help people to overcome anxiety, depression, and other significant life problems. You can feel assured that the need to reach out for help at various times is perfectly normal and understandable – life can be really tough on us all sometimes.
Comfortably working on a short- term or longer term basis, I draw on many effective, proven techniques and focus on workability rather than a rigid approach. We are all unique and I have discovered that differing life situations and personalities call for a flexible approach to therapy.
In short, I strive for positive results for you, and with you.
My experience has meant that I have spent thousands of hours with hundreds of clients. Which means that I have covered a lot of issues and helped a lot of people – and helping people is what I really enjoy in life.
Anxiety, depression, stress, loss, problems within relationships, low self esteem and poor motivation these are common areas where I am experienced in helping clients find solutions and strategies that give them the power to move forwards - and begin to rediscover satisfaction, purpose and enjoyment in life.
My satisfaction comes from seeing results in others and getting feedback from clients as to how things have changed for the better for them in their lives.
I offer face to face, online or telephone therapy sessions.
I abide by the ethics set out by the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) of which I am an accredited member.
I offer week-day and evening appointments. Sessions are £60 for a 50 minute session for individuals and £80 for a 60 minute session for couples.
"Emotional wellbeing is just as important to us as breathing is!" Dr. Irvin D Yalom
"Your anxiety and fears are not you and they do not have to rule your life" Jon Kabat-Zinn
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Member of the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (CBT)
- As a BACP accredited counsellor, I am bound by its ethical framework for good practice in counselling and psychotherapy, and subject its professional conduct procedures.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
Initial assessment session last for 30 minutes and is FREE
All subsequent sessions are charged at £60 per 50 minutes for individual therapy and £80 per 60 minutes for couples therapy
When I work
Can be flexible
Further information
These are a sample of genuine extracts from letter and cards I have received from clients. These quotes do give an idea of the effectiveness of my approach and are a testament to the work they themselves have done with me: (I have kept these anonymous to protect their privacy)
"Thank you for all you have helped me with. It has been a bit hectic with everything going on in my life. Since our last meeting I have felt so good and positive about myself and my marriage."
"I would just like to say a big thank you for all your support and for helping me get my life back on track. Life has changed greatly for me, as I now feel able to deal with whatever life has to throw at me."
"Just a little note to say thank you for your help and support for the last couple of years. I honestly don’t know how I would have coped without you."
"Our sessions have really helped me move forward. Although sometimes upsetting they gave me the chance to think differently about situations. Yesterday we were at a family occasion and I was able to just deal with it with no anxiety."
"Thank you for helping me put some colour back in my life."
"I would like to say a big “thanks” for helping me feel so much better in the last few months. You have done a brilliant job."
