About me
Hello, and here you are. Thank you for coming to read my profile. I've been counselling in private practice since 2014 and ask if you think you might need help with exploring any of the following?
Anxiety, mental health, family issues, low self-esteem, depression, suicidal thoughts, OCD's, bereavement, stress, trauma, abuse, autism (you or someone else), or ADHD? Perhaps more than one? (There's a full list below). It's not uncommon to have sleepless nights and be affected by one thing, like exploring your sexuality, and that actually involves others, like ASD. You might have started counselling training and need your hours - that works too.
Recovery from narcissistic abuse or having dark personality traits is becoming more popular as people recognise patterns of behaviour. My focus in recent years is with healing from those behaviours and people at the severely disturbed NaPD end of the spectrum. Or do you have traits at the healthy end of the spectrum? Read page 4, para 3, at this link, it's excellent, '...a person with a healthy narcissistic personality style has the confidence to dream big dreams and pursue them; they can be visionaries, innovators, and founders' (Shedler, 2021). I like to attack the stigma's placed on people by society and reinforced by social media. We would undo those together.
https://jonathanshedler.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shedler-2021-The-personality-syndromes.pdf
Therapy is about connection. If you're a good listener with your friends and family, you're going to make a good talker. If you are reading this bio, it doesn't matter why, the important thing is that something is on your mind and it needs a good airing. You feel an inside drive to talk to someone... a professional who won't judge you and will try to understand what's happening for you. If I don't judge you, I'll see and hear you clearly, so you feel heard, understood, and seen.
I think since 2010 I have about 8,640 clinical hours as of 15 August 2026 in 16 A4 size academic diaries from WH Smith that if they could speak would show you all the wonderful and courageous people who asked for help. That first reaching out, that first session, that first connection...
I love the process, and I think you will too.
Enquire today and see how it goes. If you've read this far, we've already connected. Children and young people do it too, so Mum's, Dad's and primary carer's, therapy is a great space for them as well.
Sessions are £45 per hour, fortnightly, or £20 if you're job-seeking, a student, or retired. In your first session we'll happily negotiate the terms.
Thank you for reading and I look forward to you getting in touch.
Andy.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (Upper 2:1)
- 200 hour YTT Yoga, Social Justice, & Leadership
- Level 6 Adv. Dip. Clin. Supervision
- Level 5 CBT
- Level 4 Dip Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 4 Dip Clinical Hypnotherapy
- Level 4 PTTLS
- Level 4 CET
- 200 hour YTT Yoga Teacher Training
- TA 101
- Level 4 Cert NLP
- Diploma Clinical Hypnotherapy
- Certificate Clinical Hypnotherapy
- THRIVE Practitioner
- Draw & Talk
- Gestalt Therapy (Accred)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (Accred)
- Cert. Narcissistic Behaviour & Psychology
- Cert. Viktor Frankl's Logotherapy
- Cert. Existential Therapy, Psychotherapy and Counselling
- Cert. Advanced Life Coaching
- Cert. 200 hour YTT Meditation and Yoga Teacher Training
- Cert. Neuro-linguistic Programming Practitioner (NLP)
Experience
- Integrative Counsellor 2012 - present
- Counselling Tutor 2015 - present
- Clinical Supervisor 2017 - present
- Clinical Hypnotherapy practice 2010 - present
- Devon and Cornwall Constabulary 1992-2010
- South African Defence Force (SADF) 1988-1990
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- The Dark Tetrad and Dark Triad - searching for a cure
- Vicarious trauma
- Vicarious bereavement i.e Jason Arday (RIP)
- Living with ADHD and ASD
- PTSD for military veterans and survivors of domestic abuse.
- Homicide and war crimes.
- Any issue in your subconscious that may you feel is just out of reach.
- Dreamwork.
- Divorce.
- Transpersonal and spiritual work or development.
- LGBTQ+ challenges or issues
- Homelessness
Therapies offered
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Fees
£20.00 - £45.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The fee is £20 to £45 for the hour and £65 for 90 minutes. Please feel free to email or text to discuss.
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