Angela Percival
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About me
As an Accredited Counsellor, Therapist and Coach, I bring all of my training, knowledge and 30 years of therapeutic experience to our work together. This helps us to work in ways that are most helpful for you.
What Can I Expect?
We all need to feel heard, understood and be treated with compassion, especially when we feel vulnerable and are struggling with problems that may feel bigger than us. Yet I’ve found this tends to be when we’re the hardest on ourselves, judging our emotional responses and how well we’re coping. Wherever you may find yourself in life, I provide a safe and accepting space where you can share any challenges you’re experiencing and make sense of your situation and how it’s impacting you. When you feel clearer about what’s making you feel the way you do, there may be some decisions and changes you would like to make that we can explore together.
Although how we work together may differ from session to session, depending on what’s most needed, some examples of how we may work together are:
- Understanding and processing how you’re feeling, enabling you to move through any difficult emotions, so you feel more resourced and able to manage any on-going challenges you’re facing
- I’ll help you to understand how the mind processes anxiety, stress and worry and help you to discover new coping strategies to move through any areas of stuckness
- Explore healthy ways to honour your own needs and self care and how to set appropriate personal boundaries that safeguard your time, energy and resources
- Identify any limiting beliefs, or patterns of thinking that have been hijacking you and discover compassionate alternatives, which feel progressively more empowering
- I can help you to address and resolve past traumas and the associated memories and trapped emotions which have held them in place. I use a combination of advanced techniques and self help tools based on the latest research on trauma and somatic release. These approaches are safe and effective, ‘re-wiring’ unconscious patterns, so you’re free from repeating similar patterns in life based on past experiences and can move forwards
- Understand toxic or imbalanced relationship dynamics and receive support and encouragement in finding the old you again and re-building your confidence and self esteem
- Explore any challenges in your work that are causing you stress, overwhelm or unhappiness including issues around: your work/life balance, interpersonal conflicts, sickness absence, burn-out, frequent organisational changes, job dissatisfaction and loss of direction, imposter syndrome, work overload, bullying and harassment etc
There are many ways we can work together and clients come with a range of challenges, needs and goals. I would recommend that you visit the ‘Further Information’ section to read client testimonials and their own experience of how they have benefited from our work together.
If you would like more information, I invite you to contact me for a free introductory telephone or zoom chat. This doesn’t obligate you in any way, it helps us to discover whether we’re a good fit and how we would work best together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Advanced Certificate in Transactional Analysis
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Diploma in Clinical and Analytical Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy
- Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioners Certificate
- Mediation Practitioners Certificate
- Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Accredited Certified Practitioner - levels 1,2 & 3
- Matrix Re-imprinting Practitioners Certificate - levels 1& 2
- Fusion Therapeutic Coaching Diploma (Certified)
- Certificate in Mindfulness Training (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction & Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy)
- Certified in Rewind Technique - International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy
- Spiritual Coaching Diploma
- Compassion Key Practitioner
Experience
As an Accredited Counsellor and member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy I have been in counselling practice since 1998. Before training as a Counsellor I was a Holistic Therapist and my passion for learning different approaches to healing and change has continued and has enabled me to bring a broad range of creative approaches to my work with clients. In 2018 I qualified as a Certified Fusion Therapeutic Coach enabling me to bridge the gaps between counselling, therapy and coaching and work interchangeably across the different therapeutic fields.
Historically I have worked in a number of health and social care settings, including a GP Practice, Bereavement and Loss Charity, various helplines and a specialist Cancer Hospital. For the past 16 years in addition to my private practice I have worked with several EAP's (Employee Assistance Programmes) providing counselling for employees of various organisations, including trainee Doctors.
I currently have a private practice at the Willows in Torquay where I offer an integrative approach to counselling, therapy and coaching and provide bespoke training and workshops on mental health and well-being related topics.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Surviving a narcissist
Life changes and transitions
Conflict Resolution
Personal, professional or Spiritual Development
Managing over sensitivity and empathy (www.empoweringempaths.com)
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Initial Free Consultations are 25 mins
Individual sessions are £60 an hour
5 Sessions for £275 (payable in advance)
A Breakthrough Session is a single focused session, to bring greater insight and resolution for one specific problem area. These sessions are up to an hour and half and are £85
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Further information
TESTIMONIALS
Permission has been granted to share the following Testimonials:
“At a pivotal time in my life Angela’s patience, compassion, empathy and broad range of tools and skills have led me to trust her and become a participant in my own life. Over a period of time, with regular sessions I have managed to let go off a significant past trauma, anger and frustration and move forwards in other practical aspects of my life. Thank you!”
“Angela has helped me to navigate healing, self awareness and working through trauma. She has been there as a therapist, coach, mentor for me, using a range of therapy styles depending on what was most needed. She is approachable, intuitive and creative, with a wealth of experience.”
“Angela provides a professional and compassionate service. She has an empathetic approach which is caring and sensitive. She provides practical tips and techniques for dealing with stressful and emotional situations. She has a wealth of knowledge and brings her experience to help your situation. Angela builds strong relationships with her clients and provides a safe environment for you to address your issues or concerns. I’m extremely grateful for her support.”
“I’m so relieved that I can now move on after months of fear and unknowing and I’m determined to find a way to manage my physical symptoms and live life to the full. Thank you so much for your help, support and kindness over this challenging time. Your wise words and the tools you gave me really helped me to get through it and equipped me to manage anxiety and remain positive, something I can take into the future.”
“I was going through some extremely heavy emotions and mentally in a dark place not knowing how to cope. With Angela's guidance understanding and support I have been given the tools not only to conquer my existing demons, but to face any other challenges that I approach."
" Counselling helped me enormously following the breakdown of my long-term relationship. Our sessions enabled me to think much more clearly about the situation, to identify and come to terms with the issues my partner and I had experienced and eventually to move on to the next phase of my life."
“Angela was excellent in helping me deal with traumatic incidents from my past which were causing me stress and difficulties in my work and personal relationships. Angela helped me to change my thought processes and I saw huge improvements in my work and personal life as a result. I now work with Angela a few times a year and can’t recommend her highly enough.”
"I am so glad that I found Angela when I did, I felt comfortable with her really quickly and was soon able to talk at ease with her. Angela is very reassuring and has a very friendly nature. She made me realise that I was able to cope with the things in my life that I had for a long time been struggling with. Angela helped me with the tools which made it possible for me to deal with my issues and move forward in a positive way in my life. I feel so much better about myself and my life now and will be eternally grateful to her for this."
" I first contacted Angela to try to understand how I could deal with the feelings of anxiety I was experiencing, in running what was becoming an increasingly hectic life style, juggling running a business and family. Our initial consultation came as a relief to me, as I felt the first step was by far the most difficult, but I needn't have worried as Angela not only put me at ease but clear objectives were agreed and set.
I found counselling sessions, coupled with mindfulness and relaxation a great help! After a number of sessions we reviewed the original targets and discovered, not only had they been met, but in most cases surpassed! Thank you Angela for your help."
