About me
Hi, I'm Anna. I'm an experienced counsellor offering support to find ways to not only feel better but to genuinely live better. Using my experience, skills and therapeutic instincts I harness the power of compassionate curiosity in tandem with gentle challenge to help you discover new perspective and create the ripples of change, loosening the knots and binds preventing you from living the life you wish to enjoy.
Trained and experienced in a variety of counselling modalities I am an Integrative Counsellor, allowing me to work with the uniqueness of you, not a mere off-the-hanger approach. I am qualified in IARRT Rewind Trauma Therapy (sometimes described as 'closure without disclosure') and can offer this to clients I work with. This can be especially helpful to clients who wish to work with single event trauma.
Sessions provide the space and time you need to consider your thoughts and feelings in a way which might be impossible elsewhere. I will be alongside you throughout, not letting you become overwhelmed or washed away by them. I'll never rush you to tackle the scary stuff, nor judge you for feeling daunted. It can all be said in our sessions; there is no thought nor feeling which is unwelcome or unacceptable.
You can reach out at any point in your journey- it's never too soon, too early or too small to begin therapy. You might be holding off that first contact questioning whether it's right for you. Maybe you can't pinpoint a major event or significant hurdle to push you towards therapy. There doesn't need to be a cataclysmic event, it may be more of a feeling of living in grayscale and wishing to put the colour back into life.
Clients often say our sessions help them join the dots, making sense of why they think, feel, relate and act in the ways they do. When we understand ourselves, it is easier to navigate life without feeling overcome by hopelessness.
Does this sound like you?
You wake, and wonder if today is the day the masks shatters and you'll be drowned by it all?
Life feels too much, too hard. You feel incompatible with daily life.
You tell yourself to make it through the day or week, because after that it will be easier... Yet it never is, and the draining cycle continues.
Or, you're not really sure where or what the struggle is but you know something isn't quite 'right'.
What happens in the first session?
This will be a gentle introduction to our sessions where we will flesh out an understanding of your hopes and expectations and I will be able to get a better sense of what has brought you to therapy. Creating the foundations for a therapeutic relationship where you feel safe and heard is essential to the success of our work together and we will begin doing so within this first session.
Whether you’ve had counselling before or are looking for your first counsellor, I know you likely feel daunted by getting started. That's why I make the process as easy and supportive as possible.
Ready to talk, or have some questions?
Like many of the most important things in life, we might put off starting therapy until we think the ‘right’ time has arrive but if you don’t start now, then when? If you feel doubtful that counselling can help you, you are not alone. One of the greatest privileges of my work is when a client exclaims 'it really works!'.
I have limited availability for new clients, including some fortnightly slots. This is to meet the demand for those who cannot commit to weekly sessions.
If what you've read here sounds like the support you are seeking, please contact me. It's important that the counsellor you choose is the right fit for you. To help you decide this, I offer a free telephone call so we can have a brief chat. Then, if you feel happy to continue we can arrange your first session.
For more information, including about counselling and how I work, please get in touch or see my website: www.kestrel-counselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
- Fully qualified. CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- IARRT Rewind Therapy
- Working with Chronic Stress training
- Breathwork in Therapy training
- Training with The Foundation for Infant Loss:
Pregnancy and Infant Loss
Subsequent Pregnancies after Loss
Infertility - Creative Counsellors trained in Outdoors Therapy
- Enhanced DBS
Ongoing training- Foundation Diploma in Trauma
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.
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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This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Sessions are 50 minutes and available either in-person or online.
In-person sessions are held in Rowde, near Devizes in a quiet and private setting with plentiful free parking. My therapy room is wheelchair accessible.
Getting the most out of your therapy relies on a good fit between you and your counsellor, so I invite you to schedule a free brief telephone chat ahead of booking sessions to see if I'm the right counsellor for you. I understand taking the first steps to embark on counselling may feel intimidating and will ensure you feel safe and supported during this process.
My emails can end up in spam folders so please check here if you are waiting more than a couple of days to receive a response from me.
When I work
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Further information
For some clients, being able to have sessions in-person each week can be challenging, therefore I am happy to accommodate a hybrid approach by alternating between in-person and online sessions to meet the needs of clients.
Additionally, an increasing number of people are finding committing to weekly sessions can be difficult, therefore I offer fortnightly options if this will enable you to begin living better.
