Anthea Hewitt (MBACP, MSc, PGrad Dip. psychodynamic practice)

About me

Counselling helps when for whatever reason you can’t  work out your difficulties on your own or with the help of family and friends.

Sometimes you need to talk, to make sense of what’s happening, to understand yourself and hopefully to move forward and make changes.

Counselling or psychotherapy can help you do this. It gives you a safe secure non-judgemental, confidential space where you can talk about your current feelings or situation.

This may well take time – Your individual story and dilemma is unique to you, your history cannot be understood in a moment.

I work psychodynamically, which means I am particularly interested in how past experiences can impact how we think, feel and relate in the here and now. Psychodynamic therapy can help you to develop an awareness of unconscious thoughts and behaviours and to understand your own relationship patterns that are often unwittingly repeated. Having a trusting secure therapy relationship can help you understand yourself at a deep level from which change can occur.

I am particularly interested in loss and bereavement

Whether you are looking for support to help you through a difficult time or crisis now, or whether you are wanting to talk about long standing issues, I would be happy to meet with you and think together about a way forward.

Health Behaviour Change / Motivational interviewing

If you are considering making a specific change I can help you with this in a short term focussed piece of work. Typically about 6 sessions.

You might be wondering if you drink too much, should stop smoking, lose weight, change diet, exercise more/less. You may have an addictive behaviour you struggle with.

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative conversation style for strengthening a person’s own motivation and commitment to change.

What Next?

You can call and leave a message on my mobile or email me to set up an initial consultation. I will contact you as soon as I am next available.