About me
I offer therapy that is present and responsive, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. I hold a safe, confidential, and secure space for whatever you bring to therapy. You may be experiencing a physical condition, repetitive thoughts, low self-esteem or self-value, a life crisis that prompts you to seek support, feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or disconnected, caught in repeating stress or self-criticism, and questioning identity, belonging, or meaning. I offer a way to support you to clear what stands in the way of you living from who you truly are.
Training, qualifications & experience
As a Registered Professional Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practitioner and Therapist, Ariana Ray has worked with people, groups and businesses for 30+ years. Familiarly known as a ‘people expert’, Ariana sees her role as alchemical, supporting people to transform and bring the gold they really are into their lives. She has the ability to see through issues, get to the core of the concerns, and see clearly how clients can uncover and maximise the core strengths they have within. This breadth and depth of experience is what clients have the benefit of when working with Ariana.
Passionate about work and supporting people to maximise wellbeing, self-esteem and change, this highly creative can-do worker has strong expertise gained in full service in professional roles, with a proven track record of developing and delivering lively and innovative training for the NHS, Local Authorities, Voluntary, Private Sectors and in the retail sector. A strong ability to find resolution for barriers to services and opportunities, with a strong can-do attitude.
Key Skills
- Track record of supporting, valuing and engaging people with mental health problems to live a full life, working 1-to-1 and in groups with innovative activities and programmes.
- NHS Training Officer with experience of training NHS staff at all levels, Volunteers and members of the Public, with vibrant and responsive solutions to meet needs.
- Track record of successfully working with multi-agency agencies accessing services to support customers' quality of life.
- An outstanding Communicator and Team Player who is flexible and responsive.
Education and Professional Studies
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- Professional Diploma Psychotherapeutic Counselling Practice - Level Five
- Kings Trust Level Five Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Practice (Ofqual Qualification Number: 603/6873/1)
- Psychological Adversity and Trauma-Informed Approaches
- Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory - Level Four
- Princes Trust Level Four Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory (Ofqual Qualification Number: 603/6872/1)
- Level Three Diploma in Counselling Skills and Theory
- Improving Personal and Organizational Performance Masters (Level 7)
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CCETSW - Practice Teaching Award
- CQSW; DASS
- Bachelor of Arts Degree, Honours
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
The crucially important therapy to support with hurts, trauma, distress, and emotional pain is that which eliminates what is NOT you and builds what IS you.
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
One 15 Minute Assessment phone call
- No Charge
GROUP OPTIONS
Group Therapeutic Counselling On-Line
- £35 per 75-minute session
- Minimum commitment is 6 weekly sessions (payable in advance)
Psychosocial Courses Online
- The Importance of Self-Esteem
- The Essential Foundation of Self -Care
- Building a True You
- £35 per 75-minute session
- Minimum commitment is 6 weekly sessions
For more information on group sessions and courses, contact via email
ONE TO ONE SERVICES
- Counselling One to One - Online
- Cost £85 per 50-minute session
Online Package Offers
- Six one-to-one sessions at a reduced rate of £450 (Full price is £510)
- Twelve one-to-one sessions at a reduced rate of £750 (full price is £850)
All services are to be paid in full 3 days before each session and 3 days before the first session of package offers.
Cancellations
All cancellations need to be notified 72 hours in advance.
Further information
Core Principles of Ariana’s Therapeutic Approach
How We Live Life
Ariana’s work is based on a people-centred philosophy, backed by lived experience and the principles she holds firm in her professional and private life.
Care, love, respect and integrity are the key elements that inform every aspect of her practice. How we actually live has either a detrimental or supportive impact on how we view and deal with life and produces the quality of our day-to-day life. Ariana introduces the fact that there are always choices to be made, and we are never imprisoned by our past.
Transformative Change
We are the culmination of everything we have lived up until this present moment. Past relationships, hurts, wounds, and beliefs all transfer into how we live day-to-day and how we relate to each other. Ariana offers a space to bring these influences into conscious awareness, allowing for transformative change and how to live fresh in the present moment and clear of the past.
Whole-Body Awareness
Reconnection with the body offers a powerful way to come back to ourselves and is an important antidote to overthinking and intrusive thoughts. Our body literally tells us in every moment what it needs to be ‘healthy, wealthy and wise’. Life is so fast-paced and geared to ignore the body. By integrating body-awareness, Ariana supports you to connect and stay connected, to be present and aligned to your inner wisdom. Feeling the voice of the body is like coming back to your oldest and dearest best friend.
The Magic is in the Application
How we apply and practice the realisation and new awareness we gain from counselling has the ability to change everything about our lives. We give so much intensity, energy and focus to everything that we see is wrong in our lives. We can use that energy to apply the realisations we have in counselling to live and flourish in our everyday.
Personal Responsibility is our Best Friend
When we recognise that our strengths lie within us, we have the power to shift old patterns and behaviours. Emotions such as hurt, blame, guilt, and shame can fall away, revealing the space for high self-worth and appreciation of our true value. This becomes our expansive foundation for the future.
Relationship with Ourselves
Our relationship with ourselves shapes every connection we have in life. Learning to treat ourselves with care, adoration, and ever-increasing value and respect is foundational in how we relate to the world around us. We can set a new mark in our relationships where we wake each day loving that we are in it.
These principles provide a foundational toolkit to respond to everything that we find ourselves dealing with in life. They offer a way of living that is vital, practical, and supports a fresh and clear way to move forward.
