Barbara Jaep Ortega Desouza

Barbara Jaep Ortega Desouza

89 Institute Road
Birmingham
West Midlands
B14 7EU

125 Zellig Building
Custard Factory
The Custard Factory
Gibb Street
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 4AA

07758 736859

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About me

Hi

Firstly thank you for reading my profile, my name is Barbara and as a  qualified Counsellor. I offer a safe secure and confidential environment, providing a warm, empathic service to all of my clients to guide you through these difficult times.  I'm available on Fridays 9 am - 6 pm & Sat 9 am - 1 pm at the Custard Factory, Digbeth, B9 4AA. I also provide ad hoc sessions at The Wellness Health centre, Kings heath B14 7EU.  Some Issues I can help with are Anxiety, Stress, depression, family/relational Issues, Bereavement, Sexuality and low self-esteem.

I offer various counselling approaches Person centred, Psychodynamic and CBT counselling techniques to suit the individual.  Working relationally supports your present issues and concerns and those which may stem from the past and may be affecting your ability to live your life in a fuller way.  Most importantly offered in a safe secure and confidential environment I provide a warm, empathic service to all of my clients to guide you through these difficult times.

Through my continuing work at an NHS (Umbrella) funded LGBTQ/sexual health counselling service I have experience of working with a range of issues including relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, abuse, trauma, bereavement and loss, sexuality and gender issues.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have over six years of experience of counselling working with NHS (Umbrella), LGBTQ/sexual health counselling service, working with a range of issues including relationship and family issues, anxiety, depression, stress, anger, abuse, trauma, bereavement and loss, sexuality and gender issues.

Certificate in Counselling Skills
HE FDA Integrative Counselling

Short Courses in:

  • Mindfulness
  • CAT
  • CSA
  • CBT
  • HIV/AID
  • Deaf awareness
  • Disability Awareness

Member organisations

BACP

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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        Fees

        Fees: My fees are £40 per session (concessionary fees are available)

        Further information

        Coming into counselling can feel quite over whelming so it may help to call or email me and we can set up an initial session.  We can discuss what you want from counselling and if you're happy to continue we can arrange a 2nd meeting and see each other weekly.  I offer both short and long term counselling working through our relationship whilst offering a safe therapeutic, non judgemental environment allowing us to explore past feelings and behavioural patterns that  may be affecting your ability to live more fully in the present. The aim is to help you to achieve understanding, self-compassion and acceptance by deepening awareness of and working through the origins of such patterns and to shed light on your relationships with others and to help you to make changes if you so wish.

        Availability: I am currently available at the Custard Factory, Zellig building,  on Fridays between 9-00 am until 6-00 pm & also Saturdays between 9-00 am - 13-00 pm.  I also offer ad hoc sessions at The Wellness Health centre, Kingsheath B14 7EU.

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        Maps & Directions

        Birmingham, B14 7EU
        Birmingham, B9 4AA

        Type of session

        Online counselling: No
        Telephone counselling: No
        Face to face counselling: Yes
        Home visits: No

        Practical details

        Sign language: Unspecified
        Other languages: None

        Accessibility

        Wheelchair access: Unspecified

        Availability

        Currently I am available on Fridays btw 9-00 am until 18-00 pm Sat mornings between 9-00 am -13-00 pm. I have some availability at The Well, Kings Heath, Mon, Wed and Thurs daytime & eve.

        Types of client

        Adults
        Older adults