Beren Aldridge CTA MSc UKCP Registered Psychotherapist

About me

My name is Beren Aldridge and I have led the Porchlight Practice since 2005. I am a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and a Certified Transactional Analyst. I offer counselling and psychotherapy in a friendly, experienced and professional environment and I support individuals and couples with short-term problem solving and longer term personal and relationship change.

My practice is based in comfortable offices just off Highgate in Kendal, adjacent to the Brewery Arts Centre and I can schedule appointment times throughout the week, during the day. Most clients work weekly or fortnightly.

I work with clients with a wide range of issues and concerns such as: anxiety, stress, depression, relationship challenges, anger management, recovery from trauma, sexual issues, processing childhood experiences, eating and weight issues, bereavement, obsessional thinking and compulsive behaviour, developing coping strategies.

In my practice I integrate a range of therapeutic approaches along with my core training including:

• cognitive-behavioural - developing tools and techniques to change unhelpful feelings
• psycho-dynamic - understanding and changing how different aspects of our personality interact  with one another
• relational based therapy - using the realtionship that is established between myself and client to better understand my client's relationship patterns
• body psychotherapy - learning how to settle our feelings by increasing awareness of of our physical experiences

I am very happy to discuss your issues or concerns, or my work, by telephone before scheduling an appointment.