Bernard Howell


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About me
I describe myself as a classical person-centred counsellor, committed to the principle that we all have deep within us a tendency that can help us to find healing and growth in our lives, be better able to deal with the challenges and issues that we face in life and be the person we sense we really are. I regard my role as counsellor to support you in gaining access to this tendency. When we are able to do this, we are all better able to resolve issues in our own way, adapt to changing circumstances and situations while becoming more trusting, and accepting of ourselves. To achieve this I seek to create an environment where you feel unconditionally accepted, listened to and with someone who is transparent and comfortable with being himself.
Should you feel that the approach I adopt to counselling means I might be able support you, or someone you care for, please make contact and I will arrange an initial introductory meeting with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My formation as a counsellor has been founded on an educational element (I hold master’s degrees in both education and counselling) and a more informal element grounded in self-development (I have trekked across Spain to Santiago de Compostela, engage in contemplative practices and written - published - articles on education, spirituality, and counselling).
I have practiced as a school counsellor for over fifteen years in a large comprehensive school. I have also worked in the voluntary sector as a member of a hospice bereavement support team, a counselling service for children and young people and with adults at a refugee and migrant centre. Alongside this I have developed my private general practice, offering support in a range of areas, identified below.
My diverse experience has, I feel, enabled me to offer a counselling approach that is aimed at empowering my clients to access their own resources for healing and growth.
Member organisations

The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
Accredited register membership

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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£30.00 - £60.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Supervision £50 per session (concessions by negotiation).
When I work
Availability by agreement between myself and clients.
Further information
I am a published author writing articles, in a range of publications, on the themes of:
- Child bereavement
- Pastoral care in schools
- Professional development for counsellors
- Contemplation and meditation in schools
- The possible place of contemplative practices in personal development.
I have also prepared and led inset training days for teachers in primary and secondary schools on the value of contemplation and meditation in nurturing the spiritual development of students and their well-being.