Beverley Harman

I am a qualified Therapeutic Counsellor who has a breadth and depth of experience and knowledge to support you. I have worked for many years in both education and health NHS, which has given me the opportunity to fully develop my skills. I trained in Person Centred Therapy which is rooted in humanistic psychology and uses focused skills to allow me to be fully present with you. I believe that you are the expert, and you have the capacity for self-healing. I will support and encourage you to ease changes, increase your autonomy and personal empowerment. 

I'm an inclusive practitioner who welcomes everyone to my practice. I embrace difference. I am non-judgemental and you will be fully valued, understood and respected for who you are because everyone of us is unique and has individual qualities. 

Do you need to talk to someone?

There always comes a time in our life when we need someone to talk to, so counselling and psychotherapy can offer you an opportunity to talk through your concerns, where you can feel safe and speak in complete confidence about anything. I will provide a safe environment, where you can feel at ease and know that the personal information, you share is kept private.

You can bring anything you want to talk about to a session because it is completely led by you.  Are you feeling sad, depressed or anxious, or have a social anxiety? Do you want to explore your relationships, past experiences, parenting, grief and loss, trauma, domestic violence, or aspects of your identity? I have a wealth of experience and whatever it is you want to talk about, I'm here for.

How I support you

My aim is to assist you to improve your mental health and well-being by encouraging you to tune into your emotions, enabling you to reflect upon your thoughts and feelings, therefore, increasing your self-awareness and giving you a deeper understanding of your core identity, so you can begin to see yourself more clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection which will allow you to have a  richer experience in every part of your life. I may echo the emotions and feeling you describe because it will help you be aware of what you are saying, and this will enable us to dig deeper into their meaning and your unconscious thoughts.  I may use techniques that gently challenge you which will begin to heighten your self-awareness and with this heightened self-awareness you will be able to better self-evaluate.

I believe that the key to effective therapy is building a mutual trusting  relationship because it underpins and shapes the therapeutic environment. I approach my counselling with sensitivity and offer plenty of reassurances and patience as I want you to know that I’m truly listening to you.  

Mindfulness

I may include Mindfulness in my counselling sessions if I feel it’s of benefit to you as it can support you to be fully present. It has the potential to develop heighten awareness of your senses and experiences and for you to learn to be less sensitive in situations and help you differentiate between what you are thinking and an actual experience.

Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society (NCS)

I am an accredited member of the National Counselling Society and I work in accordance with their Ethical Framework which underpins my practice as a therapist. I am fully insured.

How to get in touch

I offer sessions via Zoom, face-to-face or the telephone, where we can talk privately. You can email me, ring and leave a message or text me and I promise to reply as soon as I can.

Specialism

I am an inclusive practitioner and I have worked for twenty years with Deaf people and hard of hearing people who don't use sign language. I completely understand the challenges faced to access communication and I can make the adjustments needed for you to have equal access to counselling. I also have a wealth of experience of working with Autistic  people and the challenges they face day-to-day. I am a strong advocate for equality and equal access to communication.