Bruce Guthrie (Dip. Couns., MBACP)

Bruce Guthrie (Dip. Couns., MBACP)

2 Upper York Street
Bristol
BS2

07940037966

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About me

About me

Clients and trainers have said that I have a warm disposition and work hard to help people understand and be in control of their therapy.  Our first meeting is vital in finding out if we can usefully work together.  It is a time when we talk about what has led you to seek help, the nature of specific and general difficulties you face and crucially how you think therapy might help you.

I have worked as a Dramatherapist since 1993, as a Supervisor since 2003 and as a Counsellor since 2008.  Your therapy can be solely through talking although using art materials, objects, movement, play, story and voice work are all powerful ways of finding a way through difficult feelings and emotions when words are not enough.

If we decide to work for an extended period of time I tend to work in blocks of sessions so that we can review and reflect on what's working and not working for you. We will set up a clear working alliance to ensure that your therapy is safe and addresses your concerns and difficulties.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training

Advanced Diploma in the use of Movement & Drama in Therapy (1993)

Central School of Speech & Drama, University of London

Creative Arts Supervision Training (2003)

Sesame Institute / CAST Ltd

Diploma in Counselling (2010)

ReVision Centre for Integrative Psychosynthesis

Clinical Experience

Counselling I have 10 years experience of full time face to face counselling.  This includes working with people referred by their GP for short term work; students at a college of further education and with people in private practice.

Dramatherapy experience includes working with children and adults with varying degrees of learning difficulty (including people with profound and multiple learning disability); adult inpatients with eating disorder and borderline personality disorder diagnoses; people recovering from serious mental illness in the community; people living with dementia and Alzheimers; children with educational and behavioural difficulties.

Supervision experience includes supervising teams of therapists, groups of teachers in reflective practice groups, therapists in training as well as therapists in private practice.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

BACP
HCPC

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

        Therapies offered

        Fees

        Counselling & Supervision

        £50 for a 50 minute session (£40 for trainee counsellors)

        Dramatherapy

        £50 for a 60 minute session

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        Maps & Directions

        Bristol, BS2

        Type of session

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

        Practical details

        Sign language: No
        Other languages: None

        Accessibility

        Accessibility information
        Wheelchair access: No

        Availability

        I offer face to face sessions on Mondays (8am to 7pm) in Stokes Croft (BS2) from my consulting room. At other times I offer Skype/Facetime sessions.

        Types of client

        Children
        Young people
        Adults
        Older adults
        Groups
        Employee Assistance Programme

        Supervision & training

        I enjoy working with therapists as a supervisor and have 14 years such experience.  My approach is based on the Creative Arts Supervision Training which is now run by Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.

        Online supervision:No
        Telephone supervision:Yes
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