Carole Lesley Smith UKCP Registered Psychotherapist
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What I can offer:
Are you looking for a highly trained psychotherapist to help with life's difficulties? I have over 20 years experience as a counsellor combined with an in depth medical background to help and support you in making change in your life. Let's work together to achieve the insight you might need.
You might be wondering if therapy is for you? At times we experience difficulties which get in the way of living or relationships - if you would like the opportunity to make those changes for your self, life and relationships, then one to one sessions, or as a couple, with a non-judgemental professional can offer emotional support and help you find new possibilities in moving forward.
I am a qualified UKCP registered counsellor /psychotherapist and supervisor with experience of work in the voluntary sector, the NHS and private practice. My Gestalt approach draws upon humanistic, existential and psychodynamic traditions which means that I recognise and value the potential of each person in their uniqueness and I will work with the 'tools' to suit you best as an individual client. I can offer you a safe and confidential setting in either long or short term work.
As a gestalt psychotherapist, I am interested in the whole of you as a person and how and what makes meaning for you in your life. Therapy can help you to become more aware of every aspect of yourself and how fixed patterns might be hindering you in what you want to achieve. We can focus on your aims for the future and your ability to gain more satisfaction from life.
What to expect:
On making contact with me, I can tell you more about the ways I work and find out what you want to achieve. If you like the sound of that, we will arrange a mutually convenient time for your first appointment and you can come and meet me before you make any commitment. If you want to go ahead, we will look at the best ways forward for you. It is important that you have the right person to work with as this is an essential ingredient for therapy to work for you.
I work with individuals, couples, groups and will supervise practitioners and trainees.
Training, qualifications & experience
SCN, SCM
BSc(Hons)
MSc in Integrative Counselling
PGCEA
UKCP registered Gestalt Psychotherapist
I also have training in the CBT (Cognitive Behavioural) approach
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
My early career was in the NHS as a trained nurse and then a midwife. I had management experience within the NHS before moving in to teaching in a University setting where I now lead counselling courses, teaching counselling skills and academic studies.
I was initially trained in Person-Centred Counselling going on to a Masters in the Integrative Approach in Counselling at Nottingham University. I then trained in Gestalt Psychotherapy at Metanoia and the Sherwood Institute in Nottingham. I am registered with the UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy) and I am bound by its Ethical Framework. I am insured and supervised in accordance with their guidelines.
I have worked as a counsellor/therapist in organisations offering loss and bereavement support, drugs and alcohol, trauma, abuse/violence, relationships, the NHS and with children.
i have further specific training in anxiety, depression, bereavement, mindfulness and trauma.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anger management
- Anorexia nervosa
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Anxiety
- Attachment disorder
- Attachment disorder in children
- Avoidant personality disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Child related issues
- Childhood bereavement
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Dependent personality disorder
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Histrionic personality disorder
- HIV/AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Narcissistic personality disorder
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- Panic disorder
- Paranoid personality disorder
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal depression
- Pregnancy and birth
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Schizoid personality disorder
- Schizotypal personality disorder
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sex problems
- Sexual abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Therapies offered
Fees
Ring or email me to discuss. I offer reduced rates in some cases.
Further information
I can offer flexible appointments, including evenings if you need to fit around your work commitments.
Maps & Directions
Huddersfield, HD9
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | Unspecified |
Availability
Flexible appointments including evenings
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
| Couples |
| Groups |
| Organisations |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
Supervision & training
I am a qualified Gestalt psychotherapist registered with the UKCP.
| Online supervision: | Yes |
| Telephone supervision: | Yes |
