Cassandra Barfield
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About me
Counselling is a collaborative process, with its foundation set in having a strong therapeutic relationship between client and therapist, with the client’s wellbeing at the heart.
Everyone deserves the chance to tell their story and be heard and counselling allows that opportunity. I believe we have the potential to heal, given the right environment and support.
We will work together to create a supportive and confidential environment where you can be comfortable exploring your experiences and gain a deeper understanding of yourself. I will walk with you on your journey, hold a safe space and guide you as you need.
Our sessions will help you discover ways to change negative patterns and behaviours, overcome challenges and safely process past traumas.
Past experiences are intrinsically linked to our values, beliefs, expectations, behaviours, and give rise to the views we have of ourselves today. In particular, the messages we receive from caregivers and those in authority have a significant impact on our emotional development. I will guide and support you while you learn to give yourself new messages, make positive changes in your belief systems, and change negative patterns.
I work with a range of therapeutic approaches, which I call upon to suit your needs in the moment.
The theories I work with are Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, CBT and Person Centred. I have trained in mind-body (somatic) work, and can integrate this into talk therapy sessions. I am also trained in Pain Reprocessing Therapy (for Chronic Pain and Conditions) and Rewind Therapy which significantly reduces, or completely eliminates, symptoms of Trauma / PTSD (please see details below).
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Pain Reprocessing Therapy is a powerful, innovative therapy that rewires the brain’s pain response, helping you overcome chronic pain and symptoms. PRT targets the emotional and psychological triggers of pain and symptoms, allowing you to break the cycle of discomfort and return to living a vibrant, active life. Within this system, I have worked with people experiencing chronic pain or illness, including long covid.
Rewind Trauma Therapy – Rapid Relief from Trauma / PTSD
Rewind therapy is an effective treatment to significantly reduce, or even remove, trauma symptoms. The process is comfortable and quick, and works through guided imagery. You do not need to talk about the traumatic event/s in detail, enabling you to get closure without disclosure and reducing opportunity for re-traumatisation.
Mind / Body (Somatic)
Whilst working through your problems, I will guide you to focus on underlying physical sensations that arise alongside emotions. This work may also include breathwork, visualisation, grounding or the tracking of body sensations. Somatic practices support your primitive brain and nervous system to feel safe when memories, emotions and physical sensations arise; moving your nervous system from fight, flight or freeze into a more regulated state.
Here are some of the things I work with...
Anxiety & Low Mood
Health Anxiety
Stress
Depression
Chronic Pain and Conditions (inc. Long Covid and CFS)
Negative Thought Patterns
Self Esteem & Shame
Relational/Attachment issues
Trauma / PTSD
Work Place Stress / Burn out
OCD / Intrusive thoughts
Panic Attacks
Narcissistic abuse
Life Transitions
Bereavement & Loss
Life Re-Evaluation / Feeling Stuck
Peri-Menopause / Menopause
Parenting / Family Problems
If you are interested in exploring how we could work together, please email or call me to book a free 30-minute introductory appointment.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Diploma Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- PGCE in Further Education
Training
Pain Reprocessing Therapy
Rewind Therapy for PTSD
Adult ADHD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder / Intrusive Thoughts
Bereavement
Mind-body Connection
Shame
Trauma
Attachment
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
