About me
Hey, I’m Catherine Teale
My aim is to create a warm, compassionate and non-judgemental space where you feel safe, heard and able to explore whatever may be bringing you to therapy. I believe successful counselling and psychotherapy are built on trust, connection, empathy and genuine engagement.
I would describe my therapeutic style as integrative, creative and relational. Rather than taking a one-size-fits-all approach, I take time to get to know you as an individual and tailor our work together to your experiences, needs and goals. I draw upon a range of therapeutic approaches and techniques, working collaboratively with you to understand what is happening and identify ways to support meaningful and lasting change.
Over the years, I have supported individuals experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, stress, trauma, PTSD, CPTSD, depression, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, low self-esteem and significant life changes.
Finding the right approach for you is important. You may feel that you would benefit from focusing on current difficulties and reducing distress or symptoms through shorter-term, solution-focused therapy. Alternatively, you may want to explore your experiences at a deeper level, considering not only what you are experiencing in the present, but also how past experiences, relationships and patterns may have shaped the way you understand yourself and the world around you. I believe that developing greater self-awareness and understanding can be an important part of creating positive change.
Where appropriate, and where we agree collaboratively that it would be helpful, we may use EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing). EMDR can provide a structured way of processing traumatic experiences within a safe and supportive therapeutic environment and involves bilateral stimulation, such as eye movements and tapping.
I am also qualified in the Rewind Technique, having completed training with its founder, Dr David Muss. The Rewind Technique can be used to support people who have experienced trauma or symptoms associated with PTSD and can be incorporated into therapy where appropriate and agreed collaboratively.
Creative Supervision for Trainee Counsellors, and qualified counsellors.
Alongside my therapeutic work, I provide creative supervision for counsellors and therapists, offering a reflective, supportive and collaborative space to explore your practice, professional development and the therapeutic relationship.
My supervision incorporates the Seven-Eyed Model of supervision, alongside creative and experiential approaches inspired by Craft's approach to supervision. This enables us to look beyond simply reviewing a client's presentation and consider the wider therapeutic process, including the client, therapist, therapeutic relationship, interventions and dynamics that may emerge within the work.
I use creativity to help supervisees explore their practice in different ways, particularly when words alone do not quite capture what is happening within the therapeutic relationship. Depending on what feels useful and appropriate, supervision may include creative reflection, metaphor, imagery and other experiential methods.
My intention is to provide supervision that is warm, collaborative, curious and supportive, while also encouraging ethical practice, professional development and deeper therapeutic awareness.
Health Insurance I am a registered provider for:
- WPA
- Vitality
- AXA Health
- Aviva
- PAM Assist
- Health Assured
-BUPA
If you are looking to access counselling or psychotherapy through your health insurance, please feel free to get in touch to discuss your requirements and find out how I may be able to support you.
I look forward to hearing from you.
www.tealetherapy.com
catherine@tealetherapy.com
07474 335116 — please feel free to drop me a text.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BS (Hons) Degree in Therapeutic Counselling
- Creative Integrative Supervision
- Stage 1 of EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) training by EMDR Europe
- Qualified Trauma Rewind Therapy
- Level Four and Five (foundation degree) in Contemporary Therapeutic Approaches to Counselling
- Level Three Diploma in Counselling Skills
- Level Two Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Level Two Awareness in Mental Health Problems
- Level Two Understanding Children and Young People's Mental Health
- Certificate in Mind and the Body: Trauma Training
- Certificate in Trauma Coaching
- Certificate in Lone Working
- Certificate in Data Protection
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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.
Accredited register membership
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£55.00 per session
