Christopher Hillman
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About me
Do you feel stuck or afraid to be yourself, does life feel overwhelming or perhaps meaningless and empty. Are you at a later stage of life looking back with regret or sadness or afraid of what is to come. Whatever stage of life you are at I can offer you a safe space to explore the challenges you face.
My aim is to encourage conversation and reflection between us, between your past and your present, and between the depths of your being and who you experience yourself to be in your everyday life.
I will also work with you to bring your dream life into diaIogue with what you are struggling with. Dreams are a commentary on the challenges of your life and point the way forward towards a richer more authentic life.
I have plenty of life experience and professional training to bring to my role. My own struggles have been worked on in my therapy, and my work as a therapist is supported by ongoing professional development and supervision.
I have a particular interest in the relationship between psychotherapy, spirituality and the arts. I am drawn to the work of dreams, the wisdom of folk tales and mythology, the complexity and beauty of natural forms, and the cycles of change found in the natural world.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold an Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have also trained with the Association of Independent Psychotherapists (AIP) and Association for Group and Individual Psychotherapy (AGIP)
I am registered with and a member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I provide clinical supervision for palliative care nurses working in a local hospice, and have training in running Balint style support/supervision groups. I also run dream groups and teach Jung at Severnside Institute for Psychotherapy and at Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have also devised and run a number of courses exploring the ideas of Jung as well as workshops on working with dreams.
I have worked for many years in the field of community mental health.
Member organisations
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.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
For an initial consultation and for subsequent ongoing weekly sessions I charge a standard fee of £50
When I work
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I currently have availability on Tuesday morning , Wednesday morning and afternoon.
Further information
My consulting rooms are in Westbury-on-Trym, North Bristol; there is plenty of nearby parking. The rooms I use are run by the Practice Rooms, a centre for therapy and holistic healing.
