Claire Dyson BA (Hons), Registered Member MBACP (Accred), Partner - The Practice

I offer people the opportunity to be heard and to make sense of their life in a holding, non-judgemental breathing space.  You stop the World and, with no one making demands on you, reflect, pinpoint what’s really troubling you, get to the root cause then choose what, if anything, you want to do about it.

I can help individuals with anxiety, depression, anger, overwhelm, stress, low self-esteem and loss.

I work with couples, especially where the same “Groundhog Day” discussion or disagreement keeps coming up, escalating into a row and spoiling an otherwise good relationship. You know, those eye rolling “here we go again” moments. Hurtful destructive cycles you both seem powerless to get out of by yourselves.

I am also trained to work with those seeking freedom from emotional eating i.e. people who tend to turn to food rather than to people for support. This manifests as baffling bouts of over-eating which feel addictive, compulsive even, and which you seem powerless to stop (aka comfort eating, bingeing or binge eating).

Here is a client describing what working with me was like:

"Claire is a generous empathetic and trustworthy counsellor who gently took me through the process. She was hugely supportive when I got very emotional and made me feel very relaxed with her".

I'm an “integrative-relational counsellor” meaning once I've met you, I pick the best from several types of therapy (buzzwords like CBT, person-centred, humanistic, psychodynamic, mindfulness etc) to make a blend tailored to you rather than pushing you through the same old sheep dip regardless of your preferences or needs. Of all the factors determining how well therapy goes our therapeutic relationship accounts for *30% of likely success, and my “relational” degree taught me how to make best use of our relationship.

I run a private practice from my base in Weybridge. Before training as a counsellor I worked for 28 years in the private sector so I have insight into the stresses and strains of balancing work and life as well as experience of the ups and downs of life generally.

I'm part of The Practice UK, a team of mental health professionals dedicated to delivering full therapeutic service in an ethical, non-exploitative way for both our clients and our therapists. I've been part of the teams counselling at two Surrey GP surgeries and The Counselling Partnership, a BACP accredited charity.

It is hard to get the measure of each other from a photo and a profile so please call me on 07950 986 085 to discuss if an initial (non-chargeable) "chemistry test" session might be a helpful next step.

I look forward to hearing from you, thank you.

Warmly,

Claire

* = Assay, T. P., & Lambert, M. J. (1999). The empirical case for the common factors in therapy: Quantitative findings. In M. A. Hubble, B. L. Duncan, & S. D. Miller (Eds.), The heart and soul of change: What works in therapy (pp. 33-56). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

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