Claire Goodey
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About me
What a silent session COULD look like:
Arrive into the space, sit or stand wherever feels comfortable and be silent for 5 minutes. I will sit or stand opposite or next to you.
In those five minutes the aim is to be curious, noticing your inner world, paying attention to how your body feels, any thoughts, any difficulties. I will be holding the space, witnessing you and noticing my own inner experience.
At the end of the five minutes you speak about your experience, I help you reflect on that and you decide if you want further silence or if you'd like to work more with what came up.
I am your guide, you are the expert (whether you like it or not hah!)
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The idea of silent sessions is to take away the pressure and expectation of having 'something to talk about'.
And of course, silence is something the majority of people struggle with - in that discomfort is information that, through understanding and processing, will allow you to be more connected to you and feel freer in your world.
This is still a talking modality but the emphasis is on being together and on experiencing the presence of an Other. Through experiencing the structure of this intentional space, taking your time and knowing it's okay by me enables you to fully connect to what is true for you leading you to be clear about what you need, then together we work out how you can get that. And of course it could be that this hour is the only hour where you don't have to be 'on'; there are no expectations to be met besides being there.
Having the opportunity to simply take the time I need in therapy to process at my speed, not the speed I think someone else is expecting nor the speed I want to be able to process has been transformative.
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PLEASE NOTE: I am offering therapeutic coaching. This approach is suitable for people who have already experienced therapy and have awareness of their traumas, triggers and limits. This approach is not suitable for processing trauma. We will work in and with the present and the future.
My modality is humanistic, I have a person-centred core, integrative philosophy and an autistic brain. There's a bit of ADHD, quite queer, extrovertedly introvert (I need a lot of alone time but I love a big get together) and I am finally accepting that maybe I do like poetry after all!
I am experienced with post-traumatic stress, sexuality/identity questions, polyamory challenges, anxiety, depression, sexual violence, domestic abuse, family conflicts and relationship difficulties.
Kink-friendly and sex positive. But actually, not just buzz words!
I offer a free, no obligation 15 minute telephone consultation to allow you to get a sense of what you can expect from therapy with me and ask any questions you have. I welcome email correspondence also.
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Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed the BSc (Hons) in humanistic and integrative counselling and psychotherapy at Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute in Nottingham.
Ongoing professional development around shame, trauma, outdoor therapy, dreamwork, sex, diversity, somatics and using creativity.
I have seven years' post-qualifying experience working with relational/attachment trauma, relationship challenges, polyamory, gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, and generalised life difficulties.
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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Outdoor therapy. Online. Nature therapy.
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 - £250.00
Additional information
Fees depend on how long a session is - 50-120+ minutes.
When I work
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My day usually starts at 9.30am with half an hour between appointments.
I don't work evenings or weekends.
Further information
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