Claire Pinnock MBACP Counsellor
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I am an experienced and fully qualified counsellor and offer daytime and evening appointments to anyone over the age of 16.
I appreciate it takes courage to start counselling and understand taking the first step can sometimes feel daunting. You may want to work through difficult life-events, or feel overwhelmed, or perhaps stuck and want help to explore and work through a particular issue. It is my aim to work alongside you in a professional, safe, warm and non-judgemental way to help you explore these aspects of your life, allowing you to regain control, so you are able to move forward and live life to the fullest.
My approach to counselling is Integrative, meaning I am able to adapt my way of working to meet your individual needs. I have experience of working with a wide variety of issues including, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, suicidal ideation, self-harm, family and relationship issues and supporting individuals through times of grief and loss and those living with life-limiting illness.
Personally, I believe the key to successful therapy is the relationship, so it is important that you find the right person for you. I offer a free 20 minute telephone consultation giving us a chance to discuss what you’d like from therapy, before making any type of commitment. Please give me a call or text or email and i'll get back to you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- NCFE Levels 1, 2 and 3 Counselling - Guildford College
- FdSc Counselling Degree - Greenwich University
In addition to my private practice, I continue to volunteer for Cruse Bereavement and Woking and Sam Beare Hospice - Providing face to face counselling sessions for adults with complex needs, in the context of illness, death, dying and bereavement
I also have experience of working with 16-19-year-old students to help them process their problems and reach their full potential. Providing guidance and support on issues such as, bullying, disabilities, low self-esteem, poor academic performance and relationship troubles together with, academic, personal, parental and social pressures.
I offer long-term and short-term face-to-face work
I am a Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their Ethical Framework. I receive regular supervision as required by these guidelines.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Attachment disorder
- Autism
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Child related issues
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Discrimination
- Dissociation
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gender dysphoria
- Hearing voices
- HIV/AIDS
- Infertility
- Learning difficulties
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Paranoia
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Personality disorders
- Postnatal depression
- Pregnancy and birth
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sexuality
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Fees
£50.00 for a 50 minute session
Maps & Directions
Guildford, GU2
Farnham, GU9
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | Unspecified |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair user access: | Yes |
Availability
Days, Evenings and some Saturdays.
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
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