Claire Quinn
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About me
Hello and welcome, I’m glad you found me.
My name’s Claire - I'm a trauma informed Counsellor and EMDR therapist with a special interest in relational trauma, anxiety and self-esteem.
More recently, as so many of my clients experience chronic pain, I am training to offer specialist therapy for chronic pain.
I understand what it’s like to need help and how hard it can be to ask for it. You might have talked yourself in and out of it for a long time – going round in circles. But, in challenging times it’s sometimes hard to be our own source of help. We struggle and get stuck in survival mode.
Our survival mind convinces us that something terrible is going to happen, it gets our heart pounding and turns our legs to jelly. It tells us all the reasons we’re not good enough and really drags us down. To top it all off it fears change and tries it's hardest to keep us in the familiar patterns, however painful they may be.
Our mind is too powerful to be left un-examined and terrorising us with its stories.
What I’ve learned from my own pain is that our stories are important and there’s healing in telling them. With support we can turn our stories and experience into wisdom and begin to relate to ourselves from a place of compassion and understanding.
I can help
I offer a safe, trusting and relaxed place to tell your story. I’ll never judge you or tell you what to do. Together we look at what’s happened to you rather than what’s wrong with you. You’ll soon realise, you’re not broken, you’re just lost!
Although it might not seem like it at the minute, I truly believe we have everything inside ourselves to be able to thrive. Just as the body can heal and become strong, so too can the heart, mind and soul. The trouble is that when we’re trying to do the work by ourselves it’s hard to see the blind spots.
I can help you shine a light on the blind spots and connect with your inner resilience. Together we’ll to piece together what’s fragmented and painful and you can build something new. Something better.
Together we’ll walk through the dark and lonely places but we won’t get lost there. I’ll share tools and skills with you and I’ll keep holding the light so you have your hands free to climb out of what might feel like a very deep hole.
In our work, you’ll be reminded of your strength and reconnect with your inner power and ready to journey onwards and upwards in life again.
Think of therapy as filling up your self-care fuel tank, only a full tank can take you the distance!
Are you ready?
Therapy (including EMDR) is powerful but isn’t a silver bullet or a passive approach. Clients need to be curious and open to actively engaging in the therapy process really get the best out of it. If you’re ready then I’m a phone call away.
Contact me for a free introductory chat.
Take very good care of yourself!
Claire
A supportive alliance you can trust
I have and academic background in Psychology and over 10 years’ experience working in Mental Health. I have worked for the NHS as a Low Intensity CBT therapist, an Assistant Psychologist and a Counsellor/Psychotherapist. I was completing a PhD but decided to discontinue this to enable me to focus on my clinical/therapeutic work with clients. You can trust that I am highly qualified and that you’re in very safe hands.
The first step to transformation is a free introductory call
I offer a 20–30-minute discovery call free of charge and obligation. Please get in touch to explore this powerful offering.
Psychotherapy is offered at £60 per one hour session and EMDR is offered at £80 per 1.5 hour session.
My qualifications are as follows:
Master’s Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Distinction)
Batchelors Degree (with hons) in Psychology (First Class with Hons.)
Postgraduate Certificate in CBT
I am also a trained Brain Working Recursive Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Rewind practitioner
Postgraduate training in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (to process traumatic/distressing experiences).
How to find me
I work from my comfortable, private therapy room in Wortley. Therefore, I am within easy reach of Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Doncaster, Sheffield and Leeds areas.
I am a member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and adhere to their ethical framework.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have and academic background in Psychology and 10 years experience working in Mental Health. I have worked for the NHS both as a Low Intensity CBT therapist, an Assistant Psychologist and a Counsellor/Psychotherapist. I was completing a PhD but decided to discontinue this to enable me to focus on my clinical/therapeutic work with clients.
My qualifications are as follows:
- Masters Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction)
- Postgraduate Diploma In Psychology (Distinction)
- Batchelors Degree (with hons) in Psychology (First Class with Hons.)
- Postgraduate Certificate in CBT
- I am also a trained Brain Working Recursive Therapy Practitioner and a Certified Rewind practitioner
- Postgraduate training in EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (to process traumatic/distressing experiences).
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Relational Trauma
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My current fees are £60 for an hour session and £80 per 1.5 hour EMDR session which is between an hour and an hour and a half per session.
I am registered with Aviva and able to work with clients via this insurance provider.
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I offer flexibility.
Further information
I offer face to face sessions and also work via Microsoft Teams and telephone
