Claire Trudgill-Ward

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Hello,  I am a qualified and experienced counsellor, and additionally a final-year psychotherapist-in-training.  I am qualified to work with children, adolescents and adults, with a range of difficulties such as anxiety, depression, self confidence, relationship difficulties, and trauma; I have taken specialised training in working with family experiences and neurodiversity. I aim to be neurodiversity and LGBTQ affirming.

I work face to face or online. You will find me in the centre of Canterbury in a beautiful building off historic Castle Street. The therapy space is discrete, comfortable and private and there is parking near by.

At the heart of my practice is a recognition of the importance of the therapeutic relationship, and you feeling understood, safe and accepted. I offer empathic therapy, understanding and care, to facilitate the changes you want, or support with the difficulties you face. Whether you are looking to raise your self esteem, tackle anxiety or low mood, understand yourself or others better, process painful experiences or losses, work with relationship difficulties or something else, I will support you in the way you find helpful, to ensure your needs are best met.

Adults: I have taken several advanced trainings and qualifications beyond my original counselling qualification, including an integrative psychotherapy training, which has Transactional Analysis psychotherapy at it's core.  As an integrative therapist, I can draw on a number of theoretical models and skills to ensure your needs are most helpfully supported. Overall, I aim to offer compassionate interventions and therapy respectful of your history, journey and choices. 

Children and Adolescents: Working safely and effectively with children and adolescents in counselling and psychotherapy requires specific  training.  I am trained to work through play, therapeutic creative arts and talking therapies and I have studied child development at undergraduate and postgraduate level. I am experienced with supporting a range of issues that can impact children,  adolescents and parents and my therapy room is fully resourced to welcome people of all ages.

Neurodiversity: I am passionate about neurodiverse individuals and their families accessing therapy which is affirming and non-traumatising, therefore I give focus to continued specialised training in this area. I work from an affirming standpoint and without judgement.  For example I approach therapeutic work with autistic people, not with a focus on differences that need to be changed (to mimic neurotypical people), but rather with a recognition of unique needs and strengths. 

Drop me an email and we can arrange a time to have a chat on the phone, or alternatively, if liaising via email is preferable, we can do that, no problem. I aim to get back to you within 24 hours or on Monday if you contact me over the weekend.