Clare Gale
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About me
Who I work with
I offer counselling for the life events that can throw us off balance, such as anxiety, relationship difficulties, unexpected diagnoses and illness, bereavement, burnout and trauma. If you're ready to start the process of feeling better, then you are in the right place!
Much of my work is with Mums, parent carers, parents whose children 'have a bit more going on' such as a disability, a SEN need or are neurodivergent, and anyone who cares for someone else. Caring for others, either as a parent or in an unexpected caring role, is often something that is undervalued in society. It can form a massive, sometimes overwhelming, part of your life.
My approach
I use a trauma-informed ‘Integrative Counselling’ approach, which means I can be flexible and tailor the kind of Counselling to best suit your needs. This might include talking things through, working with understanding your own nervous system and responses, CBT, mindfulness or creative approaches.
Coming for Counselling can be daunting, and for many of us, it is a new experience. My aim is to offer the space for you to say what needs to be said, in a supportive, compassionate, confidential and non-judgmental way. I am also not afraid to gently challenge and nudge you, if that feels appropriate, and I like to provide tools for you to use to manage your emotional health better.
How counselling can help
Counselling can help you to step off the treadmill of daily life and explore what meaning and direction you want your life to take. It is a place to safely explore new ways of being.
Simply come along to counselling as you are. There is no need to 'wait until' or be further along the road somehow. We can work at your pace and start from wherever you are at.
About Me
I have a son with complex medical needs, so I am also personally on the path of navigating my way through life as a Mum and Parent Carer. I know how tough it can be. Having a child with additional needs of any kind can be physically and mentally exhausting for the parents, and can really impact family life.
Get in touch
You can get a better sense of me on my website www.revibe-counselling.co.uk or get in touch to arrange a free 10-minute introductory phone call, so we can check if we are a good fit. I look forward to meeting you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Accredited Professional Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (Member number: NCS19-07850)
- Advanced Diploma In Counselling NCPS Accredited Level 4 at Heartwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy in Dartington, Devon.
- Director at Mums4aChange Community Interest Company, where I help to run ‘Time for You’ groups to support Mums who have children with additional needs.
- Volunteer Counsellor at Totnes Carers Counselling
- Volunteer Counsellor at Counselling for Carers
- Online and Telephone Counselling extended course (Counselling Tutor, NCS recognised)
- Trauma training - The Advanced Master Program on the Treatment of Trauma, and Carolyn Spring Trauma training
- Regular additional training courses, including grief and loss, grounding, mindfulness, trauma, creative writing for therapeutic process, neurodiversity, anxiety
Member organisations
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Parent carers, SEN parents
- Mums
- Women
- Emotional Support around Organ Transplant
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£55 for a 1-hour session (I can work with anyone in the UK online on Zoom)
Free introductory 10-minute phone call. The idea of this is to see if there is a sense that we will gel and develop a good rapport, and that my skills are a good match for the kind of issues that you would like to explore in your counselling.
When I work
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My regular working hours are Tuesdays, Wednesday, Thursdays and Fridays. Appointment times from 9am to 8.30pm.
Further information
Much of my work is now on zoom with clients across the UK. Clients who are juggling busy lives as parents or carers have told me that they can manage to log in for regular sessions where coming to a counselling room would have been much tricker to organise. Most of my work is fairly long term, but I am also happy to meet for just a few sessions if that is what is needed.
The best way to find out more about me is to look at my website www.revibe-counselling.co.uk. I work with a wide range of issues, including bereavement, trauma, relationships, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, life purpose and much more besides.
