Danielle Quist
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Person-Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy
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About me
I work with a person-centred ethos, therefore I believe in your inner ability and birthright to thrive, not simply survive. Seeking warm empathic support can be a courageous step out of emotional, psychological difficulty towards relief and greater self awareness. You matter and do not need to cope with being overwhelmed alone.
Life can be exceptionally challenging. Whether through stress, anxiety, depression, feeling down or sad, bereavement or traumatic experiences, you may have come to a point where making sense of your inner and outer world is a struggle. Speaking to someone who can listen without judgement to what you are saying and welcome each feeling you share no matter what can be a lifeline.
As a qualified counsellor, I will work with you to gently track your experience, feeding back what I notice. I will deeply trust and encourage your own inner ability to discover your own answers and meaning. I will steadfastly remind you of your intrinsic worth. I will provide a space where all that you are can be warmly welcomed and accepted. Your issues will be held with respect and we will move forward only at a pace that you are comfortable with.
I work pluralistically overall and integratively: I firmly believe there are many dimensions to the human and that if necessary different techniques or modalities may be needed for healing and growth to take place. This again is something we would consider collaboratively, and I would be led by your sense of what you need.
The process of counselling can be deep work. It is a journey of mystery, finding new words and understandings that might before have been hidden. It can be a transformative experience, as your authentic self might begin to make itself known, and long held ideas fall away. Your life may change in ways you could never predict as you find your own inner resources to deal with your life challenges.
Counselling can help with:
- Stress, anxiety and depression
- Difficult life decisions and dilemmas
- Addictive patterns
- Traumatic experiences
- Bereavement
- Grief in its many forms
- Relationship issues
- Loss of meaning, purpose and direction in life
- Coping with challenging and contradictory feelings, emotions and thoughts
I offer face to face, online, telephone and outdoor sessions to children, young people and adults aged 12 and over.
I also offer 'Walk and Talk' sessions, where we would decide on a route and walk as we had our session. This is an opportunity to be held and inspired by the elements as you go through your own discovery process. One could say that the therapy is doubled by having the infusion of nature as we walk.
I aim to respond to all new client enquiries within 48 hours, but often will get back much sooner.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
- Online and Telephone Counselling Certificate
- Scottish Mental Health First Aider
- Neuroscience, co-regulation, working with trauma CPD
- Existential therapy CPD
- Positive neuroplasticity professional training
- Primary school education teacher (2008 – 2014)
- BA Honours Social Studies
As well as having a thriving private practice, I also work in High schools in Moray delivering counselling to young people aged 12-17.
Member organisations
College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSCA)
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC.
It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£40 per therapy session whether face to face, outside, online or phone.
I have two concession spaces available for those in need of financial assistance.
*Please note that those spaces are currently full. If you are in need of them, you ar welcome to go onto my waiting list. Please note that having sessions monthly can be a good stop gap option until these spaces become available, or a payment plan can be considered for the price above.*
I accept cash or payment via bank transfer.
Where sessions are not attended without 24 hours prior notice, the full amount will be paid by the client.
When I work
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I have availability on Mondays and Fridays. Early evening slots are available Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday starting at 5.30pm.
Further information
I have a personal interest in existential, transpersonal and nature connection therapy, as well as all the different ways that a human being can flourish in the world. I am passionate about personal expression, reconnection, and all its creative forms: writing, drawing, making, painting, dancing, singing, community, spirituality, nature connection. I am a student of healing in general and am fascinated by how humans can heal through adversity, finding their own renewed purpose, meaning and vision. I will be very curious about what makes you tick and what brings you into aliveness and joy.
