Emma Tierney

I work with couples and individuals seeking support.  Life can bring challenges and when seeking help it can be useful to talk to someone who isn't connected to you like a family member or friend.  I have experience of working with a number of difficulties including, relationship challenges, anxiety, depression and with clients affected by grief.   I also offer counselling for clients who have been affected by trauma.  As well as having my own counselling practice I have worked and continue to work with several charities, including Mind (mental health) , Cruse (bereavement), Women's Aid (sexual and domestic violence) and a Suicide Prevention Charity. 

There can be many benefits to counselling such as;

.            Understanding and learning more about yourself.
·           Reduce feelings of isolation, anxiety and low mood.
·           Increasing resilience, self-esteem and confidence.
·           Learning how to communicate effectively.
·           Gain strategies to manage symptoms. 
·           Managing triggers, flashbacks and night terrors.

What to expect from a first session

In the first session I ask about the difficulty an individual or couple are experiencing and how this is affecting them.  I may also ask questions around life history, how long a situation has been going on for along with what would like to be gained from the process (goals).  This can start to building a picture of the issue and is useful when planning future sessions.  This session is also to ask any questions you may have about the process and to help you decide if working together feels right. 

Experience

I am a qualified, accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and have been in practice for over 15 years. Working as an Integrative Therapist means I draw on various forms of therapy to best meet the needs of clients.  

I have attended various training courses including; 

Working with Shame, Working with Clients in Distress, Mindfulness, Suicide and Self-harm, Working with Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), Early Relational Trauma and Borderline States of Mind, Therapeutic Imagery,  Working Creatively with Blocked Anger, Releasing Anger, General Anxiety Disorder and Panic, Working with Relational Trauma, Dealing with Disorganised Attachment, Transgender Identities, Child Sexual Abuse - Hope for Healing, Healthy and Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms and Strategies, Applying Theories of Grief to Practice, Female Genital Mutilation and other Harmful Practices, Working with Clients with Complex Presentations, Domestic and Sexual Violence, Working with Dreams.

Contact Information

For more information please take a look at my website: emmatierneycounselling.co.uk, call me on 07941 237273 or email me. My aim is to answer your enquiry within 24 hours.