Name: Faye Lowe
Address: Sidcup, Kent, DA15, GB
Price range: £55.00 per session

About me

Are you finding life difficult at the moment and feel that your emotions are holding you back? Do you want to feel more comfortable with who you are and more positive about life? Sometimes it is hard to even understand what those emotions are and why we feel this way. This can affect every aspect of day to day life and can impact on our relationships. I can help you to understand what lies behind those emotions and build a new, happier and healthier path ahead where you can feel better about who you are and more confident to tackle life’s ups and downs.

I understand that it is sometimes hard to open up and talk about how you feel. It can feel uncomfortable and you may worry about what others might think. I can provide that space where you can talk freely and don’t have to worry about what I think. Please feel reassured that I genuinely care and I will work with whatever you bring to therapy with absolutely no judgement.

I have worked with a range of different issues such as anxiety, depression, sense of worth, and childhood trauma

Taking that first step of looking for therapy can be difficult. I can offer you a free, 30-minute telephone call where we can have a chat about what you are looking for and whether you feel you would like to work with me. Please send me an email and I will respond to you. within 48 hours. I look forward to hearing from you.

Training, qualifications & experience

CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling

Complex Trauma Certification Training Levels 1 and 2 (CCTP) Course with Janina Fisher

Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling

Dr John Wilson's Training for Bereavement Counselling

Dealing With Distress - Suicide and Self Harm

Mental Health First Aid for Adults

I am a Registered Member of the National Counselling Society. I adhere to their ethical framework, ensuring that I work in an ethical and safe way. This means that I will put your needs first and create a safe environment where you can place your trust in me.

I have always felt passionate about supporting people through their difficult times. I spent several years as a volunteer at MIND, working with service users with complex mental health issues.

Prior to working in private practice, I worked in the Low Cost Counselling Service with Mind and also within the NHS IAPT service. I also volunteered at a service for unemployed people with mental health issues. As a counsellor I have worked with clients from varied backgrounds with a wide range of issues. I have worked with clients to support them through loss, bereavement, relationship problems, childhood trauma, domestic violence, terminal illness, health anxiety, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem and many more issues.

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Areas of counselling I deal with

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Anxieties – do you feel nervous a lot of the time? Do you have trouble sleeping? Maybe you have a sense of dread and that something bad is going to happen, but you can't put your finger on it. Anxiety can be so debilitating but still we often keep it to ourselves - like a swan, graceful on the surface but underneath we are kicking those legs furiously to stay afloat. So why do you feel this way? Why do you feel like you are falling down a deep hole that you don't know how to climb out of it? Well there can be a range of things that cause this - there may be a sequence of events such your background, relationship issues, work issues. Or maybe there was one big traumatic event like a bereavement or a divorce.

Sometimes it's hard to move forward whilst not understanding the root of your anxiety. I can help you to untangle the range of emotions that you are experiencing and process each one. Once you have an idea as to what is going on, I can help you decide on a goal to move forward.

Self-esteem – do you ever feel like you are not good enough? That no matter what you do, you have that niggling voice of doubt. You may have been told that you must be a certain way to be acceptable. But maybe you are your own worst critic. Friends, family and colleagues can sing your praises, but you just don't truly believe them. Ninety-nine compliments don't register but that one criticism knocks you sideways.

This can be so draining! It means that you don't speak up for yourself for the fear of people seeing the real you. Maybe you put everyone else’s happiness above your own because focusing on yourself would be selfish, right? Well I can tell you until I am blue in the face that it is not selfish to put yourself first. But the crux of the matter is that you need to believe it yourself. I can work with you so that you start believing in yourself, that you are good enough and that you are worthy of caring for yourself.

Loss – many believe that loss is related to bereavement. A loved one dying. This is of course a loss. But loss comes in a variety of forms. You may have recently become divorced or experienced a relationship break up. You may have lost your job or recently retired. Maybe you are a mum and your kids have all now left home.

Sometimes those things that you had, felt like it defined you. You were a mum, or an accountant, or a husband. Maybe you were strong and independent but a health diagnosis has changed that. So, who are you now? What is your sense of purpose in life? I can help you through this loss. I will give you that safe space to process that change and to help you recognise who you are and what you want to do.

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Fees

£55.00 per session

Additional information

I offer a free initial telephone conversation where we can talk about whether you feel that I can help you.

I charge £55 for a 50 minute session for individuals. Payments should be made via bank transfer a minimum of 48 hours prior to the session. A session is only confirmed when payment is received.

If you need to cancel your session, please give me 48 hours notice. If you need to rearrange your session and request this in good time, I will look to see if that is possible.

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I currently have availability for sessions only at 11am on Friday mornings. If that works for you, get in touch. Thanks, Faye

Faye Lowe