About me
Sometimes working out what kind of therapy you want and who you want to see for it can be a daunting task. To help you, I've explained here the way I work.
I've been a psychotherapist for 16 years, following a career of coaching, leadership and cultural development in the corporate world. I've been working one to one with people for a long time, and I enjoy it hugely. My mission is to help you thrive, whatever life may bring.
My specialisms these days are to work with clients who have difficulties relating either with themselves or with other people, and working with people who have trauma symptoms. I work with individuals, and with couples, and I work both briefly and in long-term therapy. My commitment is to tailor the way I work to you and to help you feel in control of what is happening so that our relationship is both useful and healing.
Why choose me as your therapist?
Therapy supports you in working out what is happening for you at the moment and in finding your own way forward. You can expect my undivided attention to help you make sense of what you need and want. I will creatively support you as you explore your current challenges and, if you want to, begin to make changes that leave you feeling better.
The most consistent feedback I get from clients is that I am able to make them feel very safe, and they are therefore able to talk about deeply uncomfortable things and resolve them. They also tell me they like my practical approach in helping them with how to manage their nervous system to manage their physiological state on a day to day basis.
For some people it is enough in therapy to learn to cope with what you find challenging; for others, therapy is about personal change and putting painful symptoms into the past. People seek support not only to help them through emotional difficulties but also to enrich and enliven the lives they lead.
My credentials
Here's the techy bit...I am a Psychotherapist with a focus on attachment, an EMDR therapist (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing for trauma resolution) and a trained Couples Counsellor working with private clients. I am accredited by UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and I am Accredited to provide EMDR by EMDR Europe. I work with Mindfulness with clients where appropriate. I am a qualified trainer of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming), and use a range of approaches that engage the unconscious, including metaphor, working with bodily experience, sand tray and Hypno-psychotherapy.
Getting in touch…
If you have any questions about how I may be able to help you or if you would like to book a session, then I welcome you to get in touch with me today. You can either call me on 01325 790495 or send me an email at fejrobinson@gmail.com or through this website.
Training, qualifications & experience
I work full time as a psychotherapist, during my career I have delivered several thousand client hours, seeing some clients for short periods of time and some over the long term. I work online and in Darlington.
My early training was in NLP-psychotherapy (Neuro-linguistic programming) and hypno-psychotherapy, I went on to become a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. I draw on a range of approaches including Gestalt, Transaction Analysis, Symbolic Modelling, CBT, Existential and Psychodynamic. My main motivation is to give clients the particular kind of support that will most help them.
I am trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprogramming), a therapy which helps clients with attachment issues, events from the past, and worries about the future that are intruding on their day to day life causing distress. I am accredited by EMDR Europe as a Practitioner of EMDR, and use it incorporating attachment-focused EMDR and The Flash Technique. I also use the FIRST Protocol, a trauma approach utilising Neuro-Lingistic Programming principles, I support Kings College London with an ongoing clinical trial supporting veterans with this approach.
I trained as a Couples Counsellor through Jesmond Therapy Centre and work with couples as well as bringing my couples counselling knowledge to my individual work.
I am a Clinical Supervisor and provide support to both counsellors and psychotherapists to enable them to be at their best with their own clients.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Available on request.
Clients are in control of the frequency and number of sessions, you can book further sessions at the end of each appointment if you wish to. In our initial session we will talk about your needs and what you want from therapy, and together shape a way forward.
When I work
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I work 9.30-4.00 on Mondays and Fridays and 9.30-5.00 on Wednesdays.
Further information
Sessions are available on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays, currently online and in person in Darlington.
