Fiona Digby

Anxiety is one of the most common health issues in today's world.  The reasons are manifold and unique to each of us.  To help understand the cause(s) of your anxiety, and then learn to manage both the causes and the symptoms, it's very helpful to talk to someone.   

Maybe you're feeling overwhelmed by the challenges of life, or have a sense of being disconnected in a way that's  hard to describe?  Well, lets talk. It really does help.  Whether it's one session or more - the choice is yours.

With over 15 years experience encompassing a with a wide range of clients' issues, and with warm and friendly approach, I help you unravel, identify, clarify and address issues of concern to you.  You can then benefit from the ability to see aspects of our life more clearly and move forward with a greater lightness of being.

The roots of our 'issues' may be related to the past, the present, or even fear of the future. Such concerns can impact our relationships, self esteem, or result in self defeating behaviours, and repeated patterns that are hard to break.  Low mood, low energy, a sense of panic or powerlessness might prevail. Or, the opposite can occur as we rush though life but seem to get nowhere and feel nothing - invoking a sense of emptiness.  Once identified these patterns can be assessed and subtly altered.  

As this respectful exploration continues, we look at your life in different ways - "through different lenses" - your options - helping you manage your thoughts, feelings and behaviours in different - more positive ways.  Using concepts from humanistic, relational, CBT, and Mindfulness therapies, we work in a way that best suits your individual needs.

We are all affected by life's experiences in very different ways, and our personal experiencing deserves respect and understanding.  My role is to to support you in identifying the changes you'd like to make in every aspect of your life and leave behind the burdensome patterns of the past.

A feeling of relief can often be immediate, followed by a sense of improved well being (both physical and emotional) as the weight of your earlier concerns lifts and issues gradually eases.

Some clients attend for 2-3 sessions and feel immense benefit, for others it might be 6-10 sessions - there's no 'norm' and it's their personal choice.  I have continued to meet with some long standing clients for over a year as they find therapy a source of beneficial ongoing personal development.  Initially it's good to meet weekly or fortnightly, but thereafter meetings can be scheduled at the client's preference.

Coaching: With over 20 years experience in training and management development, and by extending therapeutic insights into the field of coaching, I am available to offer personal development for those who feel they have yet to reach their full potential.

I offer counselling/psychotherapy on a wide variety of issues to adults and young people (aged 18+).

Appointments: Monday to Friday 10.00 to 19.00, and Saturdays from 9.00 until 16.00.

Feel free to contact me if you would like to know more.  We can look at how you're feeling, whether I can be of help, expand on the counselling process, or consider alternative avenues which may be of help.

Home Visiting: For those who are unable to travel, I offer home visits within a five mile radius of Woodthorpe.   (Home visits require a suitable quiet space where we can work together in privacy and without interruption.)

Training & Qualifications:

United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Therapist

MA Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy (Accredited by the University of Birmingham and Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute)

ITC Diploma in Massage, Anatomy and Physiology

Apart from working in private practice I also provide services for EAP (employee assistance programme). I work with a diverse range of clients from all walks of life, aged from 18 to 82.

As a UKCP registered therapist I adhere to their ethical codes of practice, and to those of the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI)

Subsequent face to face sessions:  £60 per hour

I am a BUPA registered therapist, so those with private medical insurance might want to consider this option.

Concessions are available for Armed Services veterans and students.

Beeston is a short distance from Wollaton, Chilwell, Bramcote, Long Eaton, Toton, Queens hospital, the University of Nottingham campus, and Lenton.  Free parking is available at Sainsbury and Tesco for three hours, and the practice location is a 7-10 min walk from there, and easy to find.