The Counselling Suite
Doctors Surgery
Street
Somerset
BA16 0ET
Cowan House
21 Ellenborough Park North
Weston-super-Mare
BS23 1XQ
07486 170643
Georgina Ford MEd, Dip.Couns (MBACP, BPC)
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I am a qualified psychodynamic counsellor, offering counselling to adults in Weston-Super-Mare, and Street.
I offer a non-judgmental space to enable you to talk about whatever is making your life difficult.
Getting Started
If you are feeling “stuck”, unable to make sense of something, it can seem overwhelming; talking together can enable you to move out of that position. Whether you are living with depression, anxiety, panic attacks, stress, eating disorders, relationship difficulties, OCD, PTSD, combat stress, struggling with decision making, bereavement or loss in all its many forms; talking with a trained counsellor can be beneficial for you and those closest to you.
My Offer
I am a qualified psychodynamic counsellor, I work psychodynamically, meaning I offer you a space to explore your problems in a way that refers to your past, thinking about potential conflicts or issues that are relevant to your life as it is now.
I will work with all forms of difference sensitively in the room.
I offer counselling to adults in Weston-Super-Mare, and Street. I have an extensive background of working psychologically in the education sector, I do work with young people however at present this is through Wessex Counselling Service in Frome, rather than privately.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, a Post Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Approaches to Counselling Children and Young People, a Masters in Psychology in Education, and a BSc (Hons) degree in Behavioural Sciences.
I am a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), a registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I have an enhanced Government Disclosure and Baring Service (DBS) Certificate.
I observe the standards set out in the BACP Ethical framework, and the BPC Ethical guidelines.
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- ADHD
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anger management
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Attachment disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Dementia
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gambling
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- HIV/AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Internet addiction
- Learning difficulties
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal depression
- Pregnancy and birth
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sex addiction
- Sexual abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Therapies offered
Fees
Appointments are 50 minutes
Introductory session is £25, standard sessions are £45.
A concession rate is available for Forces Personnel of £40.
Maps & Directions
Street, BA16 0ET
Weston-super-Mare, BS23 1XQ
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | No |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair user access: | Unspecified |
Availability
Please note I have a waiting list.
Types of client
| Adults |
| Older adults |
