Graeme Armstrong

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MBACP
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Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 & NE3
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About me

BACK TO WORKING FACE TO FACE

Unsure about the next step in your life? Feeling depressed, alone or stuck in a relationship that's seems to be going nowhere? Step family issues? Need some support getting through?

Hi. I'm Graeme Armstrong, and I offer counselling in a confidential, nonjudgmental, safe and friendly environment. I work according to the Ethical Framework of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I've been a counsellor now for over 18 years, and work with individuals, couples, families and young people over the age of 11.

I am an experienced and qualified RELATE counsellor and supervisor of counsellors, now working privately and have years of experience working in a range of settings, including Children's Centres and as a mental health counsellor in GP surgeries.

I am aslo a lead Tutor for the Mindfulness Association and have delivered over 30 modules in mindfulness throughout the UK over the last 3 years see http://www.mindfulnessassociation.org/

I work from the calm surroundings of Jesmond Therapy Centre see www.jesmondtherapycentre.co.uk and Dobsob House see   http://dobsonhousepsychologicaltherapies.com/

At the heart of my practice lies a passionate belief that although we all experience great pain and distress in our lives, we all have the ability to heal and grow through this pain and find more enriching, creative and satisfying lives. It has been my honour to have helped hundreds of people on the counselling journey to do just that.

I work with a wide range of issues. As a couple counsellor I work with relationships or marriages that are at a crossroads, relationships that are struggling after the impact of an affair or the loss of sexual feelings. There could be a host of individual issues that you are experiencing that also affect your relationship: bereavement, redundancy, "empty nest syndrome", anxiety or depression. You might be divorced and wondering how best to handle the parental relationship. Do you feel threatened in your relationship and want to explore what's happening?

Struggling with stepfamily issues? Wondering how or when to introduce your children to your new partner and their children? I can help with family counselling.

If it's individual counselling you need, if you feel alone and have nobody to turn to, if you're anxious, depressed or stressed at work, just been made redundant and uncertain of the next step, let me help you find your way through the mazes and muddles that life brings.

As a member of the Association of Pastoral Spiritual Care and Counselling (APSCC) I can help you if you are at a crossroads with your spirituality or faith.

Training to be a counsellor and need supervision? Since 2006 I have delivered supervision to counsellors who are just beginning their training through to Master’s level, using a wide range of therapeutic modalities.

I’m here to help: make today a new beginning and call me at the number above.

www.jesmondtherapycentre.co.uk

http://dobsonhousepsychologicaltherapies.com/

Training, qualifications & experience

Posr Graduate Diploma in Studies in Mindfulness (University Aberdeen)

Post Graduate Diploma in Relationship Therapy (Systemic Therapy) University of Hull

Foundation Skills Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (NHS)

Supervisors Training Certificate (Relate)

Post Graduate Diploma in Couple Therapy University of East London

Relate Certificate in Marital and Couple Counselling Theory and Practice (Relate)

Children and Young People's Counselling

CBT for Couples training

Extensive training in domestic violence and abuse

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).

Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.

Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.

All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Stress reduction using Mindfulness meditation

Fees

Additional information

Fee for individual counselling is £60 per session

Fee for couple counselling is £70 per session

Fee for family counselling is £90 per session

Fee for supervision is £50 per hour

When I work

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Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Monday afternoon and evening Wednesday afternoon and evening Thursday afternoon and evening Friday daytime

I can do zoom midmornings/early afternoons mon/thurs-all day fridays

Published articles

Jesmond Therapy Centre, 7 Holly Ave West, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 2AR

Dobson House Psychological Therapies, Dobson House, Regent Centre, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE3 3PF

Type of session

In person
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Couples
Families
Organisations

Key details

Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

at Dobson House

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

I deliver two types of supervision: supervision to psychological therapists and supervision to practitioners/tutors of mindfulness.

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Graeme Armstrong
Graeme Armstrong