Helen Stone

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Available for new clients
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location_on Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 5AG
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I offer individual and bespoke talking therapy through change, crisis, loss, bereavement, relationship and career challenges from a psychospiritual and holistic health perspective.

I am an established Counsellor, accredited with both BACP and NCPS, with a background in mentoring and coaching, and I work with clients who really want to uncover meaning from the therapy process and greater understanding about their life that they can take forwards in possibly new directions.

My main interests lie in disordered eating and addictive behaviours, recovery from narcissistic romantic relationships, conflict in families, bullying at work and the debilitating effects of feeling stuck, lost or unable to access choice in your life.

I realise it takes courage to contact a counsellor and I therefore want to offer you the assurance that I take what I do very seriously and abide by the strictest code of ethics.

I find that my clients experience greater self realisation and positive change by working with me over a concentrated period of time but I do offer one off sessions for people to find out more and see if counselling will work for them. I have recent training in single session and short term therapy.

I offer ZOOM and telephone counselling, in addition to face to face. I also offer walk and talk therapy in my local area.

I practice from my home in the peaceful village of Bicton Heath, near Shrewsbury, SY3 5AG.  There is parking on the road outside and my practice room is in a quiet and private ground floor room with adjacent cloakroom. 

Please note:  I also offer online and via zoom and telephone to all existing and new clients as applicable. 


Testimonial from a client:

"My experience of Helen's counselling was extremely positive. Helen immediately demonstrated advanced empathy when I was dealing with an upsetting bullying situation which of course resonated with other situations in my past and some of my present life.

I was held through the eye of the storm which was very adept of Helen as I had 'pressure of speech' due to the degree of angst I was feeling. Helen was able to help me make sense of it all and gave me a feeling of strength and worth which I sorely needed. I was left with tools to deal with the future and the knowledge that I could contact her again if it should be necessary and appropriate.

I would not hesitate to recommend Helen if you needed warm yet entirely professional counselling".

Training, qualifications & experience

  • 2022 OCN Certificate in Counselling Supervision with Lisa Mass Counselling
  • 2022 training in CBT with SDS Seminars 
  • 2021 training in DBT with University of Hertfordshire
  • Recently awarded PG Diploma in Psychosynthesis Psychology, University of Middlesex
  • Accredited Counsellor with BACP, 2017
  • Certificate in Eating Disorders, Anorexia and Obesity, National Centre for Eating Disorders, March 2017
  • Accredited Counsellor with National Counselling Society, 2017
  • Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling, 2014   Institute of Psychosynthesis
  • Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling 2010     University of Hertfordshire
  • Registered Individual membership with the BACP
  • Member of the Association of Psychospiritual Practitioners
  • MA in English Lit (Nottm)
  • BA in History (Warwick)

Member organisations

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Coaching and conscious goal setting
Hoarding and attachment issues
Disordered and erratic eating, issues with body dysmorphia

Therapies offered

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Fees

£55.00 - £65.00
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

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Health Insurance/EAP

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Additional information

Full details of fees on http://www.wayaheadcounselling.co.uk/fees/

When I work

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Annual Leave:  Friday 22nd September to Friday 29th September 2023

Further information

My ground floor room benefits from windows, so is light and well ventilated. The space is quiet and private.  There is parking at the front of the house and around the green.

I also offer phone and zoom counselling, and walk and talk therapy in the local area. 

10 Shelton Gardens, Bicton Heath, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 5AG

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Wheelchair user access

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Shrewsbury **New Practice**: Ground floor practice room Downstairs client cloakroom (available from October). At present, please note, bathroom is on first floor

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Experienced Psychosynthesis Counsellor offers online and f2f supervision and support through practice building for counsellors

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