Helen Kennedy
Email meAbout me
I have a private practice seeing couples, individuals and young people. I specialise in working with young people as I have practiced for many years as a lead school counsellor in a mainstream senior academy and in other settings. I also specialise in relationship therapy having trained with Relate and being a Relate Practitioner.
I am experienced in working with many different issues, including relationship issues, eating disorders, obesity, self-harming, depression/low mood, anxiety, bereavement, low self-esteem, substance abuse and anger management.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to the BACP professional code of ethics and practice. My work is supervised and I am fully insured.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
MA in Relationship Therapy (Accredited)
Diploma in Counselling Skills
Certificate of Qualification as a Relate Counsellor
Primary Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Training
Mental Health and Couple Counselling
Domestic Violence Abuse
Couples and Alcohol
Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Affairs from a Psychodynamic Perspective
Emotionally Focused Therapy Training
Counselling Young People
Counselling Assessment
Working with Difference
Youth Access Training
Nurturing Young People's Mental Health through Counselling
Solution Focused Approaches to Counselling Young People
Counselling Young People who have Experienced or Witnessed Trauma
Managing Bereavement in School
Self-Harm and Eating Disorders
Supporting Children when a Family Member has a Serious Illness
Student Mental Health Issues
Child Focused Practice
Confidentiality
Child Protection and Assessment
Young Person Centred Counselling Assessment
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Working with ASD
Working with Trauma
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- ADHD
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger management
- Anorexia nervosa
- Anxiety
- Asperger's syndrome
- Attachment disorder
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Body dysmorphic disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bullying
- Child related issues
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug abuse
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gender dysphoria
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Hearing voices
- Learning difficulties
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- Panic disorder
- Phobias
Therapies offered
Fees
£60 individual therapy
£70 couple therapy
Maps & Directions
Ipswich, IP3
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | Unspecified |
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
| Couples |
| Families |
