Help at Hand Therapy
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About us
Hi, My name is Carole and I am a fully qualified Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor. I have nearly 30 years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate complex challenges and implement positive change. My approach is rooted in compassion and understanding, ensuring that you feel safe and respected throughout our journey together.
My Specialisations:
I specialise in Imago Relationship and Couples Therapy, Trauma and Rewind Therapy, and the Human Givens Approach. In addition to these core areas, I draw upon a diverse array of effective, evidence-based frameworks to ensure our sessions are tailored to your unique needs. These include, but are not limited to, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (MBCBT), Schema Therapy, and Transactional Analysis. My integrative approach allows us to explore various techniques and strategies, ensuring that you receive the most suitable support on your journey toward healing and growth.
How I Work:
I believe in the importance of a strong therapeutic alliance, which is why I offer a complimentary 30-minute telephone consultation. This initial conversation allows us to discuss your goals and assess our compatibility. If I feel that another professional may better meet your needs, I will gladly provide a referral.
If we decide to move forward, I will send you the necessary paperwork and schedule our first session. During this session, we will conduct a comprehensive assessment to identify the most effective strategies for your personal growth. Together, we will create a customised plan that evolves as you do, with regular check-ins to monitor your progress and adjust our approach as needed.
I am committed to providing a non-judgmental, confidential space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings, fostering the growth and healing you seek.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications: IMAGO (IMAGO Relationship Counselling); Dip Integrative Counselling; Cert Online Counselling; Dip HG Post-Grad (Human Givens Psychotherapy Post-Graduate Diploma); Dip HG (Human Givens Psychotherapy Diploma); Dip Holistic Massage; Anatomy & Physiology; Cert Teaching (Teaching); Cert Basic Skills (Teaching); Cert Level 3 Training & Development (Teaching); Cert Ed (Certificate in Education).
Training/CPD: Intro to PT 1; Intro to Sensorimotor Therapy Trauma Treatment; Innovations in Treating Complex Trauma & PTSD; Working with Eating Disorders; Working with Borderline Personality Disorder; Online Counselling; Working with Children & Young People with Sexually Harmful Behaviours; Alcohol Screening & Advice; Behaviour Change: Physical Health; Dyslexia & Specific Learning Difficulties (5 Twilight Sessions); Safe around Sex; Child Sexual Abuse Awareness; Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Children; Risk Assessment & Analysis; Protective Behaviours Basic & Practice; Young People & Substance Misuse; Child Sexual Exploitation: Identification & Intervention; Mindfulness (12-week Course); Working with Young People with Emerging Mental Health Problems; Motivational Interviewing (Basic & Advanced); Self-Harm & Suicide Ideation Awareness (CAMHS Twilight Training); Child Protection Conference Process; Child Protection Awareness for Community Groups; Drug & Alcohol Awareness; Safeguarding & Risk Analysis; Smoking Cessation Training; Intro to Attachment Based Practice with Adults; Application of Attachment Theory; Working with Young People with Attachment Disorders; Trauma Informed Care & Practice; Domestic Abuse & Impact on Children; Sexual Health Training (Tier 1 & 2); Stop Parenting Training; Pit Stop Parent Training; CAMHS Intro to Bereavement; Constructive Challenge in Conversations; Common Assessment Framework & Lead Professional Role; Child & Adolescent Development (0-16 yrs).
Training: Working Therapeutically with Couples; Working with Troubled Teenagers; Cannabis Induced Caetextia; Fast Phobia Trauma Rewind; Creative Ways to Rewind Trauma; Therapeutic Use of Storytelling/Metaphor; Addiction: Understanding & Stopping Addictive Behaviour; Brief Therapy Skills for Addictions; Effective Counselling; Effective Brief Psychotherapy; Effective Anger Management; From Self-Harm to Self-Belief; From Stress to Psychosis; Effective Brief Psychotherapy: Strategies & Language Skills; How to Lift Depression; Children’s Unmet Emotional Needs; Guided Imagery for Therapeutic Change; Metaphor use for Healing; Anxiety Disorders: Understanding & Managing Without Drugs.
Experience Overview: As stated I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and Human Givens Psychotherapist with extensive experience supporting individuals, couples and families, in need of holistic, therapeutic support at a pace that suits them. I have been recognised within all my work as a ‘safe pair of hands,’ hence my Counselling provision’s name, 'Help at Hand'. I am also an effective Imago Relationship Counsellor.
Before Counselling, I worked many years with young people aged 10-25 and their families/Carers, addressing complex needs through one-to-one and group sessions and residential settings. My work then included delivering Solution-Focused therapy within Early Help initiatives, where I managed caseloads and collaborated with various agencies, including CAMHS, social services, and substance misuse organisations.
I am skilled in risk assessment and have a solid understanding of safeguarding and other relevant professional practices to keep clients and their information protected. My experience encompasses Counselling, mentoring, and Teaching, focusing on issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma, self-harm, and emotional regulation and relationship harmony. I have also coordinated youth programs and delivered training on holistic health and well-being.
With a commitment and the tools to facilitating positive change, I leverage both my professional expertise, passion regarding holistic health and personal experiences to empower clients on their journey to improve their wellbeing in a safe and sustainable way.
Member organisations *
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
Relationship Counselling
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 - £120.00
Additional information
£55 for Individual Counselling per 60 min session
£120 for Imago Couple's/Relationship Therapy per 90 mins
Further information
I have my own Therapy Room which is bright and airy and also provide therapy remotely, online.
