About me
‘’Stress and Anxiety may be controlling your existence’’
‘’ So together we discover how you can create happier behaviour habits in all areas of your life, work, relationships and family?’’
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Stress is the way your mind and body reacts to the threat of not having your needs met.
I offer a caring environment where you are listened to, so you can explore your self-defeating behaviours that are nothing more than ego habits reactions that are contributing to your stress and anxiety levels.
The reaction habits your ego uses to combat stress are automatic, and most of them are imprinted into your personality in your childhood. No surprise! These old outworn ego habits may actually be contributing to much of the stress and complications in your adult life today.
WHAT IS A STRESS REACTION?
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You're having a stress reaction when you feel unsettled / tense / or anxious.
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Or you may be angry / embarrassed / or worried about something.
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Or you may notice tension in your body / or shallower breathing / or there may be an increase in your heart rate.
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Or ANY combinations of the above.
What happens next
You are listened to in a caring environment. We look at your stress and any anxiety reactions and your ego patterns that may be creating a block to you meeting your needs .We look at different constructive ways of meeting those needs and then adopting new behaviours, that can potentially support developing happiness behaviour into your life. When we find these constructive ways to meet your needs for physical security and emotional satisfaction, you can learn how to expand your capacity for happiness behaviour while the same time, lessening your stress levels you are experiencing.
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I am a psychotherapist with 30 years experience in private and group practice. I am qualified in Transactional Analysis Therapy and Humanistic therapies.
If you are wondering what Transactional Analysis Therapy is its a co operative communicational approach for personal growth and personal change.
I have recently published a book ' The laid back guide to exams and stress' sold successfully on amazon view my work on our website www.thelaidbackguidecompany.com
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a member of the MBACP.registrant
I have 30 years experience.
I have trained with IMPACT School in Transactional Analysis 2003 and other TA schools and approaches:
Classical school
Cathexis
Redecision
Constructivist
Gestalt
Process communication
Attachment
Relational
Developmental
Psychoanalytic
Spiritual
Certificate of education 1973.
Creative therapy approaches to developing self acceptance 2012.
Working with the individual child, young person & Adult 2012.
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
Assessment session £55
Individual £50 per hour Couples £60 per hour
Concessory places occasionally available
Groups £25 pp per hour
When I work
I have sessions in the day and evenings throughout the week for couples counselling, group counselling, individual sessions.
Further information
- Location within 2 miles of Kidderminster
- Parking available at premises
