Dr Kirstien Bjerregaard
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About me
I support people to navigate transitions and tough times, recover from mental illness and trauma, and discover their potential. I am a fully qualified integrative psycho-therapeutic counsellor, and experienced life coach with a doctorate in social psychology.
Particularly in times of difficulty and distress, or when we wish to invest in our personal development, we can all benefit from working with a non-judgemental listener who supports us to realise, stay in touch with, and access our own resourcefulness and well being.
When we are facing life's challenges, such as bereavement, relationship difficulties, separation and divorce, work issues, etc., or experiencing anxiety, stress, depression, trauma or compulsive and addictive behaviours it can often feel like we loose touch with ourselves and those around us.
I offer a safe, confidential, and compassionate space for you to express and explore what is going on for you. Within this context there is the opportunity for you to connect with what matters to you, to let go of limitations that occur from your past, and embrace a future in which you can trust in your resilience and resourcefulness to create the life you wish to have.
Out of all the psychology, counselling and coaching techniques I have trained in (CBT, person-centred, Gestalt, narrative therapy, mindfulness, body work and trauma recovery), I've found people (including myself) are most able to access their innate resilience, resourcefulness and well being when they have an understanding of how their human experience of life is generated from the inside-out and understand how they are designed to adapt and thrive. As part of the conversations I have with people I share this non-dual understanding (commonly known as three principles, innate health, or the inside-out approach), in ways that makes sense and enable people to navigate their lives with greater clarity and peace of mind.
People tell me they experience me to be down to earth, warm-hearted, humorous, challenging, non-judgemental, and compassionate. You, of course, will have your own experience of me, and that is why I invite you to have a free initial introductory conversation with me for 15 minutes by phone or online (via Zoom), so you can get a sense of how I am and whether you feel it will be helpful to work with me.
I provide psychological support working with individuals, couples and groups. Sessions can take place indoors in my studio in Littlehempston or outdoors in our beautiful field or walking in the local area. Sessions can include additional regenerative time to relax in field and use natural swim pond and sauna.
I also offer online counselling and coaching to people via zoom which is an easy to use, confidential video calling platform.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been counselling and coaching since 2012 and am a registered member of the British association for counsellors and psychotherapists (MBACP) which means I abide by their ethics and requirements for supervision and training. I am also a 3 Principles based practitioner and a member of the Institute for Psychedelic Therapy.
Educated to a doctorate level in social and organisational psychology, with training in non-duality and psychedelic assisted therapy I have a specialist focus on people's resilience, motivation, and well being. I share how awareness of the mind/body operating system and expanded states of consciousness enables people to be more in touch with their inner guidance system and healing intelligence.
Building on over 20 years experience working in humanitarian, health and social care organisations, and an ever increasing awareness of how the mind/body system is built to adapt and thrive, I founded the not-for-profit, Field of Possibility CIC, which provides training, consultancy and one to one support to people who work in health, social care and humanitarian organisations in areas such as resilience and well being, mindful leadership and conflict transformation.
Qualifications I hold include:
- Certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy (Integrated Psychiatry Institute 2024)
- Advanced Diploma in Psycho-therapeutic Counselling (Dartmoor Counselling Service, 2015)
- PhD in Social and Organisational Psychology (University of Exeter, 2015)
- MSc Social Policy and planning in development (LSE, 2001)
- BSocSc Social Anthropology (University of Manchester, 1998)
Further training and mentorship includes:
- Mentorship with Dr Linda Petitt (2022-23)
- Healers Clinic with Drs Petitt (2020)
- 3 Principles Foundation Practitioner Training (One Thought, 2018)
- Narrative coaching (InterBe, 2016)
- Certificate in Group Analysis (Institute of Group Analysis, 2005)
- Rewind technique for post-traumatic stress disorder, panic attacks and phobias (2014)
- Working with survivors of sexual abuse (Dartmoor Counselling Service, 2016)
- Working with children and young people (Mind-Ed, 2016)
- Mindfulness (National Institute for the Clinical application of behavioural medicine, 2017)
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Eco-therapy
- Couples counselling
- Family Issues
- Separation and divorce
- Intimacy difficulties
- Child rearing
- Crisis of identity, loss of purpose and meaning
- Personal growth
- Strengthening resilience
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 - £150.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial 15 minute online consultation (free)
One to One in person session £100 per hour (ad hoc), £90 when booked as a block
Couple sessions £150 per 1.5 hours (ad hoc), £140 when booked as a block.
Opportunity to include additional regenerative time in field with use of natural swim pond and sauna.
Life coaching (includes resources & email support) = 1 month, 3 month, 6 month packages available.
Limited concessionary places available.
When I work
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Online counselling sessions available.
Concessionary rate sessions are only available between 0930 - 1430 on weekdays
