Leonie Akehurst
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About me
I am an experienced and qualified counsellor who works in an integrative and creative way to I offer a safe boundaried relationship within which clients can explore.
I have experience of offering bereavement counselling in a hospice and Domestic abuse support in a women's refuge , plus general counselling and supervision in the voluntary sector.
During the last 15 years I have worked in private practice in Tunbridge wells and Sevenoaks.
I use a variety of approaches to enable me to tailor the work to each individual. These include family systems, gestalt, psychosynthesis, & psychodynamic.
Since my original training I have extend my experience of working with Trauma I have attended a new model named Comprehensive Resource Model allowing me to offer more specific focused work with any behaviour that is Trauma related such as, panic attacks, severe anxiety, and intrusive thoughts.
I offer individuals sessions of therapy and or supervision.
In these challenging times in addition to face to face work I am able to offer to sessions online using Zoom or Skype
I can offer short or long term contracts.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Integrative Psychosynthesis
Supervision Diploma
Certificate in Comprehensive Resource Model (working with Generational trauma)
Certificate in Group facilitation , Working with therapy groups.
The Freedom programme (For Women living or recovering from Domestic Violence)
Non directive Play therapy certificate.
Diploma in creative expressive arts in therapy
certificate in brief solution therapy
Working with obsessive compulsive disorder
The Solihull approach.
Parenting courses, Solihull approach, Parent-link, Step-parenting, Managing Anger,
I have worked extensively for the last 11 years with young families supporting their parenting and mental health.
I have developed and run variety of workshops on a variety of subjects .
My interests are Domestic Violence, Post natal depression and managing anger, bereavement, Loss of meaning, menopause, effects of childhood abuse.
Attachment disorders.
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Assessment session £55 individual,
Subsequent sessions £55.00 individual,
Supervision £65
When I work
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Monday and Tuesday daytimes plus Evenings
Further information
I am a registered member of the UKCP and work within their ethical framework
