Dr Lesley Welch
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About me
I am a fully qualified and experienced Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Parks Inner Child Therapy Practitioner, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and the British Psychological Society. I aim to provide a calm, caring and safe environment for clients to discuss and work through any difficulties they might be experiencing.
I work in an integrative and collaborative way drawing on theoretical knowledge, models and skills which are suited to an individual client's needs and preferences. I initially trained in Person Centred, Cognitive Behavioural and Psychodynamic therapy models with aspects of Transactional Analysis. I have engaged in further training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness and trauma and abuse, and also offer Parks Inner Child Therapy. I am currently the only PICT therapist in the North East of England. I also draw on aspects of Cognitive Analytic Therapy.
I believe that it is essential in any work that I do that the client and I work towards developing a genuine and good therapy relationship, so that we can work alongside each other to turn towards and process difficulties and empower positive change. I offer psychological assessment, formulation and psychological therapy for a range of issues.
Although I work with a variety of areas/issues, I have a particular interest in working with issues which stem from early childhood difficulties such as trauma, abuse and less resourceful parenting. I believe that by working in a supportive and collaborative way, we can develop understanding and awareness of the impact of our early life experiences on the ways in which we might relate to ourselves, others and the world around us. We can then work towards making positive and helpful changes leading to us thriving instead of just surviving, being our true self and the person we were always meant to be had we not experienced those issues.
Throughout my career I have worked within a variety of settings including: the National Health Service, Primary Care Psychology, Learning Disability, Pain Management, MIND, women's only organisations and within various Secondary School Education establishments. I have worked within community settings including GP practices, outpatient services, and completed home visits. I have experience of working with children and adults, with a range of difficulties including complex, co morbid, and longstanding difficulties.
I offer appointments within Durham and Consett. Please contact me to discuss your requirements.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Doctor of Counselling Psychology-Teesside University
- Applied Psychology Degree BSC (Hons)-Durham University
- Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT) Diploma QC Practitioner
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Accreditation Level 2
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
- NCFE Fast Track in Counselling Skills and Theory Level 3
- Introduction to Counselling Concepts Intermediate Certificate
- Effective communication with children Level 3
I have also engaged in a variety of training workshops in many areas including:
• Penny Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT) Foundation Workshop for Trauma and Abuse Resolution
• Working with trauma and dissociation
• The impact of child abuse on children, professionals and adult survivors
• Shadows in the body
• DBT Essentials
• Running DBT skills development groups
• Mindfulness
• Couples therapy
• Cognitive Analytic Therapy
• An introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming
• Stress management
• Group therapy skills training
• Working with PTSD
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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British Psychological Society
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Please note that this is not an exhaustive list, if your not sure about what your difficulties might be exactly or if I can help you, please feel free to contact me so we can discuss your needs further.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Individual Psychological Therapy £70 (50 minutes)
Individual quotes apply to organisational work, depending on requirements
Parks Inner Child Therapy £105 (1hr 30 minutes) £140 (2hrs)
PICT is a structured but flexible visualisation based therapy model. It provides fast and longlasting change, without the need to talk at length about difficulties or memories. It's gentle approach encorporates cognitive restructuring, transactional analysis and neuro linguistic programming to achieve resolution.
PICT might be helpful for you if you have longstanding difficulties related to childhood trauma, abuse, less resourceful parenting, or other childhood related events. Difficulties might include depression, anxiety, low self esteem, feeling not good enough, anger issues, feelings of guilt or shame, relationship issues, traumatic memories, unwanted behaviours, or other issues. You might have had therapy before to discuss these issues, but still feel stuck with these difficulties and want an effective and efficient way of resolving the impact these issues have on you and your life.
Please view the following links for further information:
Www.inner-child-therapy.com
When I work
Please contact me to discuss your requirements. I offer face to face appointments Tuesday and Friday morning and afternoon. Also Zoom online appointments Thursday afternoon and evening.
Further information
Please contact me via telephone by calling or texting to book an appointment or to discuss your needs.
Telephone: 07763229998
Or you can email me using my contact form at the top of my profile. (Please note that my response might initially go into your spam or junk inbox)
We can discuss your needs initially by phone or email, then schedule an appointment so that I can get to know a bit more about you and the issues you would like to work through. This will also give you a chance to discuss with me how you would like to work in therapy, ask any questions you might have, and see how I can help you.
