Lisa Hill
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About me
Welcome to Finding Words Psychodynamic Counselling
Meaning ~ Understanding ~ Growth
My name is Lisa Hill and I am a counsellor offering in-person, online and telephone therapy.
Taking the step to seek counselling may feel daunting, however much you feel you need help with certain aspects of your life. Perhaps a traumatic event has occurred, or you are struggling with the loss of a relationship, or a bereavement, together with feelings of anxiety and depression arising from these. Or, maybe, you feel you know something about yourself, but you don’t really understand it or why you keep repeating the same patterns in your relationships. I believe that with my mindful attention and thought, offering a confidential, non-judgemental safe space, together we can explore what is happening presently to bring meaning, understanding and growth in yourself and your relationships to effect the changes you are seeking.
My aim of therapy is for us to enter a collaborative process where you may find words to bring meaning to how you think and feel, allowing for understanding and, most hopefully, facilitating personal growth.
My foundational approach to therapy is psychotherapeutic, meaning we will explore together how present issues relate to past childhood experiences and family dynamics, shaping how you relate to others in your life today, but also how we relate with each other in the counselling room. In doing so, hopefully, you will begin to develop a deeper awareness of your patterns of relating and beliefs, allowing you to understand their impact on you and your everyday life. This offers the opportunity for growth, choice and change so that you don’t remain with that feeling of ‘being stuck’, which may be why you are presently seeking therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic Counsellor, trained under the British Psychoanalytic Council. My training was provided over 5 years via Gloucestershire Counselling Services where I qualified in 2023. I have been working with clients in a trainee and qualified capacity since 2021. Working with a service has allowed me to experience working with a variety of mental health issues and personal problems. I am also a writer, author and a member of Lapidus International, which advocates for writing for wellbeing. I, therefore, offer a creative approach to therapy using writing as a safe container and tool to access unconscious thoughts and feelings.
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
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Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a free, 15-minute, telephone conversation for us to evaluate if we should meet for an initial assessment. I will offer signposting to other individuals/organisations if your needs may be better met by them.
My initial assessment takes approximately 60 – 75 minutes (stand-alone fee) and I will use a Core-10 assessment form to understand how you are presently feeling. The assessment is designed for you to decide whether you would like to work with me and for me to understand what you are presently finding difficult. I will offer you an understanding about how psychodynamic counselling works and I welcome any queries or concerns you have about beginning counselling or how it might work for you.
If fitting, we will then agree a time and day to work with each other, also agreeing the mode of counselling (in-person/online/telephone/open-ended/brief), normally on a weekly basis.
If I do not feel my skills or experience are suitable for your needs, I will suggest other individuals/organisations which may better suit and support you.
When I work
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I offer brief work (up to 6 weeks) on Saturday mornings.
Flexibility to the psychodynamic framework can be negotiated for those working shift patterns or are carers to family members.
Further information
I use a trauma-informed approach allowing for an embodied method where we can pay close attention in the moment to feelings and sensations allowing us to work with associations, thoughts and dreams to deepen awareness. Sometimes we can feel scared or frightened of going to places in our own minds and I therefore also employ a creative approach with tools such as writing, prompt cards and wooden toys, allowing us to gently explore parts of you which you find difficult to connect with. Overtime this offers the opportunity for you to integrate aspects of yourself and become more authentic and connected in your relationship with yourself and others.
Trust and support, I believe, are the fundamental aspects of the relationship between counsellor and client and I maintain my practice standards under the BACP’s Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
I work open-endedly with clients experiencing issues stemming from early childhood experiences to allow time and space for growth and development. I also work more briefly over a period from 6 weeks to 3 months where I use a solution focused therapeutic approach to enable to you work through and move forward from a current crisis. All therapy is offered in-person, online or via telephone.
