Mark Redgrave

As an Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist, I am interested in helping individuals resolve their psychological and emotional problems by tailoring techniques that meet the unique needs of each person. With this in mind, I will often use therapeutic procedures that are drawn from different sources. In practice, this means that there are four main approaches that inform my work: Psychodynamic, Person-Centered, Art Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural approaches.

Psychodynamic Psychotherapy focuses on client self-awareness and gaining insight into how the past, particularly relationships, negatively influences present behaviour. In its brief form, a psychodynamic approach helps the client to explore unresolved conflicts that have evolved from past dysfunctional relationships. These conflicts have resulted in symptoms and behaviours creating problems in living.

Person-Centred Therapy focuses upon a person's own inner healing capacity (self-actualisation), supporting the client's journey towards wholeness and mental health by offering empathy and unconditional positive regard. By non-judgmentally allowing clients to freely express their thoughts and feelings, new insights and self understanding can be gained, resulting in clients discovering creative and personalised solutions within themselves.

When using art therapy, an individual will be encouraged to express and explore problems and issues through the medium of art. No previous experience or skill with art is required. As feelings and conflicts are channeled through pictures, sculptures or paintings, they can be expressed and explored in new and novel ways, bringing clarification to problems that previously have not been able to be put into words.

A Cognitive Behavioral intervention will help a person examine how their faulty thoughts and reasoning can negatively affect their feelings and behaviours. This approach can be very helpful with conditions such as Obsessional Compulsive Disorder, Depression and Anxiety.

As a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I closely follow the organisation's Code of Ethics and Practice making sure that the service I deliver adheres to its principles and guidelines with respect to such issues as client confidentiality, client safety, client autonomy, counsellor competence and record-keeping.

£40 for Students, Keyworkers and Trainee Counsellors.

I am Enhanced DBS checked and subscribe to the online DBS update service.