Chapel Allerton
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS7
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS26
07479 071079 / 07479 071079
Mia Lake Counsellor (Reg: MBACP) Individual & couples work
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As you have stepped into the New Year, what have you felt is holding you back?
Is it time to talk about these issues, these struggles?
Life can feel painful, difficult and fiercely confusing at times and trying to bury or mask emotions can be like placing a plaster over them.
You may be feeling sad or have low mood, have anxiety, be experiencing panic attacks, have feelings of depression, have a phobia, be working your way through family issues. The relationships you have might be causing you to overthink or worry, or you may feel scared.
You may have other reasons for thinking about therapy including loss, bereavement, illness, a recent diagnosis, control and manipulation. You may feel stuck and unable to move forward.
Having a safe, professional space with the right therapist for you, can help you 'move forward'.I am here to support you with that 'move'.
We can work together looking at the things you wish to bring to sessions and we can discover underlying problems behind the difficulties you are experiencing.
I am a Registered member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and work with adult men, women, couples & with young people (11-18 years), on wide ranging issues not mentionated above.
My therapy rooms are in Chapel Allerton (LS7) & Oulton, near Rothwell (LS26) & Colton (Leeds 15). I am also one of the practioners at Healthwise Therapy Centre, in Chapel Allerton, Leeds.
You may prefer, for a variety of reasons, to have telephone, Face-Time, Whatsapp sessions. We can speak about this when you make contact.
HOW COUNSELLING CAN HELP...
For many reasons it can be difficult to speak with family, friends or others you might normally talk to or confide in. People you know may offer advice or pass judgment; our counselling sessions will be free of judgement & confidential.
Being able to speak, without judgement, may provide you with a freedom you are unlikely to have with anyone else. In our sessions together, I support you, I listen to you and we work together to help you make the changes you wish to see.
You can take your time, going at your own pace. While you take your time to 'unravel' some of the things you are struggling with, I will be alongside you, helping you explore some of the emotions you are feeling. I will provide time and space for you, in counselling, when you need to be listened to.
Please make contact if you have any questions, or would like to arrange a free telephone consultation.
My website www.mindmovecounselling.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
The areas of counselling I work in are wide ranging and include suicidal thoughts, self-harm, self-worth/esteem, depression, general anxiety, PTSD, post natal depression, issues with sleep, work problems, bereavement, domestic abuse, personality disorder, anger issues, attachment, addiction, bipolar, terminal/chronic illness diagnosis, relationship issues, Phobias, sexual abuse/assault, eating issues, menopause, low mood, and weight anxiety, sex related issues. This list is not exhaustive.
My work with my younger clients (11-18 years) is also varied and may include some of the issues above as well as family related issues, exam stress, bullying, relationship issues, parents separation & divorce, sexuality, self-image, feeling sad, transgender, anxiety, depression, panic, binge eating, night terrors and many others.
Qualifications & some of my training:
Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
BACP Certificate of Profficiency
HE (Dip) in Therapeutic Counselling.
Therapeautic Counselling Level 1 & 2.
Couples Counselling Cert.
Safeguarding
BACP training: Self-Harm, Eating Disorders, LGBT
Sexual Exploitation
Suicide Bereavement
Gambling
Domestic Abuse
Working with Children, using Person Centred approach
Transitional Analysis - Intro (UKATA)
I am committed to Continued Professional Development & I receive regular clinical supervision.
I am DBS checked and have professional indemnity insurance. I am registered with ICO.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger management
- Anorexia nervosa
- Antisocial personality disorder
- Anxiety
- Asperger's syndrome
- Attachment disorder
- Behaviour problems
- Bereavement
- Binge-eating disorder
- Bipolar disorder
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bulimia nervosa
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Childhood bullying
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Dementia
- Depression
- Depression and anxiety in children
- Discrimination
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gambling
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Health anxiety
- HIV/AIDS
- Hoarding
- Infertility
- Internet addiction
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
- Panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal depression
- Pregnancy and birth
- Psychosis
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Separation anxiety
- Sex problems
- Sexual abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Anxiety, Depression, Panic, Anger, Feelings of sadness, Self-harm, Bipolar, Borderline Personality Disorder, PTSD, Self Image, Low self-esteem & worth, Chronic illness. Relationship/marriage issues, Mid-life crisis, Bereavement, eating disorders, Addiction to gambling, Alcohol, Food, Stress, Post natal depression, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/M.E, Cancer, Separation and divorce, Affairs, Family issues, Bullying, Infertility, Abortion, Abuse, Domestic Abuse, Attachment, Phobias, Aspergers, Sexual abuse, Exam stress, Sexuality, Transitioning, LBGT.
Therapies offered
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Fees
My fees are competitively priced.
I offer concessions to people on lower incomes and to students at college/University and those on apprencticeships. Please contact me to discuss.
Unlike the NHS counselling services, that have very long waiting lists; I am usally able to see new clients quickly, for an assessment - usually within a few days.
Further information
Please contact me to arrange a free telephone consultation.
I follow the guidelines of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and by doing so, I offer an, ethical, confidential & professional service to my clients.
Free parking is available at the therapy rooms in Chapel Allerton LS7 and Colton/Whitkirk LS15) and at Oulton near Rothwell (LS26). My rooms are on a bus route with regular bus services from the City Centre and other areas. Parking onsite.
Maps & Directions
Leeds, LS7
Leeds, LS26
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | No |
Availability
Mon-Fri 9am -7pm
Sat 9am -12pm
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
| Couples |
| Organisations |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
