Name: Morven Fyfe
Address: Suite 17, Westgate House, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL1 2RU, GB
Telephone: +447749222822
Price range: £65.00 - £80.00

About me

Regardless of where you are, you can have psychotherapy sessions from my online office.

I have a wealth of experience of difficult issues which seem very hard to shake off. Due to several aspects of my own life experience, I deeply understand how depression, anxiety, confusion, or having stressful and angry feelings towards those who are closest to us can make life feel confusing, and hard to bear.

Sometimes seeking help through friends and family can develop into feeling lost, worried and misunderstood. In contrast, I offer you a warm, safe, confidential space where you can air any issue at all; a safe place to open up, a place free of judgements.

Our first contact is likely to be on the telephone, where you can share your questions or concerns. To help you in your search for the right counsellor for you, I offer a 30 minute remote session on the phone, Zoom or Skype free of charge without obligation. You may then choose to go ahead and begin your therapy whether it's face to face, on the phone, or online with Zoom or Skype.

Counselling is a commitment, so I will do my best to fit in to your schedule as we establish the times and dates of future sessions as we go forward. An initial number of six sessions works well to help ascertain how long you feel you need counselling for, and we see how we go.

I work mostly with adults of eighteen and over and I am also fully trained to work with children and adolescents, which has enriched my understanding and response in all my client work with parents, couples and families. I use art as a communicative tool, at times employing my art therapy skills in various settings.

It is important to me that the work I offer is effective, and generalised anxiety and phobias have been shown to respond to EMDR therapy. So if you are having flashbacks, and feel overwhelmed Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing has been extensively researched and proven effective for the treatment of trauma, towards a life free from anxiety, relational distress and PTSD.

I am also a clinical supervisor.

I am able to see clients from any religious orientation or ethnicity, including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. I am professionally qualified to speak English with foreigners so I can use these skills if there are limitations in speaking and understanding English language.

The images below show the entrance at Westgate, as well as one of the rooms.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am on the accredited register of the NCPS (National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society), I'm an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, a member of the BAAT (British Association of Art Therapists) and the HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) as an art psychotherapist.

Beginnings

I began studying humanistic psychology thirty-five years ago. Superficiality was put aside, instead I experienced and learned about deeper feelings that affect how we behave.

1985 Certificate in Bodyrebalancing Psychotherapy

My body psychotherapy practice began 30 years ago. I trained the USA and I ran my practice in London until 1992. When the body is included in therapy, a mindful, authentic experience of self emerges. Today neural science confirms how important our bodies are for our sense of connection, our feelings, relationships and our identity.

Couples and Relationship Work

1990 – 1992 Training in Voice Dialogue work with Doctors Hal and Sidra Stone; Relational Dynamics and Bonding Processes. This has been invaluable as a basis for couples work, understanding how relationship works, and what’s going on when it doesn't. http://voicedialogueinternational./com index.htm
January 13th 2018, CPD 'Voice Dialogue: Building Healthy Relationships Workshop' with John Kent of Voice Dialogue UK
February 5th - May 6th 2024, Level 1 Training Program in IFS, Internal Family Systems Therapy (89.5 hours). Voice dialogue is a very similar model to this training and IFS has improved on it.

Work with Child Abuse Survivors (and Childhood Trauma)

2006 – 2011 Four years as a national support line volunteer for NAPAC, the 'National Association for People Abused in Childhood' http://napac.co.uk/. I received ongoing specialised training and supervision.
2008 - 2010 Diploma in Person Centred Counselling at North Hertfordshire College, awarded by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, or the CPCAB.

- 2008 - My book, 'Survivors' Stories, an Enlightening Journey through the Differing Lives of Child Abuse Survivors' was published. The book reveals the complex life situations a survivor faces as an adult. If you would like to buy a copy, you can do so here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Survivors-Stories-Enlightening-Journey-Differing/dp/095561970X
- 2010 - 2016 I was a counsellor member of SACA, the Sexual Abuse Counselling Agency.
- July 2010 – CPD Workhop -Short Term Therapy and the Person-Centred Approach presented by Lorna Marchant
- Nov. 2010 – CPD Workshop – Anger, Rage and Relationship presented by Sue Parker Hall
- Safeguarding Adults Levels One and Two, NHS Health Education England, April 2023

EMDR

May 2016 - Jan 2017 - EMDR Europe Accredited Training Parts 1 - 3 with EMDR Academy, UK.
November 26th 2016, 'Flashforward Technique' with Dr Robin Logie
March 2017 Attended the EMDR Association UK & Ireland Annual Conference
November 11th 2017 'EMDR and the Transpersonal' with EMDR Europe Consultant Mark Brayne.
April 7/8 th 2018, 'Unleash the Magic' on Working with Attachment in EMDR
April 26th 2018, Special EMDR Protocols for Fibromyalgia and Migraine
presented by Dr Emre Konuk & Zeynep Zat
April 28th 2018, Exploring Dissociation with Dr Mel Temple of the Retreat, York.
February 2019, Stabilisation Techniques for Dissociation and Complex Trauma, led by Anna Gerge, held by ARSIT in Timişoara, Romania.
September 16/17th 2019 with Dr Laurel Parnell 'Rewiring the Addicted Brain' held by EMDR Focus in London.
March 27th 2020 with Dr Naomi Fisher, 'How I Deliver EMDR Therapy Online using ZOOM'.
November 28th 2020 with Caroline van Diest, Exploring EMDR for ASD and ADHD with EMDR Europe-Accredited Trainer.
25th & 26th March 2022 EMDR UK Annual Conference & AGM in Cardiff UK.
26th November 2022 EMDR and Medication : And the Future of EMDR Therapy - Dr Michael Hase and Dr Millia Begum 6 CPD points
1st December 2023 - Art and EMDR with Lee-Anna Simmons Art Therapist and EMDR Consultant. 3 CPD points

Disordered Eating

I myself suffered from food addiction for twenty years, and have been free from this since 1993.

I worked as a counsellor and behaviour breakthrough teacher for Nutrisystem from 1988 - 1990.
2008 - 2010 – Understanding your Eating Modules Training with Professor Julia Buckroyd. See http://www.understandingyoureating.co.uk/.
Nov. 2015 'Piece by Piece Recovery' - working with obesity, looking at food addiction and binge eating disorder. Presented by Rochelle Craig MSc.

Couples and Relationship Work (contd)

Through my 12 years as a single parent and nine years voluntary work with a national single parent charity, I have gained in depth experience with those who are going through the anxiety of separation, divorce or attempting reconciliation. Wherever possible I sustain the intent to keep couples and families together. Above, the Relational Dynamics training from 1990 - 1992 was foundational. Four recent trainings below are noteworthy, as well as ongoing specialised supervision for couples work.

2013 Training - Robbins Madanes Ultimate Relationship Programme, covering the six basic human needs and how they operate in relationship.

May 2013 - CPD - Counselling with a Sexual Focus (HertsBeds CPD)

10th June and 27th July 2013 - CPD - Counselling Tips and Tools with Couples

December 2013, March 2014, April 2015 Family Constellation Workshops with Kim Goode

Art Psychotherapy

2011 - 2014 M.A. in Art Psychotherapy awarded with a commendation by the University of Hertfordshire. This trained me to facilitate the use art materials primarily from a psychodynamic and integrative perspective when words are not enough. My M.A. brought me into supervised clinical work with:

Children in a primary school setting with Place2Be
Adults suffering from depression, bipolar behaviours and personality disorder in the NHS
Adolescents in a specialist centre for Youth in London
Clinical work with adults and adolescents employed a mentalisation model.
July 2013 International Centre for Research in the Art Therapies (ICRA), a conference about evidence based practice in the arts therapies
Years 2012, 2013 and 2014; ‘Neuroscience, Attachment and Creativity’ conference at the Annual British Attachment and the Arts Conference; British Association of Art Therapists.
July 2015 Dyadic Parent-Child Art Psychotherapy training with BAAT
October 2019 Exploring the link between Trauma and Addictions with the BAAT Complex Trauma, PTSD and Addiction Special Interest Group
16th November 2022 'Cornelia Elbrecht Guided Drawing' CPD. A hands-on experiential workshop, learning an applicable skill which is movement based and body focused.

Psychedelic Assisted Therapy

Attended expanded ACT 56 hour Psychedelic-assisted Therapy Training held on 10-11th Feb + 21-26th, 2023 by Mindfulness Training Ltd., with Henry Whitfield, M.Sc., Robert Krause, DNP., Larry Leeman, MD in Barcelona, Spain.

Attended 'Beyond the Veil' 28th - 29th October 2023. 12 hours of educational presentations and experiences concerning what the safe use and clinical purposes of psychedelics entails, run and organised by the Institute of Psychedelic Therapy.

Spiritual Development

National Federation of Spiritual Healers (now the Healing Trust) - Healer Training Part One 1988

With the Healing Fellowship (member of the Confederation of Healing Organisations or CHO), Qualified as a Certified Healer 20th December 2021, became Authorised Medium and Practitioner and Teacher of Mediumship December 2022
Co-Trainer in Certificate Course in Healing with the Healing Fellowship since September 2023
Attended CPD event with Jeanette Wilson 'How to work with the Entities of Light' 15 - 16th June 2024.

Work with Children

February 2015 until July 2018, art psychotherapist with infants and children ageing from 3 - 11 at Hillborough Provision Outreach Support, Luton.
March 2015 and January 2016; Safeguarding Training for Children.
May 2015 Team Teach - a training of Positive Handling Strategies towards Children within a Holistic Framework
November 2015; Radicalisation Training
January 2016: CATT - Children's Accelerated Trauma Treatment held at the British Association of Art Therapists.
Feburary 2016: FGM Training
February 2016: Using Play Based Techniques with Dr Melanie Adkins (Senior Educational Psychologist and Play Therapist)
April 2016: Learn the Child with Brian Roberts, course by Kate Cairns Associates.
July 2016 EMDR Part One Child Training with Dr Kamala-Maria Mueller.
May 2017 EMDR Level 2 with Children and Adolescents with Dr Joanne Morris Smith
July 2017 MASTERCLASS: EMDR & Family Therapy: An Integrated Approach to the Treatment of Trauma.
February 2018 'Working with Relational and Developmental Trauma in Children and Adolescents' with Dr Karen Treisman
13 th November 2022 Safeguarding and Risk Management in Online and Blended Therapy.
Safeguarding Children Levels One and Two, NHS Health Education England, April 2023

Supervision for Students and Colleagues

Supervision is available for students and qualified clinicians in counselling and art psychotherapy.

Oct 2014 - August 2015 Certificate in Relational Supervision with Laurence Hegan at the Cambridge Counselling Service

Continual Professional Development for Colleagues

2013 - I set up the 'Golden Thimble' continual professional development programme which runs twice a year. This enables professionals to feel supported in their work with child abuse survivors

Personal Daily Practice

For the last thirty-five years meditation, mindfulness, spirituality and healing have their relevance in my day to day, ordinary living. I also keep physically fit, and understand body and mind as integrated parts of ongoing development. This helps me provide a fuller, better presence in session.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Accredited register membership

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Currently starting the 'Three Steps to Freedom' programme for Child Abuse Survivors. This is a group programme skilfully run by two therapists, and it thrives on mutual support and insight. This is a six month commitment which you attend weekly. New groups are starting up continually so if you are interested, please get in touch to join the waiting list for the next one.

I have a lot of success working with parents to improve parenting skills. Happier families are a possibility through a skills base that I have adapted and developed.

For groups of 4 or more people, I run various psycho educational groups. These can be life transforming.

Therapies offered

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Fees

£65.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

Low income
Trainee counsellors

Additional information

Online and telephone Sessions are a sixty minute hour. I need 24 hours notice of cancellation - re-booking for later in the week may mitigate the loss of the fee. I offer concessionary fees to a limited number of clients depending on circumstances.

Face to Face Work

Individuals for Counselling Individuals for Art Therapy

£65 per hour £65 per hour

Couples Parenting

£80 per hour £80 per hour

EMDR Therapy Children

£80 per hour, and £99.50 for a £65 per hour

90 minute session.

Counselling via Phone/Skype/Zoom

£65 per hour

Supervision for professional counsellors and psychotherapists

£70 per hour

Group Supervision

£30 per hour

Trauma Informed Support Groups

£75 per month for this Programme specifically tailored to help Child Abuse Survivors thrive. This happens through safe listening and carefully planned frameworks that generate mutual support - please book a 30 minute exploratory call without obligation.

I welcome working with students studying certificate, diploma, degree or post graduate qualifications in counselling or art psychotherapy.

When I work

I am offering telephone and Zoom sessions Monday - Friday, all over the country as well as worldwide.

Why not have a half hour session without obligation?

Further information

Relational issues are very key in my work as people can grow, hide, be damaged or be traumatised in relationship. Being human, it's quite natural to find that relational problems make us aware of our pain and our limits; whether that be at home or at work, in whatever role we have with other people or children.

In session, we only ever explore in a way that feels comfortable for you. I'd like to assure you that there is no pressure for you to delve into your childhood; you can safely explore your thoughts and feelings within the contexts that matter to you.

I have lived with Aspergers Syndrome and the difficulties of either having, or being in relationship with someone with AS. An inability to understand feelings can bring about feelings of anger, develop stress, and gradually engender a state of emotional isolation in relationship. I can bring in realistic coping strategies, as through greater knowledge and adaptation it's possible to enjoy relating again.

As a Whole

My practice embraces the experience of life manyfold, covering the inner child self, self as a parent, self as partner, addiction, food addiction and the body, the hurt and damaged self, abuse, abuse in childhood, the healing self in recovery, sense of place in family (or group), sense of place in work, the spiritual self, the adult self taking its place in the world and lastly, ongoing personal growth and contribution.

Morven Fyfe

About me