Neil Martin

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About me

I'm a trauma informed, integrative counsellor, here to help you navigate life's challenges. Trauma and emotional stress can effect your mental, emotional and physical wellbeing, and I use a range of approaches to support you through this.

My sessions are calm, supportive and empathetic, designed to help ease anxiety, reduce depression and improve emotional wellbeing.

I work with issues such as anxiety, depression bereavement, stress and trauma, tailoring each session to your individual needs.

My office is private, with a car park near by and walking distance from the bus station, and sessions are offered at a reasonable cost to ensure support is available to those who need it.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • Professional diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling practice
  • Chrysalis diploma in counselling skills and theory
  • Chrysalis certificate in hypnotherapy
  • Child sexual abuse hope for healing
  • Working with relational trauma dealing with disorganized attachment
  • Trauma and the body dissociation and somatisarion
  • Dealing with distress working with suicide and self-harm
  • QPR suicide prevention gatekeeper program
  • Certificate in trauma informed practice
  • Working with shame
  • Online and telephone counselling companion course
  • Building your therapeutic business
  • A matter of habits
  • Transactional analysis 101
  • Level 2 certificate in counselling skills

Member organisations

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Accredited register membership

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • OAPs
  • Students
  • Unemployed

When I work

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Further information

I have a relaxed non-judgemental approach to this work, I adapt to the clients needs so it will be a tailored treatment specifically for you, I feel this is essential to good counselling/therapy as we all have our own needs.

The building I work in has free parking, with security, my office is on the ground floor but very private and quiet, perfect for good effective counselling/therapy 

Bank Street Therapies, 12B Bank Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, WF10 1HZ

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Wheelchair user access

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My office is on the ground floor, and has free parking

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