Neil Muir
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About me
Hi, I appreciate the opportunity to share more about my approach and how I can support you.
You may be experiencing anxious thoughts, low self-esteem or a feeling of being overwhelmed.
Whatever the issue I will offer you the opportunity to talk in a confidential and safe space without judgement. You can move at a pace you feel comfortable with so you have the time to explore what’s happening and why? Above all I will be your ally and walk alongside you as you talk through your challenges, begin to experience a stronger sense of self awareness and discover a better way forward that is right for you.
As a qualified Counsellor I take an Integrated approach, which means I draw on various theories and therapeutic models that will help you make sense of the issues you bring to our sessions, both past and present and how they might be connected. I have experience supporting clients with a wide range of issues including -
- Living with past and present trauma
- Challenges with personal and family relationships
- Experiencing unexpected or unwelcome change
- Addictive thinking and behaviour
- Neuro-diversity in a neurotypical world
I am also an EMCC Qualified Life Coach, so if it feels right you can also bridge the past and present with the future and with your increased self awareness begin to make positive changes in your life.
I have my own Private Practice in central Newbury where I work face to face with both adults and young people. I provide immediate short-term support or we can use longer-term work to explore complex issues in more depth so you can bring about lasting change. And I do not require a minimum of number of sessions, we can just take it one step at a time.
So if you’re tired of putting on a brave face and feel ready to talk, then contact me for a free, no-obligation 30-minute chat to find out more about how I can support you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling, CPCAB Approved
Level 5 Coach Practitioner in Coaching, EMCC Accredited
Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
I qualified as a Counsellor and Coach following a long career in Hospitality. It can be a highly pressurised, dynamic work environment and provided me with invaluable life experience in the real world with all it's ups and downs that I believe now compliments and enhances my Counselling approach.
As part of my ongoing personal and professional development I have attended various short training courses focusing on relationships and family conflict, Neurodiversity, Self Harm, Anger and Depression and Loss and Bereavement.
As well as my own private practice in central Newbury I also provide support for young people and adults at a local Charitable Practice in Newbury.
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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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
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Further information
I offer a free 30 minute Introductory call so we can find out a little about each other and decide if we would be a good fit.
I am currently based in central Newbury where free parking is available
