About me
If we uncover the basic assumption by which you live and operate, at the same time we can take a look at the best before date of this assumption.
Hi
I am a supportive, empathetic and experienced psychodynamic counsellor and I am a registered member of the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC). I have also practised as a community pharmacist for over 30 years.
I provide psychodynamic counselling online using Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp and telephone and I offer a safe, confidential, non-judgemental space where your feelings and thoughts can be brought.
I work with people who seek counselling for many reasons but most frequently in relation to:-
low self-esteem and lack of self-belief
anger and depression
anxiety and relationship difficulties
addiction
During the first counselling session I like to hear about the problems that you are currently facing and about some your memories (early and more recent). We can all hold on for far too long to feelings of fear, doubt, disappointment, anger and shame (consciously and unconsciously) in relation to past experiences of hurt and loss. These feelings when they are too much to cope with can weigh us down in much the same way that food sitting undigested on the stomach does. Understanding our thoughts and feelings and contextualising experience can free us from this burden.
Identifying your blind-spots in therapy and increasing your self-knowledge and self-awareness gives you access to an expanded range of options with regards to how you relate and operate in the world. I call this choice realisation. This expanded range of relational options is what helps you to make meaningful and lasting changes in your life. This is the work of therapy, to find a new way to be and live without ever losing your essential self or who you are at heart.
Your past does not define you!!
We all experience difficulties in our life at some point and reaching out is usually the first step towards finding an answer and resolving a problem.
Book a free introductory call on this site.
If your prefer you can telephone or email me directly to ask any questions that you may have about the therapy that I provide or to make arrangements to begin therapy. There is no charge for an introductory call.
Please telephone my mobile number 079 7209 8163 or email peter.evans93@btinternet.com
Peter
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications and Training
* WPF (Westminster Pastoral Foundation) Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (December 2010)
* Postgraduate Diploma in the Theory of Psychodynamic Counselling (March 2011)
* B Pharm. Hons (Nottingham University 1983)
Experience
* Enfield Counselling Services (BACP and BPC accredited organization) 2011-
* CALM (Harlow) (2012-2014)
* Private practice 2020-
* Community Pharmacy (1985-2021)
Additional Information
* Accredited Member of BPC
* Fully insured
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
I provide counselling remotely via ZOOM, Microsoft Teams or telephone. My fee is £50.00 per 50 minute session. Sessions are usually scheduled to take place weekly and at a mutually convenient time. Arrangements can be fully discussed during the introductory meeting.
Please contact me by telephone 079 7209 8163) or email: peter.evans93@btinternet.com to arrange your free introductory consultation.
Best wishes Peter.
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Further information
Our blind spots can cause us to repetitively interpret situations in a biased way. They significantly affect how we relate to other people. Effectively they restrict our range of options in relationships and in this way often lead to a sense of being stuck.
Below is an analogy that illustrates how emotions such as anxiety, anger, despair and depression can come about when old templates or old points of reference are being used as a guide.
Imagine navigating around Britain today using a 1950's or even a 1970's road map for reference. You are referring to an out of date map for guidance so consequently the presenting reality of the road network will seem alarming and confusing to you. Some routes indicated on your map will no longer exist. Unexpected routes will present! This disorientating and alarming experience could undoubtedly activate a wide range of distressing emotions. The following are some of the emotions that I think could be experienced: confusion, panic, fear, insecurity, anger and frustration.
It is important to know when to set aside our old out of date references in order to become free to engage authentically and constructively in the present.
Counselling changes lives!
Please book a free intro call on this site.
otherwise you can contact me:
mobile: 079 7209 8163
or email: peter.evans93@btinternet.com
Peter Evans
