Polly Blackley

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Hebden Bridge, West Yorks, HX7 7BL
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About me

I am a qualified psychotherapist with over 25 years' experience, and UKCP registered. I offer individual psychotherapy and counselling for adults, short and long-term, as well as play-based therapy for children and young people in a light and spacious room in central Hebden Bridge. My training is integrative, which means I am able to draw on many theoretical models and approaches. The heart of the therapeutic work is always the development of a strong working relationship between client and therapist, through which we find together the most helpful way of working. We will often explore childhood experience as a way to understand current distress and identify unhelpful old patterns that are being repeated, in order to find more sustainable ways of living in the present. An initial session will help us find out whether it is going to be useful for us to work together.

Training, qualifications & experience

Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy - The Minster Centre 1995

I worked in private practice with adults for 11 years in London, and have had my private practice here in Calderdale since 2010. I work with clients experiencing a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, post-traumatic stress and obsessional thoughts, as well as issues relating to sexuality. I have a particular interest in working with people affected by traumatic bereavement.

I have worked in a number of children's charities and schools over the last 15 years, gaining experience of play-based therapeutic work with children, counselling for young people, and supporting parents under stress. I have worked with vulnerable lone parent families, with families going through contact proceedings, and with troubled primary school and secondary school children.

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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Fees

£55.00 per session

Additional information

£55 a session

When I work

Monday - Wednesday. Some early morning and early evening appointments available.

Hawkstone House, Valley Road, Hebden Bridge, West Yorks, HX7 7BL

Type of session

In person

Types of client

Children
Young people
Adults
Older adults
Polly Blackley
Polly Blackley