Robert Shaw

I am a BACP Accredited counsellor/psychotherapist with counselling experience gained over  7 years working in a variety of settings including: private practice, the NHS,  school counselling and a charitable organisation. 

Previous employment has included working with clients in addiction.

How Counselling/Psychotherapy Can Help You

You may be seeking counselling due to times of distress, anxiety, depression, or wondering if you will ever get over a loss. You may be seeking help with your anger or you may feel like past events are affecting how you cope with life today. Counselling can help you to explore these feelings and experiences and help you to have a greater understanding of yourself. Counselling can help to reshape your life.

Whatever the presenting issue is, I am here to listen and to help you move forward towards a more positive future. 

I work flexibly,  offering sessions face to face, on the telephone or online. Due to the hectic lives we all lead, if needed all these modes of counselling can be interchanged in our work together.

My Counselling Approach

I offer an approach that draws on a variety of perspectives and theories depending on your needs.

I strongly believe that the most important element of counselling is the therapeutic relationship that forms between client and counsellor. To encourage this, my aim is to offer you an experience of a therapeutic relationship that is empathic, warm, genuine and non-judgmental, allowing you to explore your concerns at your own pace in a way that will help facilitate change. Along with this, having someone to talk to who is not directly involved in your life can allow you to express these inner thoughts and emotions and perhaps offer a different perspective to your own lived experience.

What I Offer as a Counsellor

I offer short and long-term, one to one counselling and psychotherapy to adult clients of all ages. I am very respectful of your need to feel secure during counselling sessions, recognising that it takes great courage to explore emotions and memories that are often painful.

I have a designated therapy room, with its own access in a quiet location with off road parking.

Sessions last 50 minutes and are often, but not always on a weekly basis.

What to Expect at Your First Counselling/Psychotherapy Session

During your first session I will ask for some details about yourself and a brief overview of what brings you to seek therapy. It is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions.

People often wonder how long therapy will take – there is no set answer, some people may need only a few sessions whilst others may require counselling for longer, therapy is an individual journey.

Availability

I have availability from Monday-Friday. I also offer sessions on a Saturday morning from 9:30am - 11:30am

I aim  to see you within a couple of days following your initial contact. I understand you may have a busy schedule and as such I offer flexible appointments.

What Does BACP (Accred) Mean?

BACP Accreditation recognises the achievement of high standards of knowledge, experience and development in counselling and psychotherapy,  (BACP website).

Fees

£40.00 per session

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Our work together will be regularly reviewed ensuring that we are working to ethical guidelines - I work within and adhere to the Ethical Framework of The British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

I work within the parameters of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

I am fully insured.

I have an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

Payment is accepted via bank transfer or cash following each session.