Ruth Grier
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About me
Hi, I offer face-to-face sessions from my therapy cabin which is natural and quiet, I also work online it you prefer. I aim to work in an integrative and creative way, exploring what you would like out of therapy and support you in feeling more connected to yourself, your needs and how to ask for them. I also work with couples and families using the EFT model developed by Dr Sue Johnson.
I want to support you to be OK with yourself and in your relationships. Some of the following inquires we might have over the time we work together include: What are your needs and are you able to express them? What you would like to change in your life and how would life be different after counselling? How do you see yourself and the world and how do you feel you are seen? How would you like to grow in your relationship and how can you resolve stuck-ness as an individual or a couple?
I like to work creatively, using therapeutic tools and your own experience of your body to help you connect to different parts of yourself such as the sand tray, two chair work, and IFS; exploring what works for you. I use mindfulness and visualisations to support getting in touch with how you are feeling and where your feelings are located, we would do this in a gentle way, working at your pace.
Counselling for me is about empowerment which comes from self-compassion, acceptance and kindness. Often these can be hard to find in ourselves. In our time together I would aim to support you to develop a positive sense of self regard and an ongoing connection to self kindness so you continue to develop to be the most authentic and enlivened version of who you are.
I also offer walks in nature, the graveyard close by works well for this. Mostly I work from my hexagonal cabin at the end of the garden which is warm and quiet with the occasional train sound going past to keep us in the moment!
With my couples, I work using the model of Emotionally Focused Therapy developed by Sue Johnson and also look at how the Drama Triangle might be at play in your relational pattern.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Integrative Counselling - Wealden Psychology Institute.
EFT (Emotionally Focused Therapy) for use with couples and individuals.
Supervision Diploma - The Gestalt Centre
Training and background in Person Centred therapy, Gestalt, bereavement work, LGBTQ+ affirmative therapy, trauma work, working with the sand tray and creative work as well as working with mindfulness and awareness of the body.
In my couples work I use the EFT model focusing on supporting couples to get in touch with the emotional content underneath their ruptures and disconnect using an attachment based understanding of adult relationships.
I also teach counselling skills and am trained Facilitator and can offer organisational and group work building consensus in groups.
Member organisations
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- I work with couples on a regular basis.
- I have run therapy groups when numbers are sufficient.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£65.00 per 50 mins session for individuals- sliding scale offered and some concession spaces available. First session is £40.00 to see if you would like to work together.
Couples £80-£100 and might include longer sessions (50-65mins).
When I work
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Working day time on Monday to Thursday. We can discuss your availability and try and make something work for us both.
Further information
Offering group and couples work.
A safe space in a natural and supporting environment.
