Shane Smith
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About me
Hello and welcome to my Counselling Directory profile; here are a few words that describe the ways in which I work.
I'm a compassionate counsellor that aims toward 'collaborative' ways of working with a wide range of presenting difficulties and problems; including: overthinking/worry; stress; anxiety/panic; low mood/depression; relationship/family problems; bereavement/loss; trauma; or any other difficult life event or problem.
I'm systemically trained, as well as being a fully trained and qualified Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapist (EMDR Academy). EMDR therapy is an effective psychotherapy to help 'integrate' difficult and traumatic past experiences. In a nutshell, past experiences are stored within us as memories, both within the mind and the body. EMDR therapy targets these memories and allows them to be 're-processed' and stored in a more adaptive way.
I'm also a trained mindfulness teacher (Mindfulness UK) which enables me to incorporate grounding skills/practices; mindfulness and self-compassion practices; and guided meditations for a 'felt sense' of safety and calm. These skills/practices aim to support you both during our EMDR sessions together and also between sessions; and can also form the basis for stand alone mindfulness skills sessions.
I'm also a trained Emotion Freedom Technique (EFT) practitioner. EFT is an energy based psychology and a somatic (body oriented) therapy. EFT works towards reducing psychological, emotional, and physical distress; by utilising 'self-tapping' techniques applied to various meridian points of the body. EFT can be utilised in many ways and integrates well with my other ways of working.
I appreciate you taking the time to read through my profile. Please feel free to get in touch with any queries, I aim to respond to all enquiries promptly; however, please be mindful that sometimes my email response may go to your spam folder.
Training, qualifications & experience
Current Practice:
- Brief/Longer Term Counselling/Psychotherapy with individual adults.
- EMDR Therapy: Trauma-Focused.
- Mindfulness of Breath, Body & Mind: Insight/Calm/Compassion-Focused.
- EFT: Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping): Breath, Body & Mind: Trauma/Phobia/Pain-Focused.
Past Experience:
- Employee Assisted Programme (EAP) counsellor.
- Online bereavement counsellor and bereavement support worker.
- Counselling with young people (11-25) within secondary schools and community-based settings.
- Counselling with adults within NHS primary care and mental health charities.
Counselling Qualifications:
- Level 7: Postgraduate Certificate in Systemic Practice in Psychotherapy; Family Institute.
- Level 5/6: BSc (Hons) in Systemic Counselling; Family Institute - (BACP Accredited Training Course).
- Level 4: Introduction to Counselling (Open University).
- OCST4: Online Webcam and Telephone Counselling (ACTO Approved Training Course).
Mindfulness Qualifications
- Level 4: Integrating Mindfulness & Compassion: CPCAB Accredited Mindfulness Teacher Training Course (Mindfulness UK).
Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy Qualifications
- Parts 1/2/3/4 EMDR Therapy Accredited Training (EMDR Academy).
- Polyvagal Theory & EMDR Therapy (Rebecca Kase).
- Ego-States/Parts-Work/Internal Family Systems (IFS) Informed EMDR Therapy (Bruce Hersey -EMDRIFS).
Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) EFT Training
- Level 1: Introduction (The EFT Centre).
- Level 2: Practitioner (The EFT Centre).
Bereavement Training
- Grief Therapy as Meaning Reconstruction: A Trauma/Attachment Informed Approach (Robert Neimeyer - Portland Institution for Loss & Transition).
- Grief and Bereavement Counselling Diploma.
- Awareness in Bereavement Care Foundation Course (Cruse Bereavement Care).
- Working with Bereavement and Complex Grief (BACP).
- Adult Attitude to Grief [AAG] (Linda Machin).
Other Training
- Introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy [SFBT]; NHS.
- Solution Focused Self-Help & Well-Being Techniques; Institute for SFT.
- More than Miracles - The State of the Art of SFBT; Institute for SFT.
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Diploma.
- Using the Cognitive Model for working with Trauma: [2-day course].
- Workshop: Working with Transgender Clients.
- Substance Use: MIND/TEDS.
- ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training; MIND.
NB: This list does not include all of the workshops and training events that I've attended over the years.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Additional information
£40.00 - 50 minute Counselling Session.
£60.00 - 1 hour 15 minute EMDR/Mindfulness Session
I value the importance of 'therapeutic fit' between client and therapist/approach, therefore, I can offer a 'brief' introductory Telephone/Zoom call before you decide to work with me if you like; this will be free of charge.
When I work
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I work full-time as a counsellor/therapist. Currently, in-person sessions are available on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays at my office in Church Village.
Further information
- My private counselling room is located within a shared professional space.
- There is access to toilet facilities if required.
- There is also free car parking at the front of the premises.
PLEASE NOTE:
My contact details are not intended as a form of emergency support. If you, or anybody else you know, are at risk of serious harm, I advise you to contact your GP or the appropriate emergency services immediately.
Alternatively, you can contact the Samaritans 24hr helpline on: 116 123 or email: jo@samaritans.org
