Shelley Treacher MA Counselling Psychology MBACP(accred)

Training, qualifications & experience

Main training and experience

I have been training and working in counselling and psychotherapy with individuals and groups, since 1996. I have worked in private practice in Bristol since 2003.  I graduated from my MA in Counselling Psychology in 2003. I gained my professional accreditation with the BACP in July 2014.


Continuing Professional Development

In 2017 I attended workshops on the subjecy of trauma, and, separately, Hakomi Mindfulness body centred psychotherapy training. This is a gentle but powerful approach towards self acceptance and compassion.
In 2013 and 2014 I studied practitioner training for delivering workshops in 'understanding your eating.' The emphasis here was on understanding the emotional side of binge eating and overeating.
Also in 2013 I took two weekend trainings in Moaiku (The psychological function of muscles; tightening and relaxing etc.) The workshops focussed on resources for dealing with emotional distress, attachment and trauma.
In 2012 I studied disordered eating, including training in working with anorexia, bulimia and binge eating.
In 2012 I also completed a training in working with disability.

Other work and training

Tutor of an Introduction to Counselling Certificate course, at Filton Community College, Bristol, in 2007.
CPD Hakomi Certificate, 2005;
Placement counselling Domestic Violence Survivors. 2001-2003;
Addiction referral service and counselling. 2000
Groupwork Therapy Skills, 1999;
Diploma Counselling, 1998;
Voluntary and paid work with Cruse (bereavement), On The Level (a young people's centre) and Marina High School. 1997- 1998;
RSA Person Centred Counselling Skills, 1996.


Referrals

Many of my clients, colleagues and friends have recommended my work to people they know.
Please see my website for testimonials.
www.bristolcounselling.co.uk

Other areas of counselling I deal with

As well as the above I have in depth experience in working with the following:

• Fear and panic attacks
• Grief
• Mood swings
• Seasonal Affective Disorder
• Conflict Management
• Boundaries/saying No/personal goals
• Marriage
• Divorce, separation.
• Dating Confidence, being single, attracting the wrong/ right partners
• Post natal depression and motherhood/fatherhood
• Creative expression and inspiration
• The lack of the above/feeling stuck or unfocussed
• Self expression
• Fulfilling potential and personal vitality
• Repetitive behaviour and life patterns that you are not happy with
• Culture and race issues
• Weight concerns, particularly binge-eating disorder.
  
• Trauma.  As well as in the above list; difficult medical history, torture, difficult birth, pre and peri-natal issues and accidents.
  
• Physical disability
  
• Understanding and integrating intense alternative health treatment responses (acupuncture, homeopathy, craniosacral, shamanic practice, etc..)
• Physical tension, illness, disease and pain
• Multiple Chemical Sensitivity.
• ME and CFS

Further information

Specialisation: Body Centred Psychotherapy

   Body centred psychotherapy relieves distress or tension, and gets to the heart of an issue very quickly.
   Having studied therapies since 1996. the most effective way I have found for relieving tension and emotional distress is body centred psychotherapy.
   This is therapy that includes the body, as well as that which other counselling approaches focus on (the patterns of the mind, emotions and behaviour), and works to relieve emotional distress through the body's experience.


How body centred psychotherapy works

Anxiety, stress, anger, sadness, fear, illness, physical pain, immobilisation, dissociation, panic attacks, inability to focus, etc.  all begin in the body. These can be overwhelming experiences and start to affect areas of a person's life, if not attended to.
Body centred psychotherapy helps you to be able to be able to handle and manage this process.  The result is much more stability, confidence and happiness.


More information on body centred psychotherapy

Please see my website for more in depth descriptions of how this therapeutic approach may help you.

http://www.bristolcounselling.co.uk/bodycentredpsychotherapyuk.html


For other sources of information about this type of therapy see my Resources page:
http://www.bristolcounselling.co.uk/psychotherapy-resources.html

The Understanding Your Eating Programme

Sick of diets?

The Understanding Your Eating Programme is designed for people who are aware that their over-eating is driven by emotions, rather than hunger.

Want to gain control?

The programme does not offer dieting, exercise advice, or products. It is based on the assumption that the vast majority of those who are overweight, or suffer from disordered eating, know what it is that they should be doing. The problem lies in doing it, and in continuing to do it in the future.

The conclusion is that very many of us are soothing ourselves with food on a daily basis. Our culture provides us with more food than we know what to do with, and we have found out how to use it to comfort ourselves. Unfortunately that ‘comfort’ turns out not to be so comforting after all, if we use it too much. We can put on too much weight, which creates problems, both physical, and in terms of self-esteem.

Want to feel better about yourself?

The Understanding your Eating Programme is based on current research. It aims to help you think about how you use food, so that you can be better placed to choose how you use food in the future.. You will learn to have much better ways of managing your feelings, and will be less tempted to use food to comfort yourself. You will become more confident, with better self esteem and a better body image. You will find that food becomes much less of an anxiety and no longer dominates your thinking.
Doing this course has the potential to change your life.
Shelley Treacher is a licensed practitioner of the Understanding your Eating programme, developed by Julia Buckroyd.

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The Introduction to the Understanding Your Eating Programme consists of a series of five seminars usually conducted weekly and lasting one and a half hours. The seminars have the following titles:
Seminar 1 Eating is not just about hunger!

Seminar 2 Eating to manage feelings

Seminar 3 Self esteem and how it helps you look after yourself better

Seminar 4 Improving body esteem

Seminar 5 Using people instead of food to get you through the day
The second part of the Programme consists of nine free standing modules, each consisting of four seminars, usually conducted weekly and lasting one and a half hours (one hour online).


Module 1 Emotional Eating

Module 2 Feelings

Module 3 Motivation and Empowerment for Change

Module 4 Food monitoring and choice

Module 5 Activity

Module 6 Self Nurture

Module 7 Relationships

Module 8 Self Esteem

Module 9 Body Esteem
You can do both parts of the Programme in a group.An Introduction group has no more than 12 people; the further modules have no more than 8. Each group is psycho-educational and confidential. If you would rather not be in a group you can do the Programme one-to-one.

Other Information


Therapy room location and transport information

Our work takes place in my private therapy room on the edge of Upper Knowle and Totterdown. This is very close to the Wells Road/ A37, and not far from Templemeads Station. This is a very quiet, comfortable space, with free parking on street or on the driveway. Rookery Road, Upper Knowle, Bristol. BS4.

The Wells Road is well served by many different bus routes.
Templemeads Station is also a walk away.


Frequency and duration of sessions

Counselling and psychotherapy sessions are usually weekly and last for an hour. It is possible to have sessions more or less often or for longer than an hour.
After the initial session clients usually commit to a few sessions (4-6) at a regular time and then we review your situation.  Both short term and long term therapy is available here.