About me
Stephanie is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with a 20 years of experience in psychological therapies across independent, NHS and voluntary settings. She has developed an Eco-psychological approach that bases our wellbeing on our connection with nature. Nature can become your lifelong guide and nurturer when you have the skills to 'drop in' and listen to yourself and the world. Stephanie offers an honest and authentic presence with knowledge and techniques grounded in evidence-based research, with respect for the choices of each different client. Stephanie is trained in multicultural counselling and is keen to work across cultures with sensitivity and is LGBTQ+ affirmative.
Stephanie works with a wide range of psychological issues including adjustment to major life events; trauma and post-traumatic stress (PTSD); recovery from abuse; issues of self worth and confidence; relationship difficulties; stress and insomnia; depression and grief work; anxiety including obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, panic disorder, phobias, health anxiety and generalised anxiety.
Stephanie is offering Holistic Psychology combining an alternative skill set of complementary therapies alongside a tailored psychological formulation that captures the essence of the problematic cycles that have become self-reinforcing. Our emotional experience is embodied and holistic therapy that includes body work can help move through stuck emotional experiences that have not changed through talking about them.
Stephanie draws on a wide knowledge base including: cognitive and meta-cognitive approaches, mindfulness, DBT-informed therapy, eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), compassion focused therapy (CFT), narrative therapy and person centred therapy; as well as complementary therapies such as Ecotherapy, Shamanic healing and Reiki.
Stephanie is skilled in short-term work and will encourage clients to undertake practical tasks between sessions where she believes this will be beneficial. Therapy contracts are limited to a maximum of 1 year, by which time it is hoped that you will have developed your own ways of working through issues in relationship with nature.
Stephanie also offers counselling supervision to professionals (one-to-one or groups) and training in Ecopsychology and mindfulness-based interventions.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Qualification in Counselling Psychology, CPsychol. HSPC Registered.
- MSc Psychological Therapies in Primary Care (cognitive behavioural therapies for mild to moderate mental health disorders).
- MSc Multicultural Counselling
- BSc (hons) Behavioural Science
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£90.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I have a limited number of concession fee places, these are not based on any specific criteria as there are many factors that could mean someone is in not able to afford full price sessions, but can be discussed on an individual basis.
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