About me
Let's work together.....
I want us both to feel safe and at ease in the space. Often our difficulties stem from us not feeling safe, not feeling listened too, feeling under pressure. Let's not re-create that in our working relationship. If we can be brave, open-hearted and creative, change and depth will flow naturally. Which is a long-winded way of saying, let's be normal, speak openly, be kind.
You don't have to know what you are doing, or what to say. We can explore together. I won't leave you hanging in anxious silence. Stepping into the unknown is challenging. With the right pace we can negotiate what is possible, take time to reflect and resource.
I like there to be laughter in the therapy space, as well as tears. It's important to remember what we are trying to create. It's important to be human. For sure, we need to work through and release the painful stuff. We can't let go of what we can't identify and feel.
I've been working with clients this past 15 years. I originally trained in psychosynthesis psychotherapy (a psycho-spiritual approach). I have recently finished my training in biodynamic craniosacral therapy. I am a trained meditation guide and TRE practitioner. I have been part of the faculty at the Institute of Psychosynthesis for the past 10 years where I teach and facilitate therapeutic groups. I am interested in neuro-science, buddhism, attachment theory, bioenergetics and most neo-reichian disciplines.
Psychosynthesis as a psychotherapeutic approach that aims to help clients find their true self - life is about more than just survival. We all have hopes and dreams, we all deserve the opportunity to become the person we truly are. Psychosynthesis works with both the aspects of our life that we are trying to escape from as well as helping us discover the person that we are trying to become. I find some more traditional psychotherapies pathologize our struggles instead of seeing them as part of our becoming.
My office is in central Cheltenham with a nice sofa, a treatment table (if that’s your thing) and large rug to lie and move about on (if that’s your thing). My sessions are one hour long. I have a website you could look at www.stephbethell.com.
I am a UKCP Accredited Psychosynthesis Psychotherapist.
I identify as non-binary and use the pronouns they/them. I am joyfully sex positive and LQBTQIA+, poly, and kink friendly.
If you have any questions at all, please give me a call or drop me an email and I'd be happy to discuss them with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained at The Institute of Psychosynthesis in London where I gained my masters degree in psychotherapy. I have worked mainly in private practice and have also worked as a counsellor for organisations working with addictions and survivors of childhood sexual abuse. I also teach at the Institute of Psychosynthesis on the MA programme in Psychotherapy.
I am a certified TRE practitioner.
I am a Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Additional information
In-person sessions, 1 hour = £80 (singles), £95 (couples)
Online sessions, 1 hour = £90 (singles)
When I work
I offer appointments in both the day times and evenings.
