Will Midlane
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About me
I am a qualified and experienced psychotherapist and counsellor working in private practice with individuals, groups, and couples. I have worked in several settings including the NHS, Palliative Care, and the Ministry of Justice.
Psychotherapy and counselling are methods of talking therapies that are useful in understanding difficulties in how you think and feel in relation to yourself, the world, and others. Why someone finds themselves seeking out psychotherapy can be for many reasons. It could be a relationship in crisis, an illness or a bereavement that leaves someone feeling lost, anxious, and depressed. Sometimes there may not be one obvious life event troubling you, but a series of feelings that are hard to make sense of. Therapy can be a place to start to understand this process.
For instance, therapy can be a good place to start tackling a general lack of confidence, low self-esteem, feeling disconnected or overwhelmed with life. I can also work with compulsive or addictive behaviour that may once have been the solution to painful feelings or problems that no longer serve you and the life you wish to live. Or perhaps work related stress, redundancy or uncertainty around the future may need space to be thought about.
Psychotherapy or Counselling may be helpful with:
- Problems in relationships, with families, at work, or unresolved childhood issues
- Anxiety, depression, and feelings of hopelessness
- Major life changes or emotional crises and difficulties in coping
- Lack of confidence and low self-esteem
- Addiction and eating disorders
- Feeling disconnected from life or a sense of meaningless in life
- Trauma or abuse
- Sexual problems
- Stress in the workplace, redundancy, bullying and burnout
- Loss and bereavement, Divorce or separation
- Understanding and dealing with feelings of guilt and shame, frustration, and anger
- The need to change unfulfilling aspects of life
- A sense of meaninglessness in life
In addition, I facilitate a dads and new dads support group. This group is a reflective parenting space to meet and share your experience of parenthood with other dads. The group aims to help understand the thoughts, feelings and needs of both you and your child which can improve relationships in the family and normalise some of the struggles of being a parent. The group is made up of a maximum of 8 dads and takes place on the same day and time each week (with breaks for school holidays). Sessions last 90 minutes and are facilitated from my practice in Henley.
What happens next?
The first step involves you sending me an email, followed by an initial brief telephone call, and then a 30 minute free consultation. We then discuss what you might be looking for from therapy and whether myself or another therapist might be more suitable. In which case I would refer you to a colleague.
You can either call me on: 07900064502 or email hello@willmidlanetherapy.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications
I am a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA) Psychotherapist with a Master of Science (Level 7) and Clinical Diploma in Psychotherapy from Middlesex University and The Metanoia Institute. I also hold a Post Graduate Diploma (level 6) in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling from The Metanoia Institute.
I am a member of the following organisations:
• UKCP - UK Council for Psychotherapy
• BACP - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
• IARTA - The International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
My fee is £70 for a fifty minute session. I also work on a sliding scale of affordability and am open to negotiation. Cancellation fees will apply and will need to be discussed at the outset. Our initial 30 minute consultation is free.
My fee for couples counselling is £100 for eighty minute session.
