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Integrated Counselling and Therapy
Counselling is the most widely practised of all Talking Therapies. The recent Government Initiative, 'Improving Access to Psychological Therapies', acknowledged the value of counselling for helping people to deal with psychological distress caused by: “
- difficulty in adjusting to life events, illnesses, disability or losses
- relationship issues
- issues from earlier in life
- needing to feel in control
- (and difficulty embracing) changes in circumstances”
Counselling is also recognised by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) as helpful for depression.
Many people chose counselling because they feel stuck in one of the above areas and unable to move forward. Counselling offers a temporary confidential, professional, and supportive relationship within which you can face difficulties, express feelings, gain perspective, draw on strengths, find new strategies and move forward. It does require commitment and, as with facing any difficulty, the process, though rewarding, can sometimes feel challenging.
Counselling is offered to young people from 17 years, adults and couples.
Jane Parker has an advanced Diploma in Counselling and a Diploma in Counsellor Supervision; she is a Senior Accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and has extensive counselling experience in the last 10 years, including working for NHS, voluntary agencies and privately. She has experience and training in several counselling models. She has developed an Integrated Therapy Model which draws on respected counselling approaches and can be adapted to suit individual need. Her approach is non-judgemental and empathic but realistic.
