Kate | Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Registrations

• BACP - The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

I offer therapy in

• ✓ English

Specialisations

• 1. relationship issues
• 2. bereavement, grief, loss
• 3. mother / father wounding
• 4. attachment issues
• 5. childhood trauma
• 6. low self-confidence
• 7. relational trauma
• 8. unpleasant feelings
• 9. alcohol dependency
• 10. setting boundaries

Specialisations and Expertises

My specialisms are relationship, loss / bereavement, childhood issues, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and alcohol dependency issues. 

Most common issues I support people with:

Relationships

The most important relationship you have is the one with yourself. Everything else flows from there. Whether you are struggling in an intimate relationship, with family, friendships or at work, relational therapy helps you understand your inner world and the story you have been telling yourself about who you are and what you deserve. The ripple effect is real; when you feel more settled within yourself, you have more genuine choice in how you relate to others.

 

Loss and Bereavement

We attach to people, ideas and ways of life and when those attachments are lost or threatened, we grieve. Understanding the loss cycle gives you a tool to work through difficult feelings with self-compassion and patience. Grief work moves you from feeling stuck, done to or in despair, to a place where you have a voice and choice again.

 

Alcohol and Food

Both can be used as survival strategies to help you cope with what is going on inside. If your relationship with alcohol or food has become problematic, we look at what is underneath, without shame or blame, and begin to find alternative ways to support yourself. The fact that these strategies have worked for you is worth acknowledging. They kept you going. Now we look at what might work better.

 

Low Self-Worth

Experiencing low self-esteem, low confidence or a persistent sense of not being enough often traces back to an old story given to you by others, or limiting beliefs you have carried for so long they feel like fact. They are not. We are all born as our wonderful selves and therapy is about finding your way back to that person, before all the adaptations happened.

 

Anxiety

Anxiety tends to mean living in the next moment rather than the present one. Thoughts go round and round. The world can feel unsafe. The aim of therapy is to help you come off survival mode and begin to embrace life as it is today, accepting that thoughts and feelings are momentary and do not have to last a lifetime.

I also counsel other symptoms of how you may have learnt to be in the world, i.e. not feeling enough, feeling sad or lonely, abuse, attachment issues, perfectionism, trauma, feeling dissatisfied, estrangement, etc.  

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Fees

Choosing a therapist is a personal decision and it matters to me that you feel I am the right person for you. That is why I offer the first session complimentary for individuals and at a reduced rate for couples.

 

•       Initial session (individuals): complimentary

•       Initial session (couples and twos): £50, which includes pre-assessment work

•       Weekly individual sessions: £65 for 60 minutes

•       Weekly couple and two sessions: £85 for 60 minutes

•       Counselling students: £50 for 60 minutes

•       Reduced daytime rates available on request

 

I am a recognised therapist for Bupa, Aviva, AXA, WPA and Vitality Health.

 

If you are insured with any of these, please contact them directly for approval before getting in touch.

Availability (Opening hours)

Monday	8am - 4.30pm
Tuesday	8am - 4.30pm
Wednesday	8am - 4.30pm
Thursday	8am - 4.30pm
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

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