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I provide counselling for depression, anxiety and stress. Bereavement and loss. And coaching for anyone who wants to make lifestyle changes, gain focus and motivation and explore what's next on life's journey. I work holistically using traditional counselling methods as well as meditation, mindfulness and creative visualisation. I have also worked with Relate for 10 years as a Relationship Therapist and Clinical Supervisor.
If you need a highly experienced life coach, or psychotherapist or business consultant, I am the person to speak to. My life coaching and psychotherapy skills benefit from extensive training and experience in the human givens approach to psychotherapy. This means I follow the guidelines laid down by the ethical committee of the European Therapy Studies Institute. So, any coaching I offer has to be highly effective and either evidence based or firmly rooted on the latest scientific research findings from psychology and neurobiology.
Marianne
Jeremy has always been very helpful coaching me on how to go about making improvements to my job role and administration work. He is very understanding about the complications of admin work and has really helped make life a lot easier. As a result the work flow is a lot better. I now get a lot more done. Also, his stress management coaching is brilliant and that has helped me to cope better with all those minor problems that spring up at work.
Dorset
I am a qualified Counsellor with Redlands Training, Bournemouth and have a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I am a member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and work within their Ethical Framework. I am also a member of the HACP (Hampshire Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and have an enhanced CRB check. I am fully insured for public liability and professional indemnity.
Louise
I started working with Lori as I was really broken, I couldn’t cope anymore and I felt I’d be better off not here. It took quite sometime to unravel my troubled brain and get to the bottom of my damage.
I am so happy now that I have so many tools and strategies to keep myself mentally healthy and content with my lot.
As soon as I sat down with Lori she made me feel at ease with her, I really was a big ball of anger when I first started going and now I am not. I will continue my journey with Lori on a maintenance basis as I love to have that safe space where I can discuss personal matters and worries.
I am an empowering transformational coach, helping you become more resilient, overcome stress, anxiety, overwhelm and depression to achieve your goals without limitations. I will help you break down barriers holding you back, create healthy boundaries to thrive in. I will help you create realistic goals and action plans with achievable milestone to achieve your goals. I will keep you safe while you work on what you need to address but will hold you accountable to your behaviours.
Fran Cheatham
Dorset
Hi, I'm Kayleigh I'm a registered member of the BACP, offering one to one talking therapy in Bournemouth and Poole. Sometimes life can get difficult, talking to someone in a safe space without fear of judgement can be helpful. At the heart of my practise is my belief that we all deserve to be who we are. Through my counselling experience I have been able to work with children and adults facing life's struggles, such as;
Dorset
Andrea Lindsay of Halo Therapies provides help both face to face and remotely with a wide range of issues such as; anxiety, panic attacks, phobias, weight issues, unwanted habits, OCD, confidence, bereavement, relationship issues. She works with adults, couples, families and children. She is a qualified hypnotherapist, counsellor, psychotherapist and life coach. She has been in practice for 16 years and is well established.
Alex Hyland
Dorset
COUNSELLING - CBT - LIFE COACHING - ADDICTION THERAPY Choosing Change offers professional counselling, life coaching, CBT and an addictions therapy service that promotes and facilitates recovery, psychological well being and personal development for people across East Dorset. Hello, my name is Maria and I am a qualified and experienced registered counsellor and addiction therapist.
Poppy Glentworth
Wessex Health Network (run by a team of dedicated, caring practitioners, led by a physiotherapist) provides a warm relaxing exercise venue in the upstairs studio with good facilities. There is a car park at the rear of the building, which is accessed from Arthur Road. It is conveniently situated with a bus stop directly outside and Christchurch railway station nearby.
The upstairs Studio is a comfortable venue for exercise classes.
Dorset
Finding a counsellor can be quite daunting so I offer counselling for individuals or couples in a safe non-judgemental environment allowing space for you to explore your current situation. I offer the opportunity to promote positive change and to work through whatever it is be that is troubling you or causing you concern. I am accessible at three different premises across Dorset located in Wimborne, Parkstone and Poole.
Clair Clarke
I experienced the very quick onset of panic attacks & anxiety issues, something I never thought would happen to me. I really was at a crisis point & a colleague suggested Sue Lane.
As a sceptical person I wasn't sure how much, if any, this could help me. I had it in my mind I was only going for one session as I was convinced I would feel like this forever & nobody could help me. When I meet Sue she was extremely professional but offering me much compassion, she could see I was at boiling point. I was overthinking & worrying about everything. Sue taught me that I couldn't control everyone and their actions being there responsibility, not mine. At the height of my panic she gave me super advice on coping mechanisms & breathing patterns. I had sessions over a period of 6 months.
I went through a lot of life changing events in my early twenties continuing into my early thirties including near death experiences, bullying in the workplace & bereavement. These events started to bite back approaching my forties. I never thought after this long period of time that was the root cause of my panic & anxiety and surely counselling would be of no use to me. I only tried it as a last resort but I should of done it so much sooner.
After the counselling finished I could refer back & use the techniques. I am now in a much better place & so much more like my old self. I do owe a huge thank you to Sue.
Clair
Dorset
Covid-19 Update - Due to the virus we will be offering telephone and zoom/facetime/skype for new customers from all over the UK. We will offer a discount rate of £45 per session on phone/zoom sessions if you mention Bark is where you found our details. If you would like more information about what we could offer you please call or text us for a no obligation chat. Thank you and stay safe - Neuroway 01202 826718 / 07595759013 - if you would like a direct response within 30 minutes please fill out the counselling form on www.
"How free do you want to be ?" I offer a safe space for you to explore, uncover and process. I am an integrative counsellor, passionate about empowerment and personal freedom ,I have experience working with people experiencing Addictions PTSD Menopause Stress Anxiety Depression Grief and loss Relationship issues Let your light shine and be liberated from fear
Dorset
BeU counselling service offers a confidential and reliable counselling service at a competitive rate. We use an eclectic approach to counselling so we can find something that works for you. We can help and support you in; Bereavement and Loss Depression Stress Anxiety Self Esteem Relationship and many more.... Give us a call to have a talk with us.
Sarah Howell
Kruti is a dynamic young counsellor who instantly makes you feel at ease and remarkably she can ascertain, after just one session, what all your problems are. I didn’t realise why I was angry, irritable and the real reason I lacked self confidence. She is helping me reverse all the harm that has been done. Outstanding counselling. I would challenge anyone to find a more worthy psychologist. Sarah
~ Human beings don’t respond to techniques. We respond to feeling seen, and feeling heard, and feeling felt ~ Carolyn Spring Hi and welcome to my page, I’m aware that you may be here after facing a difficult experience or you may be facing some ongoing challenges in your life, which may be leaving you feeling distressed, anxious, overwhelmed or as if things are out of your control.
Hello, I'm Jo and I'm a fully qualified counsellor and psychotherapist offering individual counselling to adults over the age of 18, in person, online and over the phone. My background is in therapeutic counselling, but I include elements from other counselling approaches, such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gestalt therapy and Trauma-informed therapy to suit the needs of my clients.
Coaching and counselling for individuals seeking personal and/or professional development. I take a developmental transactional analysis approach which involves teaching you the fundamentals of transactional analysis so that you can address the issue which brought you to me and future challenges.
We support children and adults at any age or ability. At Dragonfly Educational Support we started working with disabled students in schools, colleges and universities by offering advice and guidance with their work, as well as helping them to develop and learn new skills to help them. We also offer support for children studying for SATs and GCSE who are struggling with revision and timetables.
It has been a dream of mine to become a psychotherapist, I have worked very hard to get to where I am, I also have varied unique life experiences that enables me to help people more than the average therapist. I work from home and juggle things around my children so I am available at unusual times as well as normal times.
Dorset
I am a registered counsellor/psychotherapist working at www.shallwetalk.co.uk and at www.baytherapycounselling.com. I use evidence-based best practice to help you make the changes you need, delivering Integrative Person-centred Counselling, incorporating cognitive and behavioural therapies (CBT) where they add to our understanding and ability to progress. I am a graduate member of the British Psychological Society and a Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Dorset
Virtual sessions are available covering all areas of the UK For immediate response, please email Emma at: g•••••@••••.com £35 per hour for sessions. I believe that everyone is unique and individual and should be treated that way, we may all need counselling at some stage through our lives to cope with sometimes difficult and troubled circumstances. This can vary from life changing circumstances in the present or past which you may be finding difficult to deal with at this time.
If you need a highly experienced life coach, or psychotherapist or business consultant, I am the person to speak to. My life coaching and psychotherapy skills benefit from extensive training and experience in the human givens approach to psychotherapy. This means I follow the guidelines laid down by the ethical committee of the European Therapy Studies Institute. So, any coaching I offer has to be highly effective and either evidence based or firmly rooted on the latest scientific research findings from psychology and neurobiology. This powerful body of research is changing the face of coaching by giving coaches and counsellors real insights into exactly how peoples’ brains and emotions really function. These new insights have given rise to a wealth of techniques, ideas and concepts that have a genuine and swift impact on a client's health and wellbeing. You can expect to get some tangible help and relief in the very first session. For your convenience and for safety during the COVID-19 outbreak, I conduct my psychotherapy or coaching and stress management sessions on-line. If you would like to learn more by all means ring me for a preliminary no-obligation chat (free of charge) and to make an on-line appointment. In the business context I specialize in helping business people improve their careers and profits. For over twenty-five years I have generated consistently successful results for my clients using state of the art techniques from the legendary Toyota Production System as well as powerful management training and coaching. As a result I usually help a client multiply their profits within a one to two year period. My most popular service is my team planning system that gets the whole team to generate a wave of improvements across the business that transforms productivity and profit growth. Contact me - Jeremy Old MBA BSc HGDip for a no obligation chat and I will be delighted to tell you more.
I get a real buzz when I can relieve someone's suffering. It is a great feeling to help them clear their thinking, ease the stress of their current situation, shift their world view and help them move towards their goals.
In the business context, I love inspiring enthusiastic employee engagement in the business improvement process. People find improving their working lives is both exhilarating and fun. And as a result of the business improvements the enterprise makes a lot more money as well. So that makes the boss happy.
Discovering that I had a talent for helping people. This success is partly due to my long experience in business but also training in modern psychotherapy. Psychology has moved on a lot in recent years and these new ideas and techniques enable me to provide quick relief with all kinds of stress related problems.
My coaching skills and techniques are based on a new scientific understanding of how the brain functions especially under stress. This means I help people sort out all kinds of life changing problems such as depression, relationship difficulties, anger management, bad habits, phobias, career planning and so on. The methods I use enable clients to improve in rapid time. Very often we can achieve real and lasting improvement in one or two sessions.
Similarly, the business improvement techniques I use are also very scientific and are based on the Japanese Hoshin Kanri system. This is tried and tested by Toyota and world class companies such as Sony and Intel. We can achieve massive jumps in productivity and company performance without having to spend on capital investment and so on.
How much does Counselling cost?
Your expert Counsellor will be able to advise you on the full range of services available and will be able to advise on what is most suitable. Use Bark to get free quotes and schedule an appointment today.
What should I expect from my Counselling session?
At your appointment, you will be encouraged to talk about your feelings and emotions with a trained Counsellor who will listen and support you without judging or criticising.
The therapist can help you gain a better understanding of your feelings and thought processes and find your own solutions to problems. However, they will not usually give advice or tell you what to do. The Counsellor might sum up what they understand you have been saying so that they can help you to form a plan of action.
Counselling can take place in a number of ways. These include:
Face to face session
Group session
Phone session
Email session
Online through live chat services or video conferencing software
You may be offered a single session of Counselling, a short course of sessions over a few weeks or months or a longer course that lasts for several months or years.
It can take a number of sessions before you start to see progress but you should gradually start to feel better with the help and support of your Counsellor.
You can be confident that any of the Bark local Counsellors listed will give you a reliable and efficient service to help you feel better.
What should I look for when booking a Counselling session?
You could look for Counsellors that are accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) which means that they have met the PSA’s required professional standards to practise.
Before you choose a Counsellor, you could read testimonials and read details of the issues they can help with on their website.
You could also look at their profile page on Bark and check out reviews from past customers too.
What issues can a Counsellor help with?
Counselling can help with many issues. These include the following:
Mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety or eating disorders.
Physical health conditions such as infertility.
Difficult life events such as a bereavement, a relationship breakdown or work-related stress.
Dealing with difficult emotions such as low self-esteem or anger.
Sexual identity issues.
Divorce.
Redundancy and work issues.
Phobias and fears.
Can I get a Counselling Service online?
Absolutely! Many Counsellors provide their services remotely via an online video call or the telephone. Not only is it more convenient, but it's also the preferable option for many people who would feel more comfortable holding the session from the comfort of their own home.
