Counselling at Crossgates Chiropody & Therapy Centre
Counselling and Psychotherapy offer you a place to be heard and listened to, a place to talk about difficult experiences and feelings and a safe, confidential impartial place where you will not be judged. As a couple or family there will be opportunities to have sessions both together and individually.
How many times do we hear others say ‘cheer up’, and similar remarks? Growing up hearing these means we are being invalidated. Counselling has the potential to validate your feelings and experiences and make you feel whole.
To begin to discover who you are and know your feelings is a major achievement that can come from counselling and psychotherapy. Our therapy room is a warm, safe and comfortable environment for you to feel that you can talk freely.
Your First Counselling Session
The initial session gives you an opportunity to explain what your concerns are and why you think counselling might be helpful at this stage in your life /lives . You will also get a sense of how it feels to share your concerns. From that session we will be able to establish what the challenges are that are being faced and can generally offer hope about how on-going counselling will be helpful to you.
If you decide to have more sessions that will be an opportunity to explore your issues, emotions, fears, relationships and behaviours. The issues may impact on you alone or may also be having a negative impact on those around you. The counselling sessions will help you to discover how and why things have, or are impacting on you, in the way they are, understand what change is possible and ultimately help you to move forward in a way that is helpful for you.
How can Counselling help you?
Our Counsellors can assist with the following issues;
- Anxiety / Worry / Stress
- Love / Relationship issues
- LGBT relationships
- Anger
- Depression
- Inner passivity
- Self Worth / Self Esteem / Self-Harm / Identity and the Self
- Bereavement and loss
- Abuse / Relationship Trauma
- Addiction(s) / Obsessions / OCD / Phobias
- Impact of addictions on a Relationship
- General counselling
- Sexual / Intimacy issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Work related issues / Redundancy
- Relationships – including couples, partners, families, and friends
- Parenting (including becoming grandparents)
- Issues with School
- Communication / Conflict resolution
- Divorce / Separation
Price available on consultation, free telephone consultation prior to treatment, then sessions are approx £45 for a 50 minutes session.
Our Counsellors and Physiotherapists
Cherise Ainley
Cherise is a qualified, person-centred counsellor, which is a form of talking therapy. She has a post graduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy and and a post graduate certificate in counselling and interpersonal skills.
Talking therapies can have many benefits, both emotionally and physically. With commitment it can help with a range of issues, from anxiety and depression, to relationships, loss, work and school.
She aims to provide a relaxed safe space, free of judgement, where you can dedicate time to yourself and speak openly about the changes you want to make in your life. She will not tell you what to do, but will support you to come to your own conclusions.
Cherise works with individual adults and also has a great deal of experience with young people. Registered BACP member working to their ethical framework, including receiving regular supervision.
For availability contact the Crossgates Therapy Centre or :
Cathy Clinch
Cathy is a qualified counsellor and uses a person-centred approach which simply means sessions are all about you. Cathy has a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Skills and certificates in understanding Adults, Children and Young people’s mental health.
Therapy isn’t a one size fits all and Cathy adapts her approach to suit you. She can help you to find new ways of coping, create your own solutions, and find acceptance.
Cathy can help by providing that space where you can talk freely about whatever is troubling you. If you have feelings of anxiety, low mood, or depression, she can support you, working together to provide you with the tools to help you experience life in a more positive way.
Cathy works with individual adults and has over 13 years’ experience working with young people. She is a REGIl member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and works to their ethical framework, including receiving regular supervision.
Understanding that we all need support at times, and it can be difficult seeking out support and making those first steps, Cathy welcomes you to contact her with questions about how she works.
For availability, contact the Crossgates Therapy Centre or :
www.cathyclinchcounselling.co.uk
07523 852984
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Caroline Moore
Caroline is a qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor trained in working with individual adults for a range of issues including anxiety, depression, and loss. Caroline also has a special interest in working with stress, ‘burn-out’ and managing past traumatic experiences.
The quality of the therapeutic relationship is at the core of Caroline’s work, in offering you a safe and accepting space to talk. As part of your therapy Caroline may integrate other therapeutic approaches focusing on helpful strategies, looking at the past and unconscious behaviour or suggesting more creative ways to communicate difficult emotions in the moment. The process is unique to you, working towards movement and connection to yourself and others.
Caroline offers a free 20 minute consultation call prior to meeting. Please feel free to contact her on the details below.
For availability contact the Crossgates Therapy Centre or :
www.placeofmind.co.uk/
07851 641 764
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Sarah Mckimm
Sarah is a qualified counsellor with a level 4 diploma and a BSc (hons) in Therapeutic Counselling and works with individual adults with a variety of issues including anxiety, depression, work related stress, bereavement and trauma.
Sarah is a registered member of the BACP and NCPS and practises according to their ethical frameworks with monthly clinical supervision.
With the person-centred approach at the heart of her therapeutic approach Sarah offers a space in which to build a trusting and safe environment where you can be open without judgement of your struggles. During the counselling sessions Sarah may draw on other approaches or tools dependant on your unique needs to support you on your journey often incorporating mindfulness, journaling and breathing techniques for self-reflection and soothing outside of the counselling room.
Sarah welcomes you to make contact for a free no obligation telephone call to see whether you would be a good match for one another or browse her website which may answer some questions you may have around ways of working.
www.sarahmckimmcounselling.co.uk
07740 866348
