Counselling
What Is Counselling?
Counselling is often used as a generic term for all talking therapies but is a therapy in its own right.
Counselling is a talking therapy where you talk in confidence to a counsellor to help you find ways to deal with difficulties in your life.
Counsellors may follow a specific model, but many counsellors integrate more than one model, along with elements of therapeutic approaches such as person-centred, solution focused or CBT approaches. Counselling is recommended by NICE (National Institute of Clinical Excellence) if you:
- are struggling to cope with a long-term condition
- have chronic pain
- are having fertility problems
- have depression
- are struggling with bereavement and loss
- are struggling adapting to change
- are struggling with identity issues
- are experiencing relationship problems
What happens in counselling ?
A counselling session is time set aside for you and your therapist to talk about the issues that have
made you seek therapy. A safe place to talk and explore your difficulties.
Counselling might include talking about past and present life events, your feelings, emotions,
relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour. Your counsellor will help you look
at your concerns and help you to identify the best course of action for you, which might be helping you to resolve your difficulties or to find ways of coping.
Accredited Counsellors
At Feel Well Therapy our Counsellors will have either an advanced Diploma, degree or Masters in Counselling and also belong to a Regulatory Body that ensures their fitness to practice and adherence to professional standards. This will be either the BACP (British Association of Counselling Psychotherapies), UKCP (UK Council of Psychotherapy) or the BPC (British Psychoanalytic Council). As Clinical lead at Feel Well Therapy I personally select our counsellors according to their skills, expertise and years of clinical experience .It’s important that I like and respect them clinically and they share my commitment to strive to provide quality services to our clients.
Michelle
Meet The Team
Olivia Brewin
Counsellor, Registered Member of BACP (Accredited)
- Counselling 13 years +, couples
- Self Funding Clients (60mins): £65
- Availability
- Online: Monday, Tuesday, Friday (10am – 2pm)
- In Person: Monday evenings (4pm – 7pm)
Sam Southey
Counsellor, Registered member of BACP and BPC
- Psychodynamic Counselling (18years +)
- Self Funding Clients (60mins): £65
- Availability
- Online: Monday – Thursday 11 am – 7 pm
Claire Humphreys
Counsellor
- Psychodynamic/ Integrative Counselling (15years +)
- Self Funding Clients (60mins): £65
- Availability
- Online: TBC
- In Person: TBC
Mark Wakefield
Counsellor ,
Counsellor, Registered Member of BACP
- Integrative Counselling 15 years +
- Self Funding Clients (60mins): £65
- Availability
- Online: Mon - Fri 9:30am to 4:30pm