	Counselling Bournemouth BH10 Bournemouth
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Kay | Counsellor

Counselling Bournemouth

Counselling provides the opportunity to gain perspective and helps you consider how you would like to move forward in life. It can also help you understand yourself and others better, leading to a clearer understanding of your challenges. At my practice I will work to support you as you develop the strategies and skills to alleviate the impact of the difficulties affecting your day-to-day life, leading to positive changes for you, your family, your work life, and your relationships.

You may have experienced divorce, separation, job loss, bereavement, family upsets, relationship issues or friendship difficulties. Adverse childhood experiences, trauma, abuse, and anxiety can cause pain, suffering, and confusion that can result in deep pain and negatively impact emotional and mental well-being.

Shame is a common theme, often stemming from childhood. It is associated with many negative emotions, such as feelings of anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem and can lead to substance use, self-harm and suicidal behaviours. More often than not, shame leads to disconnection, from yourself and your emotions and also from others, leading to isolation. Living with shame can be lonely and demoralising however, healing the wounds of shame is possible.

Online therapy

I use the secure online platform Whereby, I will send a link when we have agreed a sessiom time.

Working in a Neurodiverse affirming way I have specialised experience in working with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES), Anxiety, Attachment Issues, Bereavement, Pregnancy & Infant Loss, Sexual Trauma & Rape, Domestic Violence and Pre-Trial support.

I am experienced working with a wide range of issues, including: anxiety, bereavement (previously a CRUSE bereavement volunteer), work stress, relationship issues & life transitions (divorce, separation, redundancy, retirement), low self-esteem, past childhood abuse, emotional neglect, chronic illness, PMS/PMDD/menopause, nightmares, trauma, self-harm, panic attacks, issues relating to spirituality.

My focus is on providing support to help you build resilience and gain deeper insight into the factors impacting your mental well-being. By understanding and addressing these challenges, we will work collaboratively towards improving your emotional and mental health. Integrating CBT, Person Centred, and attachment theory and elements of Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Systemic Theory enables me to create a personalised experience, specific to you.

Qualifications and registrations

Qualifications & professional registration

Middlesex University: DipHE Counselling
MBACP Registered Member 402110
ACC Registered Member R001502

Continuing Professional Development
2023

Safeguarding Level 3
Working with suicide, intervention & prevention
Applying Attachment Theory
Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood
Integrating Internal Family Systems (IFS) Across Clinical Applications
Treating Trauma with IFS: Procedures for Healing Trauma, Anxiety, Depression, and more
Single-session therapy
Gaslighting: Rebuild from a Narcissist's Emotional Abuse
Janina Fisher's Trauma Treatment Certification Training (CCTP)
Christiane Sanderson’s Intensive Course in Trauma-Informed Practice: Treating Complex PTSD
Pregnancy and Infant Loss: Strategies to Support Grief and Treat Trauma, Anxiety, and Depression in Bereaved Families.
BLUESTAR- Pre-Trial Therapy Training Programme

2022

CPCAB: Trauma Informed Practice
Working with Gestalt techniques

2021

Telephone and E-counselling
BACP/OU Counselling online

2020

CRUSE: Bereavement Support Training
Safeguarding, Level 2

Extra

Enhanced DBS
Insurance
ICO Registered

Registrations

Specialisations

I work with a wide variety of different needs however I have extensive experience working with relational trauma such as sexual abuse and domestic violence.

I also work with mature students in overseas placements navigating the complexities of life changes as a result of living abroad,
I am also a trained bereavement counsellor.

Most common issues I support people with:

Relational trauma
Anxiety
Life changes
Womens mental health issues
Neurodivergent issues impacting mental health

Therapies offered

Areas of counselling I can help with

Fees

£60 per 50 minute session

Availability (Opening hours)

Monday	10am-5pm
Tuesday	10am-5pm
Wednesday	10am-5pm
Thursday	-
Friday	-
Saturday	-
Sunday	-

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