Ruth | Counsellor, Coach and Clinical Supervisor

Registrations

• NCPS - the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
• TCUK - Therapycounselling UK

I offer therapy in

• ✓ English

Specialisations

• 1. Living with chronic illness
• 2. Anxiety and stress
• 3. Abuse and Trauma
• 4. Carers support
• 5. Bereavement and Loss
• 6. Relationship issues
• 7. CBT / DBT / REBT / TA
• 8. EFT
• 9. NLP

Specialisations and Expertises

Each client is unique and as such so is the therapeutic relationship and approach used. I offer single session therapy, short term therapy and long term therapy depending on your needs. 

I have years of experience working with clients with a variety of presenting issues and concerns, and I enjoy working with all aspects of mental health. 

Over the years, I have gravitated towards certain areas of expertise, partly due to my own interests in these areas, but also due to increased need for these specialisms. For example anxiety is on the increase, the world feels increasingly unstable including in the recent past the impact of a global pandemic that saw many people thrown into isolation and loneliness, fear and financial distress. The world is still recovering from this and so are our nervous systems. I work with hidden carers and people living with chronic illness or pain and survivors of abuse, and all of these areas feed into my passion for working with loss, and grief. Loss of dreams, relationship, career, mobility and independance.

Most common issues I support people with:

Anxiety - I aim to help you understand how to manage anxiety in all its presentations, and explore on a deeper level why you feel unsafe. Together we will find ways to develop your internal sense of safety, and to turn down your threat responses. There is no on off switch for anxiety, its all about turning down your internal sensitivity to what you perceive as threat, so for example the annual review at work does not need to feel like a life or death bear attack.

Bereavement, Loss and Grief - Loss is inevitable, pain is a reflection of the depth of relationship we had with that person. Whether this is the death of a loved one or pet, or the end of relationship or career. The impact of the loss is always significant, supporting you through these difficult times is a privilege, to sit with you in the dark and to help you find a way through to understanding and accepting a life beyond the loss.

Living well with chronic illness / pain - Being diagnosed with a chronic illness can be life changing. It brings with it a lot of complex and conflicting feelings, and a daily reminder that life will never be quite the same. So although we can't change the diagnosis we can work through the complexity of emotions that come up over and over again, as you realise the impact and progress of the diagnosis has on your daily life, family and friends and personal identity. Using a variety of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, we can work towards a place of acceptance. Acceptance does not mean giving up, it is the beginning of a journey into a new way of being and approaching life. We can work together to build a comprehensive and robust toolbox to support your emotional wellbeing supporting you through the ups and downs of chronic illness. 

I have my own chronic illness so this is close to my heart, When I was first diagnosed, I spent a long time fighting shadows, resisting the diagnosis and being in the dark emotionally. My aim is to support others so they can navigate the path to emotional wellness in an ever changing terrain. 

Supporting hidden carers(and care workers) - When we care for others who are in emotional or physical distress it can be deeply conflicting and there is a often a lack of support as all  the focus is on the person being cared for. This is the case not only for obvious caring situations like living with or / and looking after someone with chronic or terminal illness or mental health issues, but also more subtle and hidden caring situations. For example, supporting or looking after an elderly relative. As the population is living longer there are an increasing number of the retired population who are looking after their parents, this can be deeply challenging for many reasons no only emotional but also possibly physical limitations. Depending on your relationship with your relative complex and conflicting feelings can arise. These can create real difficulties for the carer the person being cared for and the wider context or work or family dynamics. I offer a safe place where you can gain space for you to process how you feel and develop coping mechanisms that may support the caring dynamic of relationship.

Survivors of Abuse - I am an integrative and trauma informed counsellor, which means that I work with a variety of approaches sensitively with a conscious mindfulness of the impact trama has on our physical and emotional body. I provide counselling which is adaptive and creative to ensure that working together we can work towards finding clarity and understanding & ways to implement lasting change. Abuse affects us at a deep level and can decimate our self esteem and faith in people and the world. Together we work towards rebuilding your sense of self, reclaimig your life and rebuild trust with people and the world. 

Fees

£60.00 per session 

Online and telephone sessions payable in advance by bank transfer
Face to Face payable at time of appointment by card, cash or bank transfer

Availability (Opening hours)

Monday	10.00 - 5.00pm
Tuesday	10.00 - 7.00pm
Wednesday	10.00 - 5.00pm
Thursday	10.00 - 7.00pm
Friday	10.00 - 5.00pm
Saturday	-
Sunday	-

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