Psychotherapist - Individuals & Couples - Wilmslow - Carol

	Psychotherapy Wilmslow Hawthorn Lane 7 SK9 1AA Wilmslow
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Carol | Psychotherapist - Individuals & Couples

Psychotherapy Wilmslow

WHY THERAPY; You might be feeling down, stuck, confused, hopeless, helpless or experiencing really difficult emotions. Maybe you are experiencing high levels of anxiety. You may have experienced a particular challenging or traumatic event or events. You might have been thinking about it for sometime and saying, no I'm fine; it's really typical to not ordinarily talk to anybody.

Perhaps you doubt yourself and are critical of yourself. You may have tried self-help and you are finding yourself in the same patterns and want to understand patterns. You may be going through relationship difficulties or there seems to be no other alternative but to break up.

THERAPY FOCUS; The three pillars of my work are Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, Imago Couples Therapy and Somatic Body Therapy. Across this I work relationally and / or with a trauma focused approach.

I WORK WITH; adults 18 yrs+ and couples.

I WORK FACE TO FACE; indoors and outdoors in Cheshire and South Manchester areas in Cheadle and Wilmslow.

I WORK ONLINE; UK wide and internationally through Zoom with many clients in the Greater London and South East region.

I WORK OUTDOORS; in nature with walk and talk, outdoor therapy and wilderness therapy.

COUPLES SESSIONS LAST LONGER; you will need to book 2 x 50 minute slots.

FOR COUPLES; I also offer private couples therapy days and weekends.

Types of therapy

INDIVIDUAL WORK; My focus with individuals is based in Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy, which for me is a really accessible form of therapy and one that made total sense to me when I started personal therapy. I also believe that all experiences and emotions are stored in the body, so I help clients learn what’s happening in their bodies and use this to achieve shifts and change. I am a ‘why’ person and believe you need to go backwards to understand and acknowledge in order to go forwards. This includes body and emotional regulation techniques.

I enjoy helping clients be curious, join the dots, peel back the layers, gain awareness and to have a different experience in life. Some clients want information and some clients are looking for information and change, both are okay. I also work with 'parts' theory and use creative techniques to help clients with understanding.

COUPLES WORK; The work I do with clients is based in Imago Couples Therapy (ICT). Imago is the latin for ‘image’ and is the term used for the unconscious image we hold for our potential partner, the ‘unconscious image of familiar love.’ Imago was introduced by Harville Hendrix and helps couples understand why they were attracted to each other, teaches them about the stages of a relationship and helps them understand how they got in to difficulty. It provides knowledge, tools and resources to have a different and better relationship, improved connection, a new way of communicating and an understanding of each other’s feelings, experiences and wounds.

I work with the Imago Dialogue process which provides a safe space to develop understanding, communication, validation and empathy. I really believe in the Imago process and see the difference working in this way with the client being the relationship itself and the understanding and communication being between the couple, as opposed to directed at the therapist. This also entails noticing how the body is responding.

I am an experienced couples therapist and within the Imago structure I am classed as an Imago Couples Therapist in Training, trained to level 1 and 2 clinical skills. For couples the first session is 50 mins and for subsequent sessions you will need to book 2 x 50 min slots.

COUPLES THERAPY INTENSIVES; For these you will need to book an initial 50 minute session for one or both of you to come and discuss. During this initial intro session we will talk through your current situation and determine the level and depth of crisis. We can then talk about whether a 1 or 2 day intensive will be suitable. The intensive days are held at your home or a location of your choice and are a chance for you to both attend to the crisis immediately. They can be equivalent for 2-4 months of single therapy sessions. During these sessions you will also learn tools and education from the Imago Couples Therapy model along with theory from Transactional Analysis psychotherapy and somatic body therapy.

OUTDOOR THERAPY; We will always meet indoors at Brighter Spaces or online on Zoom first and then working outdoors can be an option from there onwards. Outdoor therapy is still a reasonably new concept; experience. It can be walk and talk, which is taking what we do in the therapy room outside. Or it can be nature led, using nature and the outdoors as a tool and mirror to the work. Some clients simply prefer to be outdoors or to swap between indoors, outdoors and online. There are obvious benefits of being outside in the fresh air and along with this comes movement of the body, which I am always an advocate of. It can also take the pressure off being sat in front of me, or can make those silent pauses less intimidating. Nature really can do things to the senses a building can’t.

About me

PASSIONATE ABOUT; I am passionate about helping people understand why they think, feel and act the way they do, to understand the root of it all and to gain awareness about how they relate to themselves and others. Helping people get unstuck is a great feeling. I believe that the body holds so much information and is key to effective therapy. I am fascinated about the connection between body-mind-emotions-lifestyle-experiences and see inner child work as so integral. I really see the benefits of nature and believe in therapy being accessible to clients, clients feeling safe and secure and being in it together with clients on their journey.

WHAT I AM NOT; If you are looking for a ‘quick 'fix’ or just purely coping mechanisms, I may not be the right person for you. I would imagine my approach might be too in-depth and I might ask you too many questions. I may also not be right for you if you are just looking to come for one session, if you are not wanting to enquire and find out ‘why’ or to consider links with past experiences and what was modelled or not modelled to you in childhood. And for couples I direct and facilitate the work to be between you both and not me as central; Imago therapy is couple centric as opposed to therapist centric.

If you would like to know more or book an appointment, please get in touch.

Carol

Online therapy

This is over Zoom

Qualifications and registrations

TRAINING:

Level 4 Diploma in ‘Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy from an Integrative Perspective’ from The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy
101 Transactional Analysis Certificate
Imago Couples Therapy - Level 1 & Level 2 Clinical Skills
Certificate in Trauma Focused Therapy

Certificate in Taking Therapy Outside - Understanding Therapeutic Practice in Outdoor Natural Spaces
Taking Therapy Online
Advanced Wilderness Therapeutic Interventions
Somatic Body Therapy
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy

WORKSHOPS:

The Inner Child from Various Perspectives
Working with Trauma: The Fundamentals
Attachments and How They Change Across the Lifetime
Courageous Conversations in Clinical Supervision
Autism is Not a Personality 'Disorder': Misdiagnosis and Stigma

Working with Depression and TA
Exploring Personality Adaptations in Relationships
Habitual Worry, Repetitive Fantasizing, and Obsession
Nurturing Mums: Supporting & Understanding Post Natal Care
Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Body Keeps The Score

Anger Rage & Relationship
Sex and Sexual Problems
Shame, Sex, and the Body
Growing up with Shame: Children of Shame
Subtle Poison of Shame: How We Unwittingly Hurt Each Other & Pass Shame on

Boarding School Survivors Support Conference 2021
Relational Methods in TA Psychotherapy & Counselling
7 Keys for Working Successfully w/ Men in Therapy
The Neuroscience of Being in a Couple
Integrating the Body - Neuroscience
Introduction to the Nervous System - Neuroscience

Registrations

I offer therapy in

✓ English

Most common issues I support people with:

Relationships
Trauma
Anxiety
Depression
Negative belief systems

Therapies offered

Areas of counselling I can help with

Fees

There are different costs per session based on the type of therapy, affordability of the client, the length of the session & whether it is individual or couples work. I offer low cost, mid cost & full cost & work on a cost bracket basis for each level. Please get in touch to discuss.

Availability (Opening hours)

Monday	10-6
Tuesday	9-6
Wednesday	closed
Thursday	9-6
Friday	9-4
Saturday	closed
Sunday	closed

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