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Counselling
There are
two counsellors at the Practice: Mrs Denzil Underwood and
Carolyn Carroll.
What is Counselling?
Counselling
provides a safe and confidential space for a person to talk
about issues which are causing them anxiety or distress.
Many people are unhappy within themselves.
They feel uncertain and want to explore their inner
conflicts. Others are
experiencing problems in their everyday relationships with
family, friends or in the work place.
Within a confidential environment, where the counsellor
respects and accepts the client, a mutual trust develops.
It becomes possible to have the time and space to explore
issues such as anxiety, stress, depression, low self-esteem,
loss, bereavement, relationship issues, trauma and anger.
How does it work?
A
counselling relationship is different from a social relationship
in that it is limited only to regular counselling sessions.
Counselling is either on a long-term basis where the work
continues for as long as required or on a short-term basis where
more specific issues form the focus of the sessions.
There is a commitment on both the part of the client and
the counsellor and sessions, lasting fifty minutes, are
conducted on a regular weekly basis at the same time and place.
In this safe non-judgemental environment, the mutual
trust which develops fosters the possibility to examine the
underlying feelings and issues that are causing distress.
The
Danish philosopher Kierkegaard understood the true nature
of Counselling when he wrote, “Life
must be lived forwards, but it can only be understood
backwards.”
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Counsellor |
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Mrs
Denzil Underwood
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Mrs Denzil
Underwood is a qualified Counsellor and Accredited
Member of the British Association of Counsellors and
Psychotherapists. She uses mainly a psychodynamic
approach in her work. This
means she tries to help her clients to understand their
feelings and behaviour patterns by looking and making
links with previous experiences.
A skilled
therapist, she is trained neither to judge nor direct
people. She provides a safe and confidential environment
for clients to explore inner conflicts helping
them to arrive at their own solutions to their issues
and challenges, aiding them to move forward less
hindered by their past.
She works by
the BACP Code of Ethics and her work is regularly
supervised. She
frequently attends seminars and workshops to extend her
professional development and knowledge.
Mrs
Underwood works on either a long-term basis, where
Counselling continues for as long as necessary, or on a
short term basis to address specific issues.
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Appointments
and further information
To make a
booking please contact Mrs Underwood on the Natural
therapy Centre number; 01235 760079 or on her mobile
number; 0870 1682 132 to arrange an initial meeting for
which there is a charge of £40.
This provides an opportunity to discuss the
issues that are concerning you and provides a chance for
both you and her to consider whether this is the best
place for you to get the help you need.
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Costs
Sessions cost £40.00. |
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Counsellor |
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Carolyn
Carroll, MBACP (Accred)
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About
me
I
am a qualified counsellor and member of the British
Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I
am also qualified as an NLP practitioner and currently
studying for my MA in Psychotherapy.
My approach is ‘Integrative’ which means I
use different theoretical models to creatively support
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My
Philosophy
I believe that therapy
challenges us to look inwardly and beyond facades.
It provides us with a reflective space so that we
can engage meaningfully with ‘who we are’, our
relationship to self and to others.
How I work with Clients
My aim
is to help clients connect with difficult feelings that
are felt to compromise how life is lived and experienced
day-to-day. Through
our work together my hope is that clients will be able
to move beyond facades and resolve painful wounds that
are felt to hold them back.
What client’s find through working in this way is the
development of an internal strength that allows them to
become more of ‘who-they-are’ or ‘want-to-be’.
To support change in clients, I work sensitively
and explore what is felt to disturb or distress them.
I also pay attention to the therapeutic
relationship and our ability to engage with each other
openly.
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Appointments
and further information
If
you think I might be able to help you, you can call me
in confidence, on the contact numbers below.
Your initial session is intended to give you an
experience of what therapy is like and how it feels to
talk about what concerns or troubles you.
During this first meeting I will also explore
with you how we might work together and your
expectations of therapy.
To
arrange an initial session you can contact me at The
Natural Therapy
Centre on
01235 760079, my mobile 07941
341360 or by email carolyncarroll@waitrose.com.
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