Dialectical Behaviour (DBT) Counselling in Manchester

Do you feel frustrated, guilty, angry, fearful, anxious, discontent or depressed with where you are currently in your life, or are you struggling to identify where your life is going or who you are and what you want to do? Are you feeling a loss of self-confidence, confusion, worthlessness or helplessness? Do you feel like you are separated from the world and often feel lonely even though there are lots of people around you? Are you struggling with your personal or professional relationships? Would you like to achieve peace of mind, and the space to revitalise your life and to identify what stops you from achieving what you want?

Hello and a very warm welcome to TalkWell Counselling Service. My name is Kamarun Kalam and I am a fully qualified senior Counsellor and Psychotherapist Accredited by the BACP. I am also a qualified Family Mediator and published Author with over 20 years of experience in helping people. I work with individuals, young people, couples and families from all backgrounds. I tailor therapy to meet your needs focussing on issues that you raise so that we can help you find balance and peace in your life.

Winner of "Counselling Service of the Year 2020". Providing a range of evidence based treatments, but a warm, safe and comforting way of doing so. This allows me to help you reach your goals faster and feel better for doing so.

I am a HCPC Registered Clinical Psychologist currently working in the NHS and private sector. I have a range of experience in offering expert psychological assessment and therapy to adults and children with mental health difficulties.

I have worked with children and adults in primary and secondary education and mental health for some years. During these varied experiences, I learnt that when I applied psychological thinking to a problem, it allowed the individual to gain an insight and develop a better understanding of how to manage and work towards overcoming their issues. I use this strategy frequently now and I really love to see people scaffolding clients to realise their true potential. Being a parent myself, I understand how challenging it can be navigating a neurodiversity in particular with little or no support. I can signpost you to assessment services.

I am a kind and empathetic psychotherapist providing a safe, calm and non-judgemental environment. I'd like to help you work towards leading a more fulfilled and happy life. We all need time and space to talk, whether it’s a complex issue, a change/upheaval, long standing difficulty or you simply need some “me time”. My therapeutic style is compassion focused; we could all benefit from being a little kinder to ourselves. My goal is for you to build healthier coping tools, emotional resilience and start living the life you want to live.

With a diverse background in community psychological services, NHS secondary care affective disorder services, specialist eating disorder services, and NeuroDevelopmental Disorder services, I possess a wealth of experience in addressing a wide range of issues, including ADHD, autism, depression, anxiety, eating disorders, emotion dysregulation, borderline/bipolar personality disorders and trauma. Utilising my multi-disciplinary training, I am able to tailor treatment to meet the specific needs of each client, rather than requiring clients to adapt to a pre-determined model.

I help women overcome trauma, domestic abuse and sexual abuse, so that they can fall in love with themselves and with their ideal partner, reclaim their confidence, and never have to endure harmful relationships ever again. Are you struggling with flashbacks or nightmares, feeling embarrassed about someone mistreating you or having moments when you suddenly feel numb, angry or tearful out of nowhere? If yes, then therapy will help you stabilise your mood, feel safe again and rediscover pleasure in daily life. Even if you have had therapy before, specialist support will get you from where you are to where you want to be.

As the owner and director of I Straker Consultants, working from my private practice at Exchange flags in Liverpool city centre, I specialise in Anxiety, Depression, Drug, Alcohol, Mental Health, Perimenopausal and Gambling addiction treatment in Liverpool, Merseyside and the surrounding areas. I am a Consultant Prescribing Nurse who studied Psychiatric Nursing at University of Central Lancashire and gained her Masters in Prescribing at the University of West London. Ishbel specialises in ADHD assessments, diagnosis and treatment for adults. The charges for these assessments are £360 for adults and can take up to 90 minutes.

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Clinical evidence based Mindfulness, aimed at effective treatment of most psychological issues. I am an Expert Witness and do court work (especially trauma).I aim to get desired results quickly (I am not a fan of long term therapy, but do offer long term support, if needed). I believe action oriented client, centered therapy works better than just "active listening, "which clients often find frustrating. Empowering people to help themselves is useful and reduces realiance on a therapist.