Motivational Interviewing Counselling in Stretford

Are you struggling with trauma, low self esteem, depression, self sabotaging behaviours, obsessions ,anxiety, or major life events? There comes a time when these issues get on top of us , we feel stuck and need to make a change!. I am a Registered and fully accredited BABCP Psychotherapist and Core Mental Health Professional (NMC Registered) and I’d love to help you on your journey towards change and self-discovery. My goals are to help you understand yourself, life experience and your trauma on a deeper level then to help brake unhelpful cycles/ patterns of thoughts and behaviours creating a positive change.

You might be looking to lose weight to help improve your overall health and wellbeing. Perhaps you’ve been struggling with your weight for a while, and you're looking to address the underlying emotional, behavioural, or psychological factors that contribute to your relationship with food and body image. Whatever your reasons are for wanting to lose weight, my aim is to support you to better understand your behaviour and to help you make healthy, long-lasting changes.

I am a qualified Cognitive and Behavioural Psychotherapist and Social Worker within the NHS. I have significant experience working with young people and have done so for the past 12 years of my career. I started my career in teaching, before retraining in systemic social work, and more recently psychotherapies. I am able to support individuals, couples, young people, and families with mental health concerns working collaboratively to support needs, and make meaningful lasting change. I am able to offer face to face sessions within Manchester, and additionally online sessions as well.

I provide support for people wanting to make a change to their lives in order to live well and live healthy. Changing an element of your lifestyle can be extremely challenging, for example managing your weight, stopping smoking or reducing alcohol consumption. Often these factors are tied up with the complexities of our lives, managing stress, living with illness, overcoming obstacles in our lives. I work with people to help them make lasting and meaningful changes to behaviours that are causing them difficulties and find ways to improve overall health and wellbeing.

As the owner and director of I Straker Consultants, working from my private practice at The Honeycomb Building 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 £390. .

I am an experienced counselor and psychotherapist with more than 10 years experience in the NHS. I specialize in working with adults who experience mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, trauma and long term physical health conditions. I am a Person Centred Counselor and EMDR practitioner. My practice is informed by other approaches such as CBT and motivational interviewing. I am a native Greek speaker. As a counselor, I believe in my client’s potential for self-growth. I put my client’s experience and hopes first and I do not let my own values interfere. My style and approach are compassionate and non-judgmental.

I'm Sarah - Therapist & Confidence Coach; spending the past 10 yrs teaching 1000’s of high achievers how to overcome doubt & take more confident, decisive action to live their most unapologetic life. Over the past decade, I’ve worked as a high level manager in the NHS & had my own challenges with imposter syndrome, self-doubt & fell into the comparison trap. I’ve experienced painful past relationships, ‘people pleasing', worked through grief/loss & I’ve overcome significant health challenges at a young age. I use my life lessons as medicine to practice with real understanding & now firmly believe that my softness is my superpower.

Choosing a therapist can be a tricky task, there are just so many! Perhaps taking a moment to pause and check inwardly for a 'felt sense' about a potential match may help you decide. This experiential practice is known as 'focusing'. I frequently invite my clients to pause and check for a bodily felt sense as I believe talking about a problem is not always enough. My approach to psychotherapy is integrative, drawing on humanistic, cognitive (CBT) and Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS). I am also currently training in EMDR therapy.

I offer a confidential, safe space and time for clients to explore any concerns or problems they are experiencing. During our sessions you will have the opportunity to discuss whatever issues you are struggling with in order to reach a deeper understanding of yourself, others and your circumstances, and most crucially to identify anything that you wish to change and work towards your goals. Together in our sessions, I will work sensitively so as to strengthen and empower you in the here-and-now to deal with recent events, on-going or long-standing issues that may have surfaced in your life.

Do you get overwhelmed or stuck with your situation, thoughts & feelings? Causing demotivation, unhappiness as well as being emotionally drained due to repeated negative thinking, undesirable feelings, opinions and/or patterns of behaviour affecting your sense of worth or value. I understand with a head full of chaotic thoughts, over thinking or worrying can increase your anxiety, low mood and affect your wellbeing causing obstacles, emotional difficulties & being unable to move on to a better place. Never mind how do you get there, where do you start?

I am a Principal Clinical Psychologist and have worked in various mental health services in the NHS for over 20 years. I have worked in various clinical health services, including burns and plastics, respiratory, cancer and HIV services. I am trained in EMDR, CBT, CFT and ACT. I am passionate in working with people presenting with life-changing physical health conditions and their related psychological trauma. We will work together addressing your psychological needs, ranging from unmanageable stress to childhood trauma, to being stuck in patterns of unsuccessful or broken relationships, in addition to depression and anxiety.

Hi there, my name is Srab and thank you for visiting my page. Is life frustrating and getting you down? Are you experiencing frequent burn out, stress, worry, anxiety, depression and confusion? Do you feel stuck in your work, relationship or marriage? Do you find yourself repeating self-destructive addictive behaviours to alcohol, drugs, food or gambling? Maybe your relationships have become damaged or broken and now there is a breakdown of trust. Are you finding hard to cope with a divorce, loss of employment, bereavement or illness? If so, you have found the right page. I am here to help you

Ajay Lamba has delivered psychotherapy in NHS hospitals and private practice, which has provided a wealth of experience with people from diverse backgrounds and all age groups. His academic and work career has been focused on helping people achieve their goals of recovery by relieving symptoms of depression and anxiety, from mild to severe psychological difficulties.