Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
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10 Orchard Street, Bristol BS1
Let's Connect 0117 456 5018
Are you a parent or carer looking for support for the child in your care? Maybe you’ve been surprised by your own strong and complex emotions that seem to have been stirred up by parenting? One of the greatest privileges in my work is to support families working through past and present hurts to nurture understanding and deepen relationships. I work collaboratively with parents and carers to figure out what approach is best suited to your family’s needs right now. I also specialise in Jungian Sandplay therapy, which is suitable for individual clients of all ages and backgrounds.
Sandplay is a gentle and surprisingly powerful invitation to self-discovery, as well as a safe and contained way to work through difficult past experiences, including grief and trauma. I am experienced in working with foster and adoptive families and care-experienced children and young people.
I am always happy to have an initial chat on the 'phone or via video link so you can get a sense of what it might be like to work with me.
Call or Email Helen Downing now for a free 15 minute consultation - 0117 456 5018
Let's Connect 0117 456 5018
Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £60
Payment Methods
Bank transfer Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
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Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Helen Downing
Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
Feel free to ask about qualifications and training experience. Email or 0117 456 5018
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Child
- Parenting
- Behavioural Issues
Expertise
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Chronic Illness
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Divorce
- Life Transitions
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Stress
- Trauma and PTSD
Client Focus
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Age
Toddler ,
Children (6 to 10) ,
Preteen ,
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Creative Therapy
- Jungian
- Person-Centred
- Play Therapy
- Relational
- Sandplay
Helen Downing
Counsellor, MBACP
Ask about what different forms of therapy will be like. Email or 0117 456 5018