Counselling in SK6

Hello, my name’s Christine - thanks for pausing to look at my profile. I’ve been a health professional for over 30 years. All this experience has taught me one thing: so much of a treatment's success will depend on you feeling comfortable with me. So, the first thing I want to describe is my approach to therapy. With sensitivity and compassion, I will use my skills as a psychotherapist and physiotherapist to understand the issues you face.

I thrive in working with people from different walks of life and personal and professional backgrounds with credibility, confidence and understanding. My approach is friendly and informal and I am skilled at guiding you throughout your therapeutic journey. I bring openness and warmth to the sessions and strive to create a warm and openness therapeutic environment. I have additional qualifications and experience of working with Long Term health conditions and the impact this has on mental health.

As a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, I can help you manage psychological distress borrowing from several psychological therapy models. I have postgraduate qualifications in Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) and systemic therapy as well as my first training enabling me to work with you using a cognitive-behavioural approach. IPT and systemic therapy can often be most useful when you are working on problems with your family or relationships. CBT is a great way to tackle anxiety-based problems. I have further expertise in working with clients who have or are carers for someone with a cognitive impairment e.g. dementia brain injury

We are currently living in unsettling and uncertain times, Such persistent uncertainty in our lives can lead to abnormally raised levels of anxiety, insecurity and fear. At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, these were likely to arise from fear for your health and those close to you, the grief arising from bereavement, the strain of social isolation and the financial consequences of unemployment, loss of financial security. The current cost of living crisis can only make things worse.You are in acute need of support but reluctant to burden friends or family because they may also be struggling their own pressures and stress.

A highly qualified therapist who specialises in the areas of sex and porn addiction,sex therapy, couple therapy and eating disorders, and highly qualified in these areas as my training suggests. Vast experience ensures that I help my clients towards resolving their issues. I work with a broad spectrum of clients on a wide range of these issues. I offer a highly discreet, confidential and personalized approach delivered with compassion and understanding. Working with a sympathetic and non-judgemental attitude, I help achieve solutions to the issues you bring in a practical, down to earth way.

With an effective and compassionate approach, I provide experienced and confidential counselling support from which you will develop self awareness and insight as well as learning coping strategies and techniques. Think of counselling as a safe space in which you will feel heard and understood, a space for you to work through whatever it is you're dealing with. Sessions can be held face to face (with covid risk measures in place) or via Zoom video calling.

Hi. Are you feeling stressed, anxious or depressed? Have you been struggling with relationships? Is your relationship strained at the moment? Perhaps you are struggling to rebuild trust after an affair? Or you (and maybe your partner) just feel very unhappy at the moment, and are looking for a way to feel better and happier. I specialise in working with couples and relationships. My work is about helping you to understand why you feel the way you do, and then support you to make the changes necessary.

If you’re at a point in your life where you’re struggling, feeling low, anxious, or alone with your problems, I would genuinely like to listen, understand and help you find a way forward. It is not always easy to speak to those closest to us, especially if worried about how they might respond. You don’t need to be alone with your thoughts, feelings, or issues anymore. I will listen with compassion and really hear what it is like for you and work with you to help you see a way forward.

I am skilled at working with clients at all stages of their therapeutic journey; whether that involves guiding you through your first exploration of your difficulties with gentle consideration of what could be different, or with clients with clearer insight regarding their goals and key problem they would like to address. I work with an open and honest warmth, and take rapport building with clients seriously to ensure the therapeutic process runs smoothly and effectively. My experience has taught me that clients with the same openness and are willing to invest in this process, achieve rewarding outcomes.

I have been offering listening support in various roles for the past 10 years. I am able to help you with anger, depression, bullying, relationships, anxiety, confidence, loneliness, isolation and many more. Do you sometimes feel suicidal and feel there is no way forward? I can provide you with a listening empathic ear, to understand why you feel suicidal and work with you, so that you may find the reason why, and work with with you to see a better future.

Hi, My name is Leanne , thank you for clicking on my profile. I offer a friendly, non judgemental, confidential space for you to be heard. For the last few years I worked with leading abuse and bereavement charities supporting people who have experienced domestic abuse and loss. In addition to this , I have extensive experience with anxiety, trauma, OCD , eating disorders and my education background means I am qualified to work with young people too. I am passionate about supporting clients with honesty, warmth and openess bringing both expertise and empathy to your sessions. Together we can make a happier you.

Through my counselling training, work and life experiences, I have realised that every person and every problem is unique. Counselling protects your autonomy and allows you to feel that you are being listened to and valued; that your issues are real and important but significantly they can be worked through and there is a way to move on. It gives you a space which is confidential, secure and supportive whatever the issue whether it's a problem with a relationship or the devastation of grief. I see my clients as valuable human beings who are temporarily lost and confused and my job is to help them find clarity and hope.

Struggling to cope with life? Living throws up difficulties for all of us and we can feel very alone when confronted with these. Stress, anxiety, grief or depression can throw us off track. If you are feeling unhappy, anxious or lost, I can help you work through your concerns and emotions to a place where you can feel peace and pleasure again. As an accredited counsellor with training in providing online and face-to-face therapy, I have lots of experience of helping people identify the blocks that are holding them back so that they can move forward to achieve their potential and make stronger, more satisfying relationships.

No matter what you bring to therapy, I will treat you with warmth and respect. Free consultation available to all. I have a comfortable room in Stockport Centre. I have years experience and am naturally confident in creating a relaxed welcoming environment, where you, can freely express your thoughts, and feelings and truly be heard. I aim to bring into focus the tools, strategies and techniques you already have that empower growth and forward movement in life. I will assist in finding new perspectives, where appropriate, that help to bring self-awareness, strength, self-belief and enable positive personal growth and change.

Are you struggling with your emotions and feel you might benefit from talking things through with an experienced professional that can offer empathy and understanding? I am a qualified integrative counsellor and I am registered with the BACP. I am down-to-earth, warm and friendly and can offer a non-judgemental space for you to explore your emotions and discover how to better manage your day to day living. Self-exploration and understanding can help promote an improved mental health, leading to a more enjoyable fulfilled life with manageable and maintainable goals

Are you unsure of who to talk to or where to turn for help and support? My counselling service could be the perfect place for you to explore your thoughts and feelings in a confidential and non-judgemental environment.

I understand asking for help is never easy. That's why my warm and collaborative approach creates a safe, confidential space where you have the freedom to share anything, without judgement. As an Integrative Therapist in my 30s, I understand that everyone is different, and needs support in different ways. I will work together with you to support you in becoming unstuck. Collaboration is important to me as a therapist, as you are your own life expert. We will work together to support you in becoming unstuck.