Space to Flow Counselling
Approach to Counselling
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My approach to counselling is integrative. This means that I use a tools and ideas from several different schools and tailor them depending on your needs and preferences.
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My core training is in Transactional Analysis (TA), a talking therapy that provides valuable insights into why we think, feel and behave as we do. TA therapy is founded on the idea that we are born with the ability to make changes, but our past experiences and present difficulties can limit this. In counselling we will gently, unravel these old patterns together and explore these stories, taking time to recognise the impact they have on you. With these insights we can then uncover new possibilities, ways to support yourself and enable you to gain more choice over your responses, whatever challenges you maybe facing.
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Each of us has a unique way of experiencing both our inner and outer world. I will take time to learn what is important to you, your strengths, challenges and the way you process information. ​​​
Have you ever wondered why, when you are anxious or stressed, you're brain goes off-line?
The latest research in neurobiology suggests this can result from your body experiencing a chronic flight, fight or freeze response. This happens when your nervous system believes it is in danger and switches resources away from the brain to the body.
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When this occurs, talking therapy alone is often ineffective, as our thinking has temporarily "gone off-line. This is why at Space to FIow, I offer a range of somatic and creative, trauma informed techniques. These can help you rebalance your nervous system, reconnect you with your sense inner safety and focus on moving forward.
Counselling Qualifications and Experience
Level 6 Diploma in Counselling
I trained in Transactional Analysis at The Link Centre. This course is accredited by the National Counselling Society.
Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy
Counselling Skills Training
Beginners Counselling Skills Certificate
Intermediate Counselling Skills Certificate
Advanced Counselling Skills Certificate
Additional Training
Certificate in Interpersonal Neurobiology
​Bereavement Counselling
Trauma therapy
Neurodivergent affirming therapy
Experience
In addition to running my own private practice I have volunteered as a bereavement counsellor at St. Wilfrid's Hospice in Eastbourne, a NHS volunteer at Langley Green Mental Hospital and for Sistershare, a local women's listening group.
