Room 4 Therapy
About Me
I established Medstead Counselling Service when I qualified with a Diploma in Professional Counselling ten years ago. It has become a thriving practice where clients either self-refer or referrals are made by local GP's.
I have recently successfully completed my training as a psychotherapist and I am presently writing my Dissertation to qualify with an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy.
In addition to establishing my Practice, I have diverse experience of counselling in a university setting, a GP practice and for a charitable organisation supporting those with life limiting illness. I have also completed a psychiatric placement within the NHS at a psychiatric hospital.
I work with most life's issues, from depression to divorce, from birth to death. However, there are occasions when the problem may not be clear to you and there is a need to 'talk something through' in an environment of confidentiality, trust and respect.
My Statement
I have no doubts that, from the experience of my work with clients, training and research that:
- "therapy is effective
- 75% of patients significantly improve after 26 sessions or 6 months of weekly psychotherapy
- even with as few as 8 to 10 sessions, approximately 50% of clients show clinically significant change
- that improvement is sustained"
(Hubble, Duncan and Miller, 1999, p.24)
Fees
£35 for one session of 50 minutes.
Usually we meet once a week either for an agreed period or, depending on the circumstances, we agree to work for an open-ended period. There may be occasions, depending on the issues, where we may meet less than once a week
Is This For You?
When you are thinking about what counsellor or psychotherapist to choose and the many and the varied ways they have been trained,
"there is little evidence to recommend the use of one type [of therapy] over another in the treatment of specific problems." (Horcross and Heurmen, 1992, p. 9)
I therefore believe that
"the therapeutic relationship [between counsellor and client] lies at the very heart of psychotherapy" (Hubble, Duncan and Miller, 1999, p. 14)
With this strongly held belief in mind, I offer the first session free as an opportunity for you to:
- See who you would be working with
- Ask any questions you may have
- Ensure you are in the right place to get the professional support you need
In other words, I believe the good working relationship between the therapist and the client is essential to the outcome of therapy. The first free appointment is to invite you to meet me to ensure this is the right place for you.