Karen

Are you finding our modern world over-whelming and emotionally demanding? Have you lost your way and need to re-discover who you are and what you want from life? Are you suffering with overwhelming feelings of stress, general anxiety, hopelessness and helplessness of depression, the pain that comes with grief, loss and bereavement, the fatigue and loss that comes with cancer or other medical health issues either as a patient or a carer, the worthlessness that comes with low self-confidence, or just feeling down for some unknown reason? If it sounds like you I can offer therapy, suited to your needs and help you get to the root cause of your problems.

 

I specialise in grief therapy and working with you at your own pace, I would reassure you that grief is a natural response to your loss, whether it be someone close who you loved dearly, a health related issues thats affected your life, a miscarriage, the loss of a pet or something that’s happened recently or in the past. Through a number of sessions I would enable you to express how your loss is affecting your feelings and the way you behaving and helping you grow around your loss as you realise feelings of denial, anger depression, loss of identity, and low self esteem are all perfectly normal. You may also be feeling the pressure from those who don’t understand and think you should be over it now. I would also be interested to hear any stories you would like to share that would help to ease your pain.

 

I am commited to continued professional development in different areas to provide a well-rounded service for my clients. Since qualifying I have gained a deeper knowledge and understanding and have successfully supported clients experiencing traits in ADHD and Anxiety Disorder, and Controlling and Manipulative Personalities.

 

I will offer you a safe, confidential space where you can express your feelings knowing you are being listened to with an empathic ear, without judgement or critism. After an initial assessment I will help you gain an understanding of yourself, your situation, what is important to you and what you want from your life, helping you change any negative thought patterns you may have. I would work at your own pace using an integrative approach in sessions ongoing for as long as you require them. Along the way we would discuss self-help and self care strategies to help you move forward down your chosen path, working towards your goals in the hope that you will be able to live a calmer and more peaceful life. 

 

 

Having suffered with my own mental health issues in the past, both as a patient and a carer, I am passionate about people and the well-being of others. Counselling helped me get through a difficult part of my life as I faced the traumatic and long lasting effects of a cancer diagnosis and treatment (chemo/radiotherapy/surgery) and the side effects of fatigue, foggy-brain, hair loss and also the loss of femininity, whilst trying to continue to run a family home. Counselling also helped me realise and come to terms with events in my childhood that left me feeling worthless, under-valued and ashamed. It gave me an understanding of myself and others around me and the self-help skills I so desperately needed and have continued to use to this day, to maintain my own health and well-being. My experience gave me a desire to help others and give something back. I trained as a counsellor and have consequently helped many people over the years who have suffered with mental health difficulties in many areas.