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Individual Counselling
Counselling is not about giving advice or attempting to fix situations; it’s more a process of walking alongside a client, providing a safe and confidential therapeutic relationship in which it feels comfortable to explore your concerns.
I offer time and space to think through your options, come to
terms with your past and consider different ways of coping.
I have been working as a counsellor since qualifying in 2012, mainly in NHS commissioned services, but also in private practice and the charitable sector.
I work integratively, which means I use a core approach of client centred therapy, along with tools and techniques from other approaches if my client
and I think they might be helpful. I offer a congruent therapeutic relationship based on respect and accurate understanding, considering it a privilege to be invited to work confidentially with a client’s unique situation and experience.
I have experience in working with a wide range of concerns, including anxiety, depression and adjustment reactions to the various difficult and traumatic events and situations life can present us with. I have worked extensively with interpersonal issues which are causing stress and distress,
including difficulties in couple relationships, family relationships, and blended / stepfamily relationships.
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by the BACP Ethical Code of Practice. I am fully insured and hold up to date Enhanced DBS clearance.
My fee for working with individual counselling is £55 per 60 minutes.
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Couples Counselling
Of all the myths surrounding adult relationships, the fantasy of the ‘happy ever after’ must be one of the most unhelpful. It goes something like this: we meet ‘the one’, fall in love, get married and then live happily ever after (with no reference to tough times, disappointment or the day-to-day maintenance required to sustain the relationship). When we think about the effort, energy and
resources we put into maintaining other aspects of our lives, it seems strange that we typically do not attend proactively to our most important relationships.
Couples counselling can be an opportunity for you and your partner to commit to making your relationship as good as it can possibly be.
Work together can typically be around learning new ways to communicate, resolve conflict and (sometimes) accept difference. The presenting issues and difficulties I tend to work with include division of labour, parenting, extended and in-law family issues, step / blended family issues, sex and intimacy, external stresses and recovering from infidelity.
My fee for working with couples counselling is £75 per 60 minutes
Please contact me to arrange an initial appointment.
To book a free introductory 20 minute phone or video call via Counselling Directory click the web link here Counsellor Lois Hipkiss Rumsey - Southwell & Southwell - Counselling Directory and then select 'book intro call'.