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Psychotherapy and Counselling in Malvern

Who comes for psychotherapy / counselling?

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This can be useful for adults, couples, families, groups, individuals and young people in Malvern and Worcestershire.

Referral can be self referral, or via your GP, or sometimes from work in relation to business support and management support.

Presenting issues

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Abuse (physical, emotional, sexual). + + + +
Addiction + + + +
Ageing + + + +
Anger Problems + + + +
Anxiety + + + +
Bereavement and Loss + + + +
Cognitive Behaviour Techniques + + + +
Co-dependence + + + +
Crisis + + + +
Decision-making + + + +
Depression + + + +
Divorce and Separation + + + +
Eating disorders + + + +
Family worries + + + +
Health issues + + + +
Life exploration & Mid-life crisis + + + +
Loss of confidence + + + +
Loss of meaning + + + +
Post traumatic stress + + + +
Psychosexual problems + + + +
Redundancy + + + +
Retirement + + + +
Relationship problems + + + +
Self esteem + + + +
Sexual identity + + + +
Sleep problems + + + +
Spiritual journey + + + +
Stress + + + +
Suicidal thoughts + + + +
Transitions of life + + + +
Violence +      
Work-related issues + + + +

Robert David Williams
BA (Hons), MBACP (Accred) Psychosynthesis
Counsellor & Therapist
07876 590173
Sue Akehurst
MBACP Snr Accred
Person Centrered Counsellor
07944 394245

Dr Alison Gray
MA,MB, Bchir, MRCPSych MmedSci
Psychiatrist Supportive Psychotherapy
02082424164 (receptionist service)
Angela Owen
BSc,BPC,UKCP, MBACP, (Snr Accred)
Counsellor & Psychotherapist
07733 258848

What is counselling / psychotherapy ?

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Counselling / psychotherapy takes place when a counsellor / psychotherapist sees a client in a private and confidential setting to explore a difficulty the client is having, distress they may be experiencing or perhaps their dissatisfaction with life, or loss of a sense of direction and purpose. It is always at the request of the client as no one can properly be 'sent' for counselling / psychotherapy.

By listening attentively and patiently the counsellor / psychotherapist can begin to perceive the difficulties from the client's point of view and can help them to see things more clearly, possibly from a different perspective. Counselling / psychotherapy is a way of enabling choice or change or of reducing confusion. Importantly it does not involve giving advice or directing a client to take a particular course of action. Counsellors / psychotherapists do not judge or exploit their clients in any way.

In the counselling / psychotherapy sessions the client can explore various aspects of their life and feelings, talking about them freely and openly in a way that is rarely possible with friends or family. Bottled up feelings such as anger, anxiety, grief and embarrassment can become very intense and counselling / psychotherapy offers an opportunity to explore them, with the possibility of making them easier to understand. The counsellor / psychotherapist will encourage the expression of feelings and as a result of their training will be able to accept and reflect the client's problems without becoming burdened by them and without judging.

Acceptance and respect for the client are essentials for a counsellor / psychotherapist and, as the relationship develops, so too does trust between the counsellor / psychotherapist and client, enabling the client to look at many aspects of their life, their relationships and themselves which they may not have considered or been able to face before. The counsellor / psychotherapist may help the client to examine in detail the behaviour or situations which are proving troublesome. The counsellor / psychotherapist may help the client to look at the options open to them and help them to decide the best for them.

Ways of working

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Counsellors and psychotherapists may work with clients face to face, one on one, in group or in some circumstances by telephone. As well as telling your story and exploring issues there are many different mediums in which to work and express oneself and within the therapy room the following options may be explored.

  1. Art therapy
  2. Psychodrama
  3. Poetry
  4. Creative writing
  5. Bodywork
  6. Creative visualization
  7. Guided visualization
  8. Voice work
  9. Breath and sound work
  10. Body mapping
  11. Family sculpting
  12. Sand tray work
  13. Journal and diary work
  14. Dreams
  15. Time-line diagrams
  16. Focusing

Code of ethics and practice for Psychotherapy and Counselling at the Beacon Clinic Malvern

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Practitioners

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Practitioners

Sue Akehurst, MBACP (Snr.Accred) Counselling, Zero Balancing & Supervision.

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Practitioners

Dr Alison J Gray, MA, MB, BChir, MRCPsych, MMedSci.

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Practitioners

Angela Owen, BSc, BPC, UKCP, MBACP (Snr Accred)

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Robert David Williams, BA (Hons), MBACP (Accred) Psychosynthesis

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Fees

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Above are links to the fees of practitioners of psychotherapy and councelling at the Beacon Clinic Malvern.

Fees

Sue Akehurst, MBACP (Snr.Accred) Counselling, Zero Balancing & Supervision.

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Dr Alison J Gray, MA, MB, BChir, MRCPsych, MMedSci.

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Angela Owen, BSc, BPC, UKCP, MBACP (Snr Accred)

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Robert David Williams, BA (Hons), MBACP (Accred) Psychosynthesis

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Contact

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