Addictions, Alcohol Dependence, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Faith Issues, Gay Issues, History of Mental Health Problems, HIV and AIDS, Lack of Meaning in Life, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Men's Issues, Midlife Crisis, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Psychosexual Issues, Same Sex Relationships, Schizophrenia, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Unresolved Issues

Integrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy

Male

I have been working in a variety of counselling settings over the past five years in Reading, Newbury and Slough. This has been a very rich experience, as I have met and worked with people from all walks of life and have been able to participate in the change and growth that many of them experience. I have extensive experience in the charitable sector, assisting in the establishment of a counselling service dedicated to serving clients with alcohol and substance abuse issues. In this practice, I worked as a counsellor addressing both practical solutions and more in-depth personal change. In this service I also worked with group therapy. In my private practice with individuals, the duration of counselling sessions is tailored to the needs of a client and determined by them. My work can then be short-term, solution focused, or open ended. Thus my clinical experience with individuals has varied from sessions ranging over three or four months to over two years. My clinical experience has covered many of the issues that are highlighted above as 'problems I work with', however each person's individual story of their life and issues is unique, and thus considered and worked with appropriately. My work in the NHS in another capacity augments my experience of working positively and professionally with my clients.

My initial training in the field of counselling and psychotherapy was on a BACP recognised programme at the University of Reading; for this I was awarded the Post-Graduate Diploma. This programme emphasised theoretical and experiential learning and supervised work with counselling clients over a period of two years.

Good clinical training relies on a counsellor's commitment to Continuing Professional Development (CPD); the ongoing pursuit of knowledge and experience that can inform and enhance my service to clients.

I have completed certification courses on Assessment and Supervision Skills at the British Association of Psychotherapists (BAP) London, and attend CPD events at the Society of Analytical Psychology (SAP) London and Oxford. Additionally, I am a committee member of Reading Therapies Group which sponsors monthly CPD events.

My required professional supervision (fortnightly) provides valuable case-by-case insight and training.

I have worked with quite a few clients from the IT industry.

I also list my services with an organisation that recommends counsellors who work with lesbian and gay clients.

I attempt to offer evening appointments.

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