Pat Richards - Advanced Diploma Hypno-Psychotherapy

Abuse, Adolescence, Anger, Anxiety, Assertiveness, Bereavement, Bullying, Cancer, Career Issues, Childhood Issues, Codependency, Couple Relationships, Creativity, Depression, Diabetes, Divorce, Domestic Violence, Fear, Grief, Hysteria, Impotency, Infertility, Integration of Experience, Lack of Meaning in Life, Loneliness, Loss, Low Self Confidence, Low Self Esteem, Marriage (Marital Relations), Midlife Crisis, Mother and Baby Issues, Obsessions, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Panic Attacks, Personal Growth, Personal Relationships, Personality Difficulties, Phobias, Physical Illness, Post Natal Depression (PND), Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Pregnancy, Psychosexual Issues, Rape, Redundancy, Self Development, Self Harm, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Behaviour, Sexuality, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI), Sleep Problems, Social Phobia, Spirituality, Stress, Suicidal Thoughts, Transitions, Trauma, Trichotillomania, Unresolved Issues, Workplace Issues and Work Relationship Problems

Brief Therapy, Client Centred Therapy, Eclectic Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR), Integrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Transpersonal Therapy

Female

I am an experienced, registered psychotherapist who could help you deal with your issues, to move on in your life, to discover your lifes' purpose and to achieve your maximum potential, both personally and professionally. Brief strategic psychotherapy can make a huge difference to your life, allowing you to deal positively with personal issues and improve your relationships at home, at work and with yourself. I also work with children and young people, helping them to overcome shyness, build confidence and self esteem, to deal effectively with bullying at school and to encourage positive personal development to enable them to reach their maximum potential, and so prepare them for life. I hold a CRB Certificate. I also work with people who are stressed. Stress is the reaction people have to excessive pressure or other types of demands placed on them. It arises when they worry that they can't cope. Stress counselling helps a person to understand the causes of stress, to recognise the signs of stress, and to be able to respond positively using coping strategies and relaxation techniques. Dealing with stress will include looking at a person's lifestyle, the physical, emotional and mental aspects of stress. The effects of occupational, organisational, family and social stress. Bullying and harassment at work cause serious stress to employees and can impact on home life, and conflict at home can cause problems at work. Simple time management, balancing work and life can be successful in taking charge of your life again. Moving forward will encompass problem solving and coping strategies, effectively and positively. Enabling techniques such as creative visualisation and relaxation will be used to benefit the individual along with confidence building and raising self esteem. Goal Setting and Personal Action Planning to move forward and manage stress positively in the future, from a professional and personal perspective, confidently and successfully. EMDR eye movement, desensitisation and reprocessing. This is a powerful therapeutic method of relieving different types of emotional stress caused by minor or major events, safely and effectively. It has been called 'Emotional Healing at Warp Speed' and can be used to heal children and adults. EXAMPLES ~ road accidents, drivers, passengers, onlookers. ~ unhappy memories, separation, divorce, bereavement. ~ emotional distress, bullying, home, work, school. ~ PTSD

• Advanced Diploma Hypno-Psychotherapy - National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (NCHP) Loughborough (UK) 2009
• UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered Psychotherapist - Hypno Psychotherapist since 2003

I am committed to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I abide by the Code of Ethics of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the Code of Ethics of the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (NCHP) Loughborough.

I have worked as a Psychotherapist for 19 years and have gained a wide perspective on all kinds of issues which can affect children and adults.

My clinical experience covers the following problems:
Abuse, Agoraphobia, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Childhood Issues, Confidence Adolescence, Assertiveness, Bullying, Careers, Depression, Domestic Violence, Fear, Grief, Hysteria, Infertility, Loneliness, Marital Relationships, PTSD, Stress, Spirituality and many more.

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