Welcome to Circle Counselling Birmingham - Accredited Counsellor

How Counselling Can Benefit You

Individual Counselling

Counselling can help you to:

• Talk through your problems and express your feelings
• Become more aware of yourself
• Become more able to explore options and choices that are available to you
• Feel more in control of your life
• Improve your relationships
• Increase your confidence

Couple Counselling

Counselling can help you both to:

• Improve your communication skills
• Talk through your problems and express your feelings with each other
• Become more aware of yourself and your partner
• Become more able to explore options and choices available to you.

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What types of problems and issues might I see a counsellor about?

Your reasons for coming to counselling can vary enormously but can include:

• Relationship problems including feelings of insecurity, jealousy, abuse, lack of intimacy, communication issues.
• Feelings of isolation and loneliness despair, emptiness, suffering.
  
• Stress at work and home
• Transition, loss and bereavement
• Feelings of low self esteem
• Feelings related to lack of control and power
• Childhood experiences including abuse and trauma
• Feelings of dissatisfaction and lack of meaning
• Feelings of guilt, shame.
• Fear Anxiety, Depression
• Anger and resentment.
• Health worries
• Troubling thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

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Counselling for Organisations

Work is a major part of life for many people, and the positive combination of work and personal life can maintain a sense of fulfilment. Many people will experience some problems at work and will encounter personal issues which will impact on their working life. Increasingly I have come into contact with companies who are willing to offer some support to employees via counselling, whether the problem is personal or work based. I have undertaken much individual counselling for company employees organised through:

• Harborne Counselling Centre
• Direct Contact with Companies
• Employee Assistance Programmes

Counselling can help employees

• To talk through their problems and express their feelings
• Become more able to explore options and choices that are available to them.

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About Me

I have been working as a Counsellor since 1999 when I was awarded the Diploma in Humanistic Counselling validated by Warwick University. I have been influenced by the Humanistic philosophy to counselling which views each individual as essentially constructive and unique and having the potential for growth at emotional, spiritual, cognitive and behavioural levels.

I have also been influenced by the Psychodynamic, Jungian and Cognitive Behavioural approaches to counselling. I have integrated some principles from these approaches into my practice.

I have studied complementary health in some depth and am interested in the relationship between the mind, body, and emotions.

I am a accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy which means that I adhere to their code of ethics and receive regular supervision to ensure that I continue to work to the highest standards.

Most of my work is in private practice, people self refer and I undertake Employee Assistance Counselling. I am an affiliate counsellor for Workplace Options, Atos Healthcare and Right Corecare. I have worked at GP surgeries in different parts of Birmingham (Smethwick and Northfield) and had a contract with the Local Authority counselling young people. I have prior experience of management and community work in the voluntary sector.

I am committed to Equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice. I was responsible in previous employment for development of equal opportunities policies. I have attended many training courses in this area and have been involved in counselling many people from Asian and Caribbean Backgrounds.

Counselling can be a very courageous journey, sometimes painful and scary but ultimately a rewarding journey. For me I find counselling a very enjoyable and valuable occupation. I feel fortunate to have shared in the lives of so many of my clients.

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Practical details:

Cost, Length, and Location

My charges are £44.00 for an individual and £50 for a couple.

Counselling sessions are 60 minutes long, usually take place on a weekly basis, the same day, same time.

The duration of counselling can vary considerably from a few sessions for more focused problems or a particular period of stress or transition to a couple of years or more depending on the need and wants of a person.

Available Monday to Saturday, daytime and evening appointments

I work from the following location

The Homeopathy Practice,    Click here for location in Multimap
454 Hagley Rd West,
Quinton,
Birmingham,
B68 0DL.

Erdington Osteopaths and Acupuncture Centre,    Click here for location in Multimap
9 Coton Lane,
Erdington,
Birmingham,
B23 6TP.

I also work in Harborne, details upon request.

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