About me

I am a qualified integrative psychodynamic psychotherapeutic counsellor living in Lancashire. I retrained as a counsellor after many years working in the arts and am a registered member of the BACP – British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. I have most recently completed my Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at City & Islington College, as well as my Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.

I am a cis female, autistic, white, working class, gay, a carer, a twin parent.

When I’m not working I enjoy being in the countryside, growing vegetables, swimming, theatre and films and spending time with my family.

Through my journey of my own mental health I found a passion for helping others with their own battles and life struggles. I have worked on placement at Mind! Islington and online with Headstrong Counselling.

And I continue to work solely with adults in my new private practice both online and in person.

Sessions & Fees

• Online / Face to Face sessions £55
• Payable in advance of session start time
• Sessions 50 minutes
• Sessions are weekly, at the mutually agreed same time and same day
• £25 cancellation policy unless notified 24 hours in advance
• Diploma Counselling students £35 reduced rate
• Limited Low Income slots for people in receipt of benefits – please contact me for availability of being added to waiting list

Therapy

Everyone’s experiences are different but I hope that working together we can begin to unpick what is impacting you the most. We will do this by exploring where these difficulties might have arisen in your past, often beginning in childhood, and unpick the lasting imprints on your repeated patterns of behaviour and patterns of relating.
I am not a mind reader but I am a good listener and want to understand your story and will always aim to be offer a judgement free space, where you can feel comfortable to speak your unspoken truths confidentially.
I tend to work with people long term and would review the work regularly but it is your decision when you are ready to end our work together.
Or I can offer a more focussed time limited space, where we decide how many session you might need to work on a particular life event that has occurred recently. Again the exact terms of this time limited work would be mutually agreed together at the start.

Contact

Please contact me to arrange an initial conversation, this is a free 10 minute consultation to check that I can offer you the right service for your needs and to see if you might feel comfortable and able to work with me. I can also explain more about my the way I work or clarify any other questions or worries you may have.

I would then email you a contract which outlines the terms and conditions of the work.

Email: clarebracewellcounselling@gmail.com