INDIVIDUAL AND COUPLE COUNSELLING: WHAT TO EXPECT
You arrange to meet at either Amanda’s own consulting room in East Bergholt or one of her rooms available in central Colchester. The Initial assessment is to assess what you need and want and if this is too painful to articulate you start with where you feel you are. You are not committing to any further work by meeting, this is only agreed having met Amanda for the first time and all contracts are open to be reviewed and ended at any time. Contracts can be time limited (brief and specific) or open ended. Sessions are usually weekly.
Sessions are usually 50 minutes long (individuals) or 60 minutes long (couples/relationship pairing).
Amanda practises a humanistic, Person Centred approach to working with clients that means you are offered acceptance, understanding and an equal relationship. Amanda will share her theoretical knowledge when this helps with your understanding of what you are experiencing. As you work together you will always be working towards openness and honesty in a congruent and accepting way. Your feelings and perceptions are important to understand and Amanda will work with these as you work towards the change and/or the wellbeing you are seeking.
COUPLE COUNSELLING: WHAT TO EXPECT
The counselling focuses on your relationship. Amanda includes both partners equally and promotes the health of your relationship. The outcome isn’t always for the couple to stay together but whatever the outcome Amanda’s commitment is to work through the problems and issues together with you in a way that enables both of you as equally important and significant to make the choices that are right for you. Couple work often includes more focussed therapeutic activities and is more likely to be a time limited contract.
Amanda is an experienced Couple Counsellor working with couples and relationship pairings (eg father and son) for 12+ years. The counselling focusses on the ‘health’ of your relationship together .
This is your chance to say what it is you want from each other and work on making this happen.
CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Other Counsellors and Psychotherapists work with Amanda to receive their clinical supervision which significantly enriches her learning and experience of therapy whilst offering those receiving their supervision opportunity to learn from her in a friendly and professional way.
If you are looking for a Clinical Supervisor in Colchester, Amanda will be able to offer an approach founded in the Person Centred orientation but significantly influenced by Psychodynamic theory and her continuing professional development. With 12 years of experience Amanda is a mature practitioner. Her experience of working with supervisees ranges from those working towards their initial counselling qualifications to practitioners with many years of experience themselves.
Her experience includes supervising Psychodynamic, Intergrative, Interpersonal and Transpersonal trained therapists as well Person Centred practitioners.
CLIENT SAFETY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Amanda, as a senior member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, offers you safety and effectiveness in three main ways:-
- An Ethical Code of Practice that Amanda works to that protects your Confidentiality (any limitations and/or exceptions are explained and agreed at the start of any work)
- A complaints procedure is available to you.
- Amanda receives regular clinical supervision for her work with you and all her clients to ensure your needs are assessed and worked with ethically and effectively. (Your confidentiality is protected)