What is counselling?Counselling provides the opportunity to think through the things that are causing distress, with an impartial, trained professional uninvolved in any other area of your life.
As a counsellor I do not give advice, as that would mean imposing my values on you. Instead, in a calm setting uninterrupted by the usual distractions of modern life, the emphasis is on confidentiality, support and understanding. I can help identify links between relationships and issues in your past, and your present-day ways of relating to others.
Awareness of these connections offers you the freedom to choose whether and how to change old patterns of behaviour.
How can counselling help?
People come to counselling for a variety of reasons: with relationship difficulties, with anxiety or depression, after loss or bereavement, or through an undefined sense of unhappiness with life and a wish to change. I listen non-judgementally to any issues you want to discuss and together we think about how you deal with life. Counselling can alleviate anxiety, help come to terms with trauma, accept the past, and help you to move on to live life in a different way.
How long does counselling take?
Each session lasts 50 minutes and we meet regularly on a weekly basis. We decide together the number of sessions that are suitable for you. Sometimes a few sessions are enough to provide support through a difficult period. If you are looking for more substantial change, more sessions may be appropriate.
How can counselling help?
People come to counselling for a variety of reasons: with relationship difficulties, with anxiety or depression, after loss or bereavement, or through an undefined sense of unhappiness with life and a wish to change. I listen non-judgementally to any issues you want to discuss and together we think about how you deal with life. Counselling can alleviate anxiety, help come to terms with trauma, accept the past, and help you to move on to live life in a different way.
How long does counselling take?
Each session lasts 50 minutes and we meet regularly on a weekly basis. We decide together the number of sessions that are suitable for you. Sometimes a few sessions are enough to provide support through a difficult period. If you are looking for more substantial change, more sessions may be appropriate.
Price
I currently charge £40 per session. This increases slightly every two years.
What is my background?
I completed the Master's in Psychodynamic Practice at Oxford University, and worked as a counsellor at an NHS centre in Oxford from 2001 till 2008. I have been counselling adults at The Andover Road Counselling Practice in Newbury since 2006. I abide by the UKCP and BACP codes of ethics.
I can provide counselling in German if required.
My qualifications are:
My qualifications are:
- BA (Hons)
- Master's in Psychodynamic Practice
- UKCP accredited
- BACP member
Contact Details :
Caroline Naish
14 Porchester Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 7QJ
Answerphone: 07773 872919
Please leave your name, contact details and a good time for me to phone you.
Email me
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Near Newbury town centre, easily accessible by car and 5 minutes' walk from the train station, 14 Porchester Road is the last house on the left before the corner with Chesterfield Road.
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