Counselling & Psychotherapy

We have several counsellors and psychotherapists working at Bodywise, most of whom are fully qualified and some who are still in training and under supervision. Professional Counsellors are represented by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and our Psychotherapists are recognised by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), each of which has its own code of ethics and system of Accreditation/Registration.

Counselling and Psychotherapy can be of great value when coming up against a problem or situation in life which we feel we can't deal with on our own. It can also be useful for our personal growth and self-development. The therapist support and encourage us to change those sometimes deeply-rooted patterns and habits that stand in the way of fulfilling our own potential as happier, more integrated human beings. It can help us come to terms with loss and bereavement, or support us through difficult times in our lives. The number of sessions will be negotiated beforehand. They can be a specific number or open-ended and will be reviewed as necessary. The approach taken by the counsellor or therapist is always in relation to the needs of the client.

Counselling and Psychotherapy can help, amongst other things, with the following issues:

  • relationship problems
  • eating problems (bulimia/anorexia/binge eating)
  • substance abuse, emotional or physical trauma
  • support in times of crisis, such as loss, bereavement, or facing life threatening diseases
  • depression, isolation, anxiety, hopelessness
  • looking for more direction in life
  • phobias.

Counselling

is generally for shorter-term work (up to 6 months) agreed in advance, and tends to focus on a specific issue in the client's life.

Person Centered Counselling

is non-directive which may be short or long-term in duration and encourages the client to work on the issues they wish to explore.   Client Centred counsellors believe that the best vantage point for understanding behaviour is from the internal frame of reference of the individual (client) themselves.

Helen Jeffreys, reiki master and counsellorHelen Jeffreys (Person Centred Counsellor)  gained a Diploma in Counselling (Centra) in 2003. She is also a Reiki Master. She works at Bodywise on alternate Wednesdays evenings, and charges £30 per hour.

Stephen Davy, counsellor and life coachStephen Davy www.realityshift.co.uk
qualified with certificates in Life Coaching and Counselling in 1996 and a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body in 1997. He sees clients at Bodywise on Saturday mornings, and charges £35 for 50mins for both the 1st, and subsequent appointments. He also holds a certificate in  Life Coaching which he practices here.

Integrative Counselling

reflects a mixture of counselling styles with an emphasis on feeling release and insight into healing.
Bernadette McGregor (Integrative Counsellor) holds a certificate in Counselling skills from Westminster Pastoral Foundation, and a post-graduate diploma in Integrative Counselling from the Minster Centre in North London. She is at Bodywise on Friday evenings, and charges £30 for an hour.

Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Keith Monery

Keith Monery holds the Diploma in Psychosynthesis Counselling from the Institute of Psychosynthesis in Hendon (accredited by the United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapeutic Counsellors, UKAPC). His work is supervised by experienced psychotherapist/supervisors at the Institute. Key to Keith’s practice, is the attitude that within the suffering a person experiences lays the opportunity for something new to enter, something both wise and healing. To find out about fees and availability, or to arrange an initial interview phone him on: 0775 957 3153
Keith also practices on a Tuesday morning 7am - 9am in our low-cost clinic

Psychotherapy

is longer term and consequently can focus on complex and deep-rooted issues in greater depth.

Martin Adams, psychotherapistMartin Adams (psychologist and counsellor) qualified as a counsellor in 1986, and as a psychologist from the North East London Polytechnic in 1992. He is also qualified to supervise trainee counsellors. He sees clients at Bodywise on Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings, and charges £35-£40 for a 50 minute session.

Body Psychotherapy

Body Psychotherapy is a therapeutical approach based on the fundamental unity between body and mind, which are complex and interactive aspects of the whole human being. It brings together humanistic and analytic perspectives, using techniques such a body-awareness, breathing and movement to facilitate internal self-regulative processes and the accurate perception of external reality. The explicit theory underlining body-psychotherapy has developed over the last seventy years from research in biology, anthropology and neuro-psysiology, among other interdisciplinary areas.

Teresa del Soldato, psychotherapistLilamani (Teresa del Soldato) qualified as Body Psychotherapist in 2002, from the Chiron Centre for Body Psychotherapy based in Ealing, London. She works at Bodywise on Wednesday mornings and charges £30 for a 50 minute session, first session free. Concessions available.