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Counsellor Christina Dawson (BA (Hons), MA (Psychological Therapies), Cert C C Relate, Post Graduate Certificate: Working with Diversity, BACP accredited counsellor (MBACP Accred.), UKRC registered).
Bound by the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure therein

 

What is Counselling?

Counselling
:

  • offers you a confidential space to explore your problems with someone who will not judge you or tell you what to do
  • offers the opportunity for you to explore and understand the source of your difficulties, (which are often linked to the past), with someone who is trained to help you understand your feelings, thoughts and actions
  • aims to help you discover your resources and promotes your ability to cope with a given situation
  • helps you to achieve an improved sense of wellbeing

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Qualifications & Training

. ·
17 years experience

. ·
MA Psychological Therapies
. · Relate trained
. ·
skills updated regularly
. · supervised and insured

Experience:
. · NHS - general practice
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. · EAP s (Employee
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. · telephone counselling
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. · Critical Incident Debriefing
. · relationship difficulties
. · stepfamily issues
. · bereavement and loss
. · work -related problems
. · stress management
. · post-traumatic stress

. · anxiety and panic attacks
. · depression
. · low self-esteem
. · abuse, bullying,
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. · identity
. · domestic violence
. · no clearly defined issue

Locations:

The Orchard,
Town Street, Horsforth,
Leeds. LS18 5BN

The Good Health Centre,
116, Street Lane, Roundhay,
Leeds LS8 2AL

The North Leeds Therapy Centre, Oakwood Parade,
458 Roundhay Road,
Leeds,
LS8 2HU

Benefits of Counselling

Sometimes people need to talk about their problems or a difficult decision with someone other than family, friends or colleagues.

Counsellors:

  • give you the time and safe space to explore and understand your feelings
  • use their personal qualities, knowledge and experience to help you
  • support you through difficult times
  • help you to consider your options
  • empower you to choose the solution or strategies which are best for you

Who is it for?

I am experienced in counselling individuals and couples who are:

  • feeling stressed, anxious, depressed, confused, unhappy
  • experiencing panic attacks / flashbacks
  • experiencing relationship / parenting / stepfamily difficulties
  • experiencing / surviving bullying or abuse / domestic violence / discrimination
  • lacking direction / wanting to explore self development / low self - esteem
  • experiencing work-related problems
  • needing to explore their sexuality / sexual identity
  • and clients who do not have clearly defined issues but feel empty, dissatisfied or that they need to find meaning in their lives

My Approach:

My approach integrates the psychodynamic, looking at past experiences to help understand present behaviour and feelings; and elements from Imago Therapy, Systems, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Transactional Analysis.

My approach is to work in partnership alongside my clients to enable them to benefit from their counselling and achieve any agreed goals.

What happens at the first appointment?

At the first appointment we will have the opportunity to discuss your difficulties, what you want from counselling and whether counselling might help you.

We will also decide if we want to work together.

The number of sessions will be discussed at the initial appointment. Some issues can be resolved in short term counselling, others may require longer term work.

 

Contact
Mobile:
07932549434
Email:
Christina Dawson
Fees
. Face to face
per hour session:

Individuals: £37.50
Couples: £43.00

. Telephone counselling
per hour session:
Individuals: £32.50
Couples:£38.00
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