Marple Cross Centre

Posts made in 2013

Grant Lake, Counsellor/Psychotherapist

Verified TherapistHighly qualified Counsellor & Psychotherapist experienced in helping clients who have experienced/experiencing difficulties in many areas, including • Relationships, • Stress, • Anxiety, • Depression, • Low Self-Esteem or Self-Confidence, • Life Changes, • Adult Mental Health, • Addictions, • Bereavement. I have specialist training in Psychopathology, Sudden or Traumatic Loss and Bereavement.07881 098879

I offer Private and Confidential Counselling or Psychotherapy of a high standard. The service offered  is not advice giving or about instructing you on what to do but instead enables you to find your own best ways forward. Unlike discussing issues with friends or family who may become upset or too involved, counselling/psychotherapy provides time [...]

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Posted by on 24 Apr, 2013 | 0 comments

Event: Focusing-oriented therapy: an Introductory Workshop
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Saturday 29th June, 2013, 10:00am to 4:30pm.
£65.
Why do some clients seem to do better in therapy than others? Why do some seem to know ‘what to do’ in their sessions in order to progress whilst others never quite get it? Is it all down to the quality of the relationship between therapist and client, or the therapeutic method being used? Or [...]

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Posted by on 18 Mar, 2013 | 0 comments

Article: Focusing the mind
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What makes some clients more 'successful' than others in therapy? Why do some clients get more out of therapy than do others? Is it all down to the nature of the therapeutic relationship or is it also about the relationship the client has with themselves?

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Posted by on 13 Mar, 2013 | 0 comments

Article: Mindfulness: a therapeutic introduction
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Counselling psychologist Veronica Freeman introduces a poetic view of Mindfulness-based therapy and an invitation to attend a training workshop on Mindfulness in practice

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Andrew Bridgen, Marriage and family therapist

Verified TherapistMy primary approach is "relational" and built around collaboration and partnership with clients in looking at their relationships with others, with themselves and with the problems that are disabling or sabotaging happiness. This can be shorter or longer term and can be focused or broader in scope. 07988 471877

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Article: My Experience of Ordering an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check
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When a therapist is employed in areas that include working with vulnerable adults and/or with children, the employer will usually obtain a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Certificate on the therapist. There are mainly two types of DBS certificates: The Standard Certificate - this simply lists any unspent convictions of the certificate holder, but nothing else. The [...]

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