The world of counselling and psychotherapy can be confusing, especially if you have never felt the need for counselling before. Counselling can be useful for anyone, but usually is associated with depression, anxiety or stress. I also work with couples and offer supervision to individuals and groups. The 4 key aspects of my work at Insightfulness are:
I have appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.00 am to 8.00 pm. Individual appointments last an hour, couples counselling – 1 hour 15 mins, and supervisees – 1 hour 30 mins (may vary).
To make an enquiry you can call me on my mobile: 07419 324 764, submit an Initial Enquiry Form or email me here.
The world of counselling and psychotherapy can be confusing, especially if you have never felt the need for counselling before. Counselling can be useful for anyone, but usually is associated with depression, anxiety or stress. I also work with couples and offer supervision to individuals and groups. The 4 key aspects of my work at Insightfulness are:
I have appointments on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9.00 am to 8.00 pm. Individual appointments last an hour, couples counselling – 1 hour 15 mins, and supervisees – 1 hour 30 mins (may vary).
To make an enquiry you can call me on my mobile: 07419 324 764, submit an Initial Enquiry Form or email me here.
I aim to work flexibly to meet your needs. This can be offering you a non-judgmental space to talk and be heard as you deal with something that is upsetting or difficult to manage. It can be focused to help with anxiety, or it might be inquisitive and challenging to unravel aspects of your life that you struggle with.
Whatever way we work together, counselling can be life changing.
My cosy counselling room is located in a residential area of Rastrick, West Yorkshire, within travelling distance of Halifax, Elland, Scholes, Sowerby Bridge, Cleckheaton, Wakefield, Calderdale, Leeds, Huddersfield and Bradford. Brighouse railway station is just 0.6 miles away and Fixby, Sheepridge, Deighton, Hartshead Moor Top, Hove Edge, Lightcliffe, Bailiff Bridge, Lower Wyke, Hipperholme, Shibden, Siddal & Dewsbury are all close by.
Anxiety can be debilitating and stop you doing the things you enjoy. Anxiety is often a consequence of getting caught up in thoughts and worries, which then take over everything. I use many ideas from mindfulness to help people have a different relationship with thoughts.
Anxiety can be hard to overcome; it is not logical and sometimes we can behave in a way that is irrational. I use ‘grounding’ techniques, which often help when anxiety is overwhelming.
There are many reasons why people suffer with depression. You might wish to understand your depression; we can work together to do this. Usually alongside depression is a lack of positivity towards yourself — doubt, criticism or feelings of low worth. Working on these can be helpful and begin to enable hope.
Seeking support in a relationship is very brave. Wanting support is acknowledging that you need help, which is very humbling. In the work I do with couples I recognise this. I aim for you both to feel heard and understood. I offer a ‘no blame’ environment and seek to understanding how each of you is ‘triggered’.
Research shows we seek the same security and love from our partners as we received from our parents and care givers. Patterns in relationships can be embedded from our childhood and exploring this can be insightful and often nurtures a renewed intimacy with your partner.
Investing in your relationship can be one of the most worthwhile investments you might ever make.
Living with ourselves, our mortality, our expectations, our desire for meaning to our lives, our need to know — all these issues and more can be described as ‘Existential Angst’. There often are no answers but counselling can enable you to be OK with that — or we can help form our own answers.
Mindfulness has become an important part of my life; I now offer a variety of courses, and include it in my therapy.
I teach the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Course (MBSR), an 8-week course that has evidence supporting its use for anxiety, stress and chronic illness.
I also provide introductory courses. These are more accessible for those with limited income, and can help you decide whether the MBSR course is for you.
I run a course; Eating and Mindfulness. This is aimed at anyone who has a relationship with food that they feel is unhelpful. This course is for a maximum of 5 people.
Finally, I offer bespoke mindfulness packages. I am able to teach mindfulness to groups, local organisations, schools and within public services. I can support in-house training events and also advise about accessing mindfulness to improve resilience and decrease stress.
