Counsellors & Therapists
Page Last Updated:
20-Apr-2012
These pages are intended for counsellors/therapists
with specialist knowledge of trauma related to birth to
advertise their services. Unless you are personally known
to BTA Committee members who can check qualifications,
you must be accredited with the BACP or
similar professional organisation to added to these pages.
The Birth Trauma Association welcomes contributions to
our funds for any adverts placed on these pages, suggested
annual fee £25.00. If you wish to
advertise on these pages, please contact Jules.
Emergency
Help
The counsellors listed below are
not intended for use in an emergency situation. If
you need to talk to someone urgently, please contact Samaritans (UK:
08457 90 90 90 or ROI: 1850 60 90 90)
or SANEline (0845
767 8000). You can also call your GP
surgery for advice, during out of hours
you should hear a recorded message giving advice
as to who to call.
NHS
Direct - Can be contacted on 0845
4647 - Available 24 hours a day |
NB: The Birth Trauma Association takes
no responsibility for consequences of action taken upon
the information based on this website. Whilst every effort
has been taken to verify the counsellors on these pages,
any contact with persons listed is made at your own risk.
Sarah Weir Senior
MBACP/UKRCP/UKPTS
I am a Senior Accredited Member of the British
Association of Psychotherapists and I have been
practising as a psychotherapist for over fourteen
years. I am a qualified trauma therapist, a member
of the UK Psychological Trauma Association and
I have worked with a wide range of traumatic situations.
I am the Co-Ordinator of the Kingston Post Natal
Counselling Service, a service that provides one
to one support for mothers and their partners during
pregnancy and after birth. I have worked with many
mothers over the past five years with diverse issues
that include: Post Natal Depression and anxiety
and birth trauma.
My consulting rooms are in central Kingston and
I usually have appointments available during the
day and in the evening. I am aware of the difficulty
of finding childcare when your baby is little and
you are welcome to bring your baby to the session.
You are welcome to come for an initial consultation
to explore whether counselling/psychotherapy would
be helpful for you.
Contact Sarah at:
Email: info@postnatalcounselling.com
Website: www.postnatalcounselling.com
Mobile: 078711 97396
Advert Expiry Date: 21st June
2012 |
Sheila Marston MBACP
Sheila Marston MBACP, EMDR Practitioner
Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
I am a qualified and experienced trauma therapist
and counsellor, based at The Cottage Therapy Centre
in Kenilworth, Warwickshire.
My aim in counselling is to create a therapeutic
relationship in which the client feels safe enough
to explore and express their thoughts and feelings
without fear of being judged. I work with the client
at their pace, to help them discover a way forward
and bring about any desired change.
Initially I trained as a person centred counsellor
and this approach is still at the heart my way
of working. However as my practice has developed
I have become more integrative and now combine
cognitive behavioural and EMDR into my practice.
This enables me to meet the individual needs of
each client and also offer evidence based therapy
in line with the NICE guidelines.
I adhere to the BACP’s Ethical Framework
for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy
and treat all information disclosed as strictly
confidential.
For further information please contact me:
Tel: 07905 839684 email: sheila@sheilamarston.co.uk
Advert Expiry Date: 16th June 2012 |
Dr Kirstie McKenzie-McHarg,
BBSc (Hons); DClinPsy; CPsychol
I am a clinical psychologist working exclusively
with pregnant and postnatal women. I have more
than ten years' experience in this field, and have
worked with several hundred women (and some of
their partners) struggling to come to terms with
a difficult birth experience. I also
work with women who have a basic fear of labour, as well as those who
have had experiences of loss, disability, prematurity, depression, or
anxiety during the perinatal period. I am very happy to have a telephone
conversation with you to see if my service is appropriate for you.
Contact Kirstie at:
The
Anderson Clinic, 41A Corn Street, Witney, Oxon, OX28 6BT.
Tel: 01993 708 583
Email: kirstiemcmc@gmail.com
Advert Expiry Date: 9th
June 2012 |
Mia Scotland – Clinical
Psychologist, HypnoBirthing practitioner and birth
doula
As a Clinical Psychologist, I have a wealth of
training and experience of helping people to cope
with or overcome emotional difficulties. I specialize
in all things birth related, and also in helping
people overcome trauma, particularly birth trauma.
If you are frightened of the thought of having
another baby, I am also experienced in helping
people overcome their fears and move forward. I
have many years of NHS experience helping people
with relationship and sexual problems – particularly
those arising out of a difficult birth. I am a
birth doula, which means I attend people’s
births to help them manage their labour and feel
in control. I am happy to talk on the phone, where
we could decide on a way forward. I offer face
to face meetings and telephone consultations. Sometimes,
just one session really makes all the difference.
Contact me on:
0845 868 5904 or 07969 830929 or email me at mia@yourbirthright.co.uk.
Find out more about me at www.yourbirthright.co.uk.
Advert Expiry Date: 16th
March 2012 |
Dr Jenny King, Clinical Psychologist,CPsychol,
Psych D, BSc (Hons)
Hove, East Sussex
Through working in both mental health and physical
health services, I have developed a keen interest
in working with people who have endured traumatic
experiences. This includes working with women who
are experiencing difficulties related to pregnancy
and childbirth, such as:
- Symptoms related to and coming to terms with
a difficult or traumatic birth experience (including
thinking about possible future births and managing
physical injury sustained during childbirth).
- Making decisions about and coping with fertility
treatment
- Relationship and sexual difficulties
- Re-awakening of issues related to earlier
sexual abuse
I am trained in both CBT (Cognitive Behaviour
Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement De-sensitisation
and Re-Processing) so am able to offer interventions
recommended by NICE for women who have symptoms
of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), depression
or anxiety.
I use consulting rooms in Hove, and offer appointments
on a range of days and times, including evenings
and Saturday mornings. I am a chartered member
of the British Psychological Society and am registered
with the Health Professions Council.
For more information, please contact me on: 07786
851195 or email: jennykingpsychologist@gmail.com
Website: www.jennykingpsychologist.co.uk
Advert Expiry Date: 28th March
2013
|
Zita Cox BA(hons) Dip; Counselling;
Dip Hypnotherapy; Msc;
I am accredited by the BACP (British Association
of Counselling and Psychotherapy) as a Psychotherapist
and Counsellor. I have worked extensively in the
NHS running a counselling service in a busy London
GP surgery and in Hospitals in London and Gloucestershire.
Alongside my NHS work I have maintained a Private
Practice. I work in Gloucestershire near Wotton-under-Edge
and in Harley Street Central London.
I specialise in working with Trauma and have helped
many women recover from the effects of traumatic
pregnancies and deliveries. My approach is a combination
of Counselling – establishing a confidential
and safe space - and specialist trauma approaches
including TIR (Traumatic Incident Reduction) and
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)
the NICE recommended treatment for Trauma. I also
use Hypnotherapy for relaxation and stress reduction
where appropriate. I am accredited by the General
Hypnotherapy Council.
Woman can suffer for years from the effects of traumatic
pregnancies and deliveries, I feel passionately about
this work, symptoms such as flashbacks, nightmares,
insomnia completely invade everyday life and may
deeply effect the Mother/child relationship whilst
some women become frightened of future pregnancy
and because trauma therapy can change this.
Contact Zita at: zita@zitacox.com or
Tel: 07595 024354
By Post: 46 Harley Street
London
W1G 9PF
Advert Expiry Date: 22nd September
2012 |
Caroline Clarke-Wooster
BSc ,MSc, DCH, MBACP, EMDR Practitioner, HypnoBirthing
instructor
I did my MSc in counselling
Psychology in 1998, completing my research in ‘Transition
to motherhood’.
I am a Counsellor, Hypnotherapist and a qualified EMDR
practitioner.
I have been working with women around pregnancy, birth
and the postnatal period since I qualified and much
of the additional training I have completed has been
focused on increasing my effectiveness with this as
well as other client groups.
Through my work, I have
helped many women and men come to terms with traumatic
births as well as recover from postnatal depression
and ensure any subsequent births are not affected
by past birthing experiences.
I follow the NICE guidelines for working with people
who have been affected by trauma.
I am based in Cranbrook, but can offer appointments
in Tunbridge Wells and Borough Green.
Please feel free to contact me with any enquires
or to book an initial assessment session.
Contact Caroline at:
www.windmilltherapycentre.co.uk
enquiries@windmilltherapycentre.co.uk
07977 266525
Advert Expiry Date: 29th October
2012 |
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