Counsellors & Therapists

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

Dr Geraldine Scott-Heyes, BSc(Hons), MSc, CPsychol.

I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with experience of working with children and adults in the NHS. I have been developing and providing the perinatal psychology service in a large maternity hospital for 12 years. I work with pregnant women who are troubled by previous birth trauma, or trauma related to other life events. I also work with women, and on occasion their partners, following difficult birth related experiences.

Other problems of my client group include adjustment difficulty, anxiety, depression, loss, relationship and parenting issues. I also have experience of working with couples having fertility treatment. My work is governed by the Royal Charter, Statutes, Rules and Regulations of the British Psychological Society, including the assurance of confidentiality.

I can offer private appointments on Friday or out of usual hours, in the evening or on Saturday morning at my consulting room in Belfast. If you wish for further information please get in touch. If I am not immediately available I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Contact me at:
Postal address: Ancre House, 1 Ballymena Road, Doagh BT39 0QR
Tel: 07939 250202
Email: scottyheyes@utvinternet.com

Advert Expiry Date: 7th December 2011

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 2012

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