Denise Spinney
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Contact information
- Phone number
- 07414202298
Therapist - Stroud
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
About me and my therapy practice
The person you are today is a mix of your core personality – likes, dislikes, skills, creativity, fitness, desires, morals, dreams – moulded by your life events.
Many people I see are unaware of just how their particular life journey has formed them – that’s just their ‘normal’. Others are all too aware of what they have been through, but believe the best they can hope for is learning how to manage their negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
That’s just not true. You can change how you feel.
I know through personal and professional experience that your anxiety, depression, rage, detachment, addictions are all coping strategies. You learned them, and you can un-learn them. And I can help you with that.
Practice description
I am an experienced counsellor with thousands of hours practice working with adults to overcome the issues which limit their joy in life.
I understand how much courage it takes to begin to talk about things that perhaps until now you have never spoken about. Maybe you thought your issues were too trivial. Maybe you thought you were over exaggerating. Maybe you thought it was too much for someone else to hear. Maybe you thought you couldn't be helped.
My experience - both personal and professional - is that nothing is too trivial or too difficult for counselling to help. A key factor for successful therapy is to find a counsellor you can trust. One who you feel takes you seriously, cares about you and has time for you. Someone who you feel comfortable with, but also has the capacity to hold and work with whatever you bring.
I offer my skills, my respect, my care and energy in helping you. I find my work enriching and rewarding. I have seen the smile return to anxious faces and bodies relax after years of tension. To be able to witness and feel part of such change is a real privilege for me.
I love the work I do. I never tire of listening and watching as people transform into stronger, more resilient, happier versions of themselves.
My first session
Why not call me for an initial chat to see how I might be able to help with whatever you are facing right now?
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, LGBTQ+ counselling, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, OCD, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Substance Dependency, Trauma, Vegan allied, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Behavioural, Brief therapy, Creative therapy, Humanistic, Integrative, Interpersonal, Person centred, Relational
Clients I work with
Adults, EAP, Older adults, Trainees
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited