Andrew Thomas - therapist in swansea-sa1 | 香港六合彩精准资料

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Phone number: 07488237972

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Features

Flexible hours available
Concessionary rates

Availability

I aim to be as flexible as possible to meet your needs, so please discuss your preferred hours with me and I will try my best to meet your request.

My counselling hours are as follows: - Monday - Friday. 09:30am (first session) and 3:30 p.m. (last session).

About me and my therapy practice

I have a Foundation Degree In Integrative Counselling (Fda Counselling) and am a registered member of 香港六合彩精准资料. (M香港六合彩精准资料)

I am able to provide individual counselling to Adults (18+) using any of the following:-

*face to face counselling (central Swansea location)
*Telephone counselling
* Online counselling (Microsoft Teams)

Please note I do not provide counselling for the following:-

***Couples Relationship Counselling***. For relationship counselling please search for a counsellor who specializes in relationship counselling.

My approach to proving counselling is a Integrative approach. Which essentially means I am able to draw on a number of different therapeutic models of counselling. To best help tailor the counselling to the individual and what would be best help with your presenting problem(s). Also we would look at what you need from receiving counselling and what your goals are and what you hope to achieve.

I am able to offer a limited amount of concessionary rates for trainee counsellors and perspective clients on a lower income

I have been practising counselling since 2018. And work in a trauma informed way whether that being providing short-term counselling or long-term counselling I am also well versed in Neuroscience and the clinical applications of Interpersonal Neurobiology and Attachment Theory

Whether that would be:-

*Long term counselling (growth promoting work)

*Short term counselling (symptom reduction work) -providing psychoeducation and coping strategies/techniques

Clinical Approaches: -

Psychodynamic: - Attachment Theory, Inner Child Work

Humanistic: - Person Centred, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt.

Cognitive Behavioural: - CBT, Reality Therapy.

Interpersonal Neurobiology: - Window of Tolerance, Polyvagal Theory.

Practice description

As your counsellor I will: -

* Provide a safe, confidential therapeutic relationship for you to explore your difficulties thoughts and feelings.

*Be honest with you 鈥� congruence.

*Try to understand your point of view 鈥� empathy.

*Not judge you 鈥� unconditional positive regard.

In your sessions, we will explore any difficulties you are experiencing in order to help improve your well-being and mental health.

An important part of the counselling would also consist of Psychoeducation of what's happening in your body and brain when your nervous system becomes dysregulated and learning coping strategies/techniques that can help restore a sense of balance safety and regulation.

You will:-

*Talk about what you are struggling with with someone trained in counselling.

*Gain a better awareness of your thinking process and feelings.

*Learn to implement behavioural changes that are helpful.

*Learn coping strategies that can help you with any unhelpful thinking, feelings, and behaviours.

I generally check messages daily Monday-Friday and respond within 24 hours of receiving a message. I do appreciate your patience whilst waiting for a response, as sometimes it takes a bit longer to reply as I may be tending to other clients or professional responsibilities.

My first session

I offer a free 20 minute initial consultation (telephone or video) To enable you to find out a bit more about how I work as a counsellor and I can answer any questions if you have any. this can enable us both to determine if it may be a good fit for us to both work together.

If we both agree if would be a good fit for us to work together we can contract to start counselling.

Looking in more detail at your own pace what has led to you requesting counselling. And what you would wish to focus on during counselling sessions. We can also look at your goals and what you wish to achieve from receiving counselling.

I am able to provide both:-

鈥� Short term counselling (symptom reduction work)

鈥� Long term counselling (growth promoting work)

What I can help with

Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Loss, Post-traumatic stress, Trauma

Types of therapy

Behavioural, Brief therapy, CBT, Cognitive, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Transactional analysis

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy

Languages spoken

English