Christine Ashworth - therapist in chippenham-sn15

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Phone number: 07307479147

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Features

Available for home visits

Availability

Currently available:

Monday 8.30am-4pm

Wednesday 9am-6pm

Thursday 2pm-9pm

About me and my therapy practice

Are you feeling overwhelmed by life? Perhaps you are having problems with negative thoughts, anxiety or destructive behaviours? I believe everyone has the power to overcome difficult circumstances and I can provide a safe space to explore your issues using a range of humanistic talking therapy techniques. Counselling can help you understand yourself better, supporting you while we figure out the best way forward in living an authentic life.

Sometimes, let鈥檚 face it, life can put some really awful things in our way for no apparent reason and we can often lose a sense of who we really are, making us feel lost and directionless. The beliefs and behaviours we develop early in life, often do not serve us well into adulthood and can lead to depression, anxiety and troubling or destructive behaviours, maybe even putting a strain on the relationships that are most important to us.

Counselling can provide the space and time to safely review your thoughts and behaviours and reconnect with your emotions and your real authentic self. I provide that safe, accepting and compassionate environment in which to explore the past, present and future, to see a way forward. I鈥檓 not here to tell you what to do, I鈥檓 here to help you navigate your way through whatever you may be experiencing. I鈥檓 here to listen, so that you will be heard.

Practice description

I have a background in working with hoarding problems, social prescribing and bereavement as well as working in a general counselling setting.

My work with clients has covered many aspects including; identity, social expectation, self-esteem, negative self-talk, guilt, anger, shame, narcissistic abuse, spiritual belief, internal voices, safe boundaries and family dynamics.

Everyone is different therefore they require a different set of tools to help get them through the difficult moments in life. I am an integrative counsellor which means I will use multiple techniques that might be able to help you gain insight, develop effective coping strategies that work for you and provide resilience for the future.

Some of the techniques I've used include aspects of person-centred therapy, gestalt, psychodynamic, cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT), transactional analysis (TA), existentialism, inner child work, somatic therapy and internal family systems (IFS).

I also work creatively and sometimes use guided imagery, creative writing or visual art within sessions. I have experience with both long-term or short-term work, using more solution-focused techniques for short-term therapy.

Sometimes we all just need that bit of extra help. I have an approachable, down to earth attitude and I鈥檓 here to support, help and listen to you.

My first session

I understand how scary reaching out for help can be so I offer a free 15 minute phone call to introduce myself and to answer any questions you may have about the therapeutic process. But let me reassure you that therapy doesn't have to be a difficult experience, it can be uncomfortable and emotional but it can also be enlightening, creative and fun.

Following an initial call, my session rates are 拢50 for a full hour.

I work in a cosy room in my home which is a comfortable, confidential, safe space. Our sessions can be in person, online or by phone or a mixture depending on what suits you best.

There is no obligation to sign up to a minimum number of sessions and you can finish whenever it feels right to you.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cultural issues, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Obsessions, OCD, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

CBT, Creative therapy, Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychoanalytic, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis

Clients I work with

Adults

How I deliver therapy

Home visits, Long term sessions, Online therapy, Outdoor therapy, Short term sessions, Telephone therapy, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English