Claire Atkins
Registered Member M麻豆原创
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07951339859
Therapist - Enfield
Features
- Flexible hours available
- Concessionary rates
Availability
My current practice hours are:
Wednesday 10am-4pm
Thursday 10am-8pm
Friday 10am-8pm.
Limited weekend sessions available.
About me and my therapy practice
I am a person-centred counsellor passionate about supporting people to make positive change through healing and growth. I believe that every person has the ability and desire to reach their full potential by finding their own answers to their experiences in life. Life can be difficult at times and situations can be challenging. Sometimes it鈥檚 hard to manage struggles alone. I work with individuals providing a safe and confidential space where you can be heard, listened to and understood without judgement or pre-conceived expectations. I will provide a secure space where you can explore difficult thoughts and feelings and will work with you to find ways to understand these better. The aim of therapy is to work towards achieving a greater self-awareness and develop self-confidence.
Following a humanistic approach, the person-centred theory believes that every individual has the capacity to reach their full potential and that everyone holds an internal desire to thrive, grow and to live well. One of the main aspects of the person-centred approach is the therapeutic relationship between yourself and the therapist and this plays a key role in what can be achieved in therapy.
It is important for you to feel comfortable with your therapist, so I offer a free 20-minute initial session for us to talk about what brings you to therapy and what you want to achieve. This also gives you the opportunity to decide if I am the right therapist for you. It is essential that we can work together in a collaborative way for you to get the most out of our time together.
Practice description
My current availability at present is for online or telephone sessions and these are usually arranged to take place weekly at the same time. Each session costs 拢70 and lasts 50-minutes long. Longer sessions or shorter sessions are available, and we can discuss if this is what you would prefer in our initial session.
I believe counselling works well if it takes place weekly, as this provides consistency for the work and supports building on establishing the relationship between us. If you are looking for fortnightly sessions or less frequent sessions, this can also be discussed at our initial session.
My first session
If you decide to choose me as your therapist, our first session will mainly focus on establishing our agreement of how we will work together. This session will focus more on what has brought you therapy and what you want to achieve, establishing how we will work together to achieve your desired goals. How we work together will be our mutually agreed contract. I will always bring honesty to our work and if I feel I cannot offer you the support you need I will offer to refer you on to someone else or another service that may be better suited for you.What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Neurodiversity, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Humanistic, Person centred
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Telephone therapy, Time-limited
Languages spoken
English