Pluralistic Counselling and Therapeutic Baking
Therapeutic Services to help you rest, develop, rise and flourish
A caring and compassionate lived experience counsellor passionate about mental health
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Connection, safety and understanding
Whether I am working with you as your counsellor or if you are joining one of my therapeutic baking groups, I aim to ensure and prioritise your emotional and physical sense of safety. Whilst working with you to build a therapeutic space where you can be fully heard, listened to and accepted.
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Psychoeducation and skill development
In all of my services, I’ll provide psychoeducation throughout the process, from theory and research to explaining the approach, modalities and skill-based techniques used in session. I do this so that you can successfully implement new coping skills, behaviours and ways of thinking in your own life, as I believe knowing why experiences happen and why techniques work can help you to grow and make changes.
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Deep exploration
I’m passionate about deep exploratory work when wanted and safe for clients. This is done slowly over time at your pace and our priority is always physical, emotional and spiritual safety within the therapeutic relationship.
I actively work with you to provide a space in which you feel safe, heard and connected to engage in deep self-expletory work
Building Relationships and promoting safety
Before therapeutic work can begin (and even once it has begun) I prioritise building and developing our therapeutic relationship and your psychological and emotional safety. This means taking the therapy at your pace, checking-in, and listening and adapting to your preferences.
Exploration, Compassion and Rest, Skills and Theory
When you feel safe in the therapeutic relationship, then we explore some of the deeper or tougher elements of your current and past experiences. I aim to help provide you with insight as well as the chance to heal and grow. To do this not only will I provide you with psychoeducation and research (when relevant and wanted) around theory and specific skills (e.g., challenging negative thoughts and learning coping skills), but I will also encourage you to be gentle, mindful and compassionate.
Gentle challenge, Empowerment and Accountability
When we have a strong therapeutic relationship and have developed compassionate thinking and learnt new skills/developed more helpful thought processes, I will begin to gently challenge you. When challenging you, I am helping you to become accountable for your experiences and/or recognise unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours as well as empowering you to utilise the skills and growth you already have and have developed.
