About Me

I'm Philippa,  a fully qualified and experienced Psychotherapeutic Counsellor.  I work with adults (both individually and couples) and teenagers aged 16+, on a long or short term basis and can offer appointments in both Ipswich and Woodbridge.  Telephone counselling is also available depending on the issues you wish to address and your personal circumstances.

My qualifications include:

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Advanced Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling

Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (with Distinction)

Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills

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I am a member of two professional bodies and adhere to their ethical standards for the counselling professions:

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Accredited Member of the National Counselling Society - MNCS (Accred)

Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - MBACP

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To ensure my skills are kept up-to-date I engage in on-going clinical supervision and continually expand my knowledge by attending workshops and undertaking additional training in specific areas.  To date, this has included:

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Telephone Counselling

Couple Counselling

Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder and Panic Attacks

Treating Trauma

Domestic Violence Awareness

Working Therapeutically with Disordered Eating

Drug Awareness

Dealing with Distress: Working with Self-Harm and Suicide

Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)

Autistic Spectrum Issues

Safeguarding Children

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Issues I work with include (but are not limited to):

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• Anger

• Anxiety 

• Bereavement

• Depression

• Domestic Abuse

• Eating Issues

• Lack of Confidence/Low Self Esteem

• Life Transitions

• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

• Phobias

• Professional/Career Issues

• Relationship Difficulties

• Self-Harming

• Sexuality

• Stress Management

• Trauma

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