Louise Hazelwood

I offer face-to-face counselling sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from my practice in Newark town centre. I have limited availability and strive to accommodate new clients when I can.

I am an accredited counsellor and psychotherapist with nearly 20 years of experience, providing both brief focus and longer-term counselling and psychotherapy to a range of clients, including adults, children and young people. I trained in Integrative Counselling and use a range of modalities, including Person Centred, Transactional Analysis, Psychodynamic and Brief Solution Focus. I work with a range of presenting client issues including self-confidence, self-esteem and bullying, stress and anxiety, depression and low mood, anger, trauma, relationships, life changes and losses. As an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), I follow their ethical framework and undertake continuing professional development and monthly supervision. 

Trauma: I am a registered practitioner member of the International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy (IARTT), where I trained in the Rewind Technique - a fast and highly effective way of putting an end to the distress of Post Traumatic Stress and its symptoms including flashbacks, nightmares, intrusive thoughts, traumatic recall, etc. If you think this could help you please do get in touch. I offer a standalone Rewind Treatment service if you simply wish to do a Rewind Treatment with me. Please note, a separate one-off fee applies.

I provide counselling sessions in a tranquil room where confidentiality is guaranteed and where I hope you feel you can relax and be yourself. My commitment to you is to provide a space where you can talk freely about whatever it is that you wish to work through. I will support you in finding answers that feel right for you, guiding through your counselling process without judgement or expectation. 

In the first session we will agree our contract which sets out how we will work together and what is involved. I will record some information about you so that I have the information I need to help you in the best way. You can ask any questions that you may have and we will agree how we will work together.

There will also be an opportunity for you to share what brought you to counselling and to identify what you wish to achieve in your sessions.

I offer clinical supervision sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Some days I work online from home and other days I work from my practice.

I am an Integrative therapist and supervisor, working with a core Rogerian relationship.  I have been counselling since qualifying in 2006 and supervising since 2014 when I gained a postgraduate Diploma in Supervision. I am an accredited member of the BACP and follow their ethical framework and principles of counselling. As a supervisor I place great importance on the supervisor-supervisee relationship to facilitate effective learning and growth.  I aim to provide my supervisees with a confidential space in which they can share, reflect and explore themes arising from their client work and feel confident that they are practicing safely and competently.  With an Integrative background, I am able to provide supervision to counsellors trained in and working with different theoretical models.  Modalities I use include Integrative, Person-centred, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic, as well as some creative therapy approaches.   I am able to adapt and tailor supervision work to specific or integrative theoretical approaches, being lead by my supervisee’s requirements.     

I have a background in the NHS where I worked for 15 years in clinical audit, clinical governance and risk management.  

I work from a practice based in Newark town centre for face-to-face work, and from my home for online and telephone supervision.

My supervision fee is the same for trainee counsellors as it is for qualified counsellors, as supervision of trainees involves additional report writing and support which is covered within the standard hourly rate.

I offer an initial free 30 minute meeting, either at my practice or online, to give you an opportunity to meet me and ask any questions you may have in order to help you decide if I can provide the type of supervision that you are seeking.  

Clinical Audit; Significant Event Audit; Stress Management and Resilience Building; Mindfulness.