Lesley Barrington

I work on the outskirts of Maidstone Kent.

Days and times are; Monday to Friday 09.30 to 7.30pm. 

My fees: £75 - £100 per hour

I offer reduced fees to students currently studying counselling.

Please call me on 07762 628283 or email me at lesley.barrington@yahoo.com to make an appointment.

“I offer to my supervisees the same as I gain from my supervisor – Mutual respect, a boundaried session, freedom to express – a voice that can be heard, congruence, understanding, effective challenging, relevant interpretations, support, a learning environment, exploration – of transference and counter-transference and to be pro-active and not re-active”

I am committed to working within ethical principles and I regularly attend courses to enhance my personal development and keep abreast within an ever-evolving environment.

I have experience in working with adults and children for both time limited and long-term interventions. I offer individual and group supervision, privately and within agency settings.

I have the ability to pull on Psychodynamic theory, Humanistic – person-centred, CBT, SFBT (Solution Focused Brief Therapy) to name but a few (please ask).

I see supervision as a collaborative process, within which I encourage supervisees to explore all issues that concern them in their work.

My aim as a supervisor is to support you and each practitioner to discover and consolidate his or her unique strengths and professional identity.  To provide a space within this challenging vocation; to guide you in working ethically for the best interests of your clients; widen your self-awareness as a therapist and encourage you to build upon your skills and self development.

My supervision style has matured and been influenced by a variety of gifted supervisors. I am most grateful to them for their insights, to which widened my understanding and provided me with the opportunity to view issues revealed by my clients from a different perspective which in turn enhances the therapeutic relationship between my clients and me.

I acknowledge how the unconscious process reveals it’s self when one is paying attention to the therapeutic relationship. In addition, I acknowledge forces that are physical, emotional, intellectual, and transpersonal, to which shapes our identities. I too, work with the knowledge our inner worlds become impacted by social, environmental, cultural and economic factors.

On your first Supervision session, we will explore your professional requirement, talk about your life, experiences inclusive of your work, training and personal life. 

Ask each other questions and establish your times and regularity you wish for your supervision session times.

Supervision just like therapy is to establish a therapeutic relationship with the aim to ensure the development will provide a safe place for you to discuss you, your concerns and successes to safeguard each one of your clients welfare.

I offer therapy on the outskirts of Maidstone  - Face to face and on-line

Monday to Thursday 09.30 to 7.30pm.   

My fees are from £60  per 50 minute as follows:

Individual therapy from £60 per 50 minute session.

Couple therapy from £80 per 50 minute session

Supervision from £75 - £100 per 1 hour session - reduced rates for students studying counselling &/or Psychotherapy courses

Concessions are available to trainee counsellors and people on a low income -  Please ask.

Please ask if you require a time slot before you start work

I offer on-line Skype Home visits, telephone therapy.

Please contact me with any questions you may have and/or to make an appointment on telephone number: 07762 628283 or email me at lesley.barrington@yahoo.com

Hello, my name is Lesley; I am an experienced and professionally qualified Integrative Counsellor / psychotherapist / Clinical Supervisor to Counsellors & Psychotherapists, a Personal Life Coach and Safeguarding Officer. I am a registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) and, registered accredited member of NCS (National Counselling Society). I am committed to working within their ethical principles and I regularly attend courses to enhance my personal development and keep abreast of an ever-changing environment.

I have experience in working with clients to explore and overcome depression, emotional upset, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, victims of suicide, drug and alcohol addictions, anxiety, domestic violence, stress, panic attacks, couples, relationship difficulties, children/adults of divorced parents, low self-esteem, anger, guilt, rejection, emptiness, loneliness, loss of identity and terminal illness. Bereavement – can include any of the above as well as, learning to rediscover the ‘self’, manage and understand your loss, readjust one’s life and to reduce the short or long-term effects of unresolved grief, to name but a few.

In order to provide a good service to you, it necessitates for me to understand your individual needs with that you may be facing, as well as considering your circumstances of disability, culture, social inclusion and employment/unemployment from your perspective. I view every human being as a unique individual, and, I approach you as such, without judgment and with confidentiality, in a warm environment with freedom for you to tell your story as it is.

As an Integrative Therapist I am able to deploy a wide range of theories for addressing many different kinds of psychological distresses. My aim is to work with you, for you to achieve your goals so you can manage or eliminate symptoms and work towards enjoying a more productive and less stressful life.

The type of therapy is subject to your presenting issues and your desired goals. The therapy sessions offered can be short-term or long term depending on your needs, for which may vary due to any additional issues that may evolve through your therapy.

On your first session you may feel anxious and not knowing how therapy works.  I provide a calm and peaceful space for you to be able to discuss your reasons for therapy and establish the type of therapy you require.

After your first session (and others too) of therapy, you may feel upset, tired or even exhausted and this is normal due to having the opportunity to talk about you.

It is ideal to be kind to your self and take time to write your first experience of you.