Shaun Gray

Monday to Thursday 7am to 6pm

Face to Face (BS24 6RQ)

Online (Zoom)

FACE TO FACE ~ ONLINE ~ TELEPHONE

Are you struggling with anxiety, worry, fear, depression, difficult relationships, low self-esteem, stress, trauma or bereavement? Perhaps your GP has suggested you have counselling?

I offer a trusting, empathic, supportive therapeutic space, and a place which is safe for clients to explore and understand their emotions, feelings, behaviours and experiences without judgement. 

Our work to help you feel better, is led by your needs, because you know how you are feeling, and the most important person in our therapy is you; the client.

The issues I have named are some of the areas within which I work, but please contact me if you are not sure, or would like an initial chat.

In addition to private counselling I volunteer for the charity CRUSE (Bereavement counselling) and previously worked with CAMHS (Specialising in Children and Adolescent Counselling and Family Therapy).

You can find me on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Shaun-Gray-Counselling-Weston-Super-Mare-744397215654382/

I offer short and longer term therapy, single session therapy, blocks of 6 weeks, or ongoing. Sessions can be booked weekly, fortnightly or ad hoc, and can be face to face, online, or  combination of both. 

Prior to the first session I send out some paperwork for you to read and complete. This gives you information about our counselling sessions, and it gives me some basic information about you. It also gives you the opportunity to call me or email if there is anything that you want more information on or explaining.

Having done this in advance means that at the first session we are able to spend the time talking about you, your feelings, situation, thoughts etc. as well as what you are hoping to gain from sessions. It means that in the first session you can be truly heard, rather than having to listen to me cover basic information.

The first session is also an opportunity to see if you feel comfortable working with me. It's really important, because you need to sense that you can trust me, and feel that I empathise with you. 

Monday to Thursday 7am to 6pm

Face to Face (BS24 6RQ)

Online (Zoom)

I am approachable, practical, realistic, caring, understanding and non-judgemental. I will challenge in an honest and supportive way. I have a "real world" approach, because as a supervisor I aim to nurture and come alongside you on your professional journey, so that you feel comfortable sharing with me without fear or worry about my response/thoughts/reactions.

My therapeutic approach is based on person centred therapy. However, I work pluralistically drawing on other theories and approaches, and I also offer solution focussed sessions.

In my private practice I work with a wide range of clients - please ask for further details if you have a specific client base.

Just as in my counselling sessions, I believe that the therapeutic relationship is vital in supervision too. I am your supervisor, but we explore together, because you are also a professional, and will have knowledge that I do not have. More about my role is included in Practice Description, which is what I pledge to offer you in the work we do together.

I have lots of resources; books etc. and believe in sharing with my supervisees and clients, so if you need something, please ask.

My role as your supervisor is:

To provide an overall safe, supportive, confidential and non-judgemental environment for supervision

To provide supervision either face to face or online (Zoom)

To provide appropriate learning, advice and support for your ongoing professional development

To provide emotional support in relation to client work

To monitor, challenge, suggest, advise, encourage and support you

To raise any concerns about client work I may have as and when they arise (I work very transparently), and to discuss those concerns with you and work with you to address them, with a beneficial outcome in mind

To work with you to provide the most useful form of supervision that is right for you (I work from the seven eyed model, but adapt supervision offered to meet the needs of each supervisee)

To be available in emergency/urgent situations for supervisory support wherever possible

To invite review of the supervision I provide on an agreed basis

To be accountable to you and NCS/BACP code of ethics

Please give me a call to chat over any questions you might have, or email me.

I offer a free half hour first session for you to meet me, ask each other questions, complete paperwork etc.

Its important that you feel confident that you can work with me.