Helen Hardy

I have availability on Tues afternoon/evening for counselling, counselling with coaching for individuals or couples

 and clinical supervision

I work online and face to face - I am based in Fife and if you are within travelling distance - we can meet in my log cabin that creates a dedicate counselling space.  If online - I will work from this same space via zoom.

The number of sessions that we meet for will be determined by your needs and the complexity of the issues we are working with.

I work with a range of issues 

- I have many years of experience working with trauma, PTSD, sexual assualt, rape and childhood sexual abuse and all the symptoms that arise from these overwhelming experiences.

I also work with a range of problems and issues that occur in life

- Anxiety

- Depression

- Suicidal thoughts and self harm

- Substance abuse

- Low self esteem

- Bereavment

I have recently added coaching skills to my counselling practice

In addition I work with couples and their relationship over a range of issues including communication, infdidelity, losing interest in each other physically and emotionally.  

My rate for couples is £60

Individuals are £45 per session

There are different styles of counselling and I am more towards the person centred end of the scale but work in dialogue with psychodynamic approaches, one of my core beliefs is that you are the expert in your own life.  My role is to undertstand things from your perspective and support you in your goals.  

I am informed by attachment theory which helps us understand how our formative years create patterns of relating that we repeat and may not realise where it comes from.

I belive in resourcing clients - and will offer a range of resources that clients can pick and choose from depending on what resonates with them.  Examples of this are a variety of breathing exercises, visualisation techniques and anger dissapation techniques. 

I also use Psychoeducation techniques - eductating about how the brain works when traumatised or overwhelmed.

I have recently added coaching skills to my skill set - as we work together we may in the beginning want to work with issues that have occured in the past that are impacting you today (using counselling) as we progress you may want to focus on goal setting or breaking habits (coaching skills)

For couples - I will send you both a form to fill in and return to me prior to our first session, as this will allow me to understand your current issue from both your perspectives.

For everyone - The first session differs from all others as to begin with I will take you through details of sessions lengths, notiication of holidays, explicit limits to confidentiality and some further details about counselling procedures and the way I work.

Once this is completed we will focus on your goals and what you hope to achieve through counselling.

As Supervision is monthly - please contact me to discuss and we can agree a time that will suit us both

£45 for one hour per month and £65 for 1.5 hrs per month 

I charge £45per hour and £65 for 1.5 hrs 

I can meet in person if you can travel to Fife or online via zoom if this is not possible.

I have a COSCA Counselling Supervision Certificate

I have many years of experience working with trauma and work with 18+ and couples. I can support students 

My supervision style is informed by Shohet and Hawkins 7 eyed model - reflecting on the multiple relationships that exist between client, tehrapist, supervisor and wider context.

As professionals together we can work on egdes to your practice, triggers, blocks and challenges arising in the work you are doing.  We will work together in service of the client.

Our first session will involve defing the boundaries to our work and agreeing how we will work together.