Joanna Creighton

Available Mon-Thursday evenings from 4pm and Fridays 9am-7pm. 

Hello, my name is Jo and I am an Integrative Counsellor and Couples Psychotherapist with over 8 Years’ experience supporting people with a range of difficulties from loss and complex bereavement, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, separation, divorce and life changes.​

I have a passion for human beings, young through to the elderly and greatly enjoy having the opportunity to help support a person to make a real difference in their life.​

I am a High Intensity Counsellor and Supervisor within the IAPT NHS Talking Therapies Services and an Accredited Member of the BACP. I work with different approaches and modalities, tailoring a therapy to suit you.

I see you as a unique individual and believe you are the expert of your story. You have many strengths that will assist you in overcoming these difficulties, challenges and patterns in your life's script.

My main aim is to create a safe space for you to explore your emotions and witness a self discovery in a non judgemental and transparent environment. I endeavour to move as close to your frame of reference as possible, allowing you to slowly build a self-acceptance and internal trusting.

Making the first step to sign up for therapy can take courage and if you would like to find out more in how I can help you explore your story, please feel free to get in touch. 

I am Person Centred by background and apply an Integrative Holistic approach in my practice;

• Person Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy
• Mindfulness, Meditation and Guided Visualisation for stress reduction
• Cognitive Behaviour, working with anxiety, trauma and memory
• Depression and low mood
• Bereavement/loss and complex grief
• Menopause and Identity Transitions
• Transpersonal, Spiritual exploration, exploring life patterns
• Long term health condition work, i.e mind-body-work
• Gestalt Therapy working with dreams
• Solution focussed Therapy to discover own strengths and resources
• Compassion focussed Therapy with a particular focus on shame and self-criticism
• Working with Couples focussing on current problems, exploring the past and making adjustments to overcome this difficulties 
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focussing on avoidances and pursuing values
• Integrating Artwork into Therapy to explore feelings that words can’t explain
• Attachment and Narratives in Families with a focus of acknowledging childhood experiences that may have significantly impacted present/future relationships

I offer a variety of tailor made Therapy to help you move forward with the obstacles in your life. I will help you identify your personal values, strengths, and abilities in support of your personal and/or professional development. We will gently explore thoughts and feelings around past & present events and how this is impacting you.

I will work with teenagers with permission from parent/guardian agreement.

Please feel free to get in contact and we can arrange a FREE 15-minute phone call where you can ask me questions, which will give you the opportunity to decide if you would like us to work together.

Your first appointment will include a short initial risk assessment, high risk clients in crisis cannot be seen (ie, suicidal ideation, psychosis, paranoid delusions, bipolar episodes, complex PTSD, clients under influence of drugs and alcohol and not attending AA meetings). If experiencing any of these symptoms, advice is t contact GP. 

I will also ask for your details, presenting problem, brief history including general outline of health and medication. A confidentiality agreement form will be discussed and signed and an overview of the therapy approach will be considered. This is a collaborative approach to suit the care plan to the clients needs.

Counselling:

£60 per session or £300 for six sessions

​Couples Therapy:

£75 per session

​Supervision:

£65 for 1.5hrs per month as per the BACP requirements

Concessions:

£35 offered for students, trainee Counsellors, low income.

DBS checked

​I currently have space for remote working, Nationwide either online or via telephone, I can be available for face to face for short or long term Therapy.

Regular reviews will take place to ensure the sessions continue to meet your needs and the focus of our work is clear.

“there is no birth of consciousness without pain” Carl Gustav Jung

I am available for private work mon-thurs eve 4pm-7pm and Fridays 9am-7pm

I am a experienced Counsellor & Couples Psychotherapist within the NHS Talking Therapies services and also provide clinical supervision to both qualified and trainee counsellors.​

I have a strong belief supervision is a collaborative process, it is imperative to offer a secure, helpful space in which you feel a trusting relationship can be developed in order to explore your experiences with your client practice and grow through personal development.

I would hope to encourage autonomy in your thinking and offer gentle guidance and support in areas you wish to explore.  

​I can offer regular 1:1 or group Supervision to support practitioners or trainee counsellors in meeting the accreditation standards. 

My aim is to create a relationship that feels supportive, non-judgemental and nurturing so supervisees can feel safe to explore their challenges as well as celebrating their accomplishments. I would encourage a climate of growth, mentoring supervisees to develop their skills, knowledge, experience, self-reflection and confidence in their work.

I believe the purpose of supervision is to:

• Maintain professional and ethical boundaries
• To support personal and professional development that enhances practice
• To reflect in depth about all aspects of practice in order to work ethically, safely and effectively as possible
• To offer a safe space allowing supervisees to share that ‘felt experience’ and discuss any concerns 
• To discuss accomplishments and celebrate successes whilst learning from conflicts and any blocks to empathy
• To grow skills, knowledge and confidence 

I base my theoretical practice with a person-centred approach on an integration of Shohet and Hawkins seven-eyed process model which is a systemic approach that considers multiple lenses and Inskipp and Proctors functional model. 

I provide a flexible approach to supervision that addresses the diverse needs of your clients and would be happy to discuss this with you further.

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During this phone call we can discuss availability and how we could work together to meet your needs and requirements of your awarding body.