Peter Armstrong

Current Availability

I currently have the following slots available, Monday to Friday;

Morning

• 9:30
• 10:30
• 11:30

Afternoon

• 13:00
• 14:00

Evening

• 16:30
• 17:30

Some slots for Saturday morning are also available on request.

Regular weekly and fortnightly slots are available.

Outdoor/walk and talk therapy is also available on request within 15 miles of Norton, Stockton-on-Tees. Walk and Talk sessions will be booked as a double slot to allow for travel time and additional preparation such as site checks and risk assessments.

I trained to become a counsellor following a positive experience as a client. I know what it is like to sit in that chair for the first time, and I still do it regularly. I have been in practice for over six years, and I have worked with a diverse population of clients around the world. I am a fully qualified, registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. 

As a pluralistic practitioner, I believe that there is no generally prescriptive approach to counselling. I feel that it is my responsibility to adapt to your way of working, and ensure that you remain at the centre of the work. I am experienced and fully trained in the application of a range of therapeutic techniques, tools, and theory, integrating aspects of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Existential Psychotherapy, Mindfulness, Person-Centred therapy, Psychoanalytic therapies such as Transactional Analysis, and Psychoeducation.

A first session will generally include;

Contracting, with an overview of professional boundaries and practical considerations for therapy.

An exploration of what has brought you to counselling.

An exploration of how you would like to use the sessions moving forward, and any therapeutic goals that you might have in mind.

Getting to know one another (feel free to ask about me if you would like to).