Josephine Cockwill

I have regular weekly in-person counselling sessions available on Wednesday mornings and Thursday afternoons in dedicated therapy rooms at 'The Practice Rooms' in the heart of Cheltenham. 

I also have some flexibility to offer sessions outside these hours, particularly with online clients working from home.

Online or in-person Havening Techniques®️ sessions can be arranged on a more flexible 'on demand' basis.

I’m a psychodynamic counsellor who’s certified in Havening Techniques®️. I offer a safe place to explore present difficulties and past experiences, and gentle Havening Techniques designed to heal trauma, release emotional pain and build resilience.

Perhaps when you think of ‘trauma’, scenes of war or conflict come to mind. But any event or situation in infancy, childhood or adulthood that feels threatening and inescapable at the time, can be traumatising. Regularly feeling overwhelmed by fear, panic, shame, guilt or anger may be a sign that your body is reliving past trauma, even if you are unaware of the original cause.

I offer regular weekly sessions for those seeking traditional counselling, or book-as-you-go sessions that focus on addressing the symptoms of trauma and conditions related to trauma, using Havening Techniques. No therapy works for everyone or comes with a guarantee of success, but you will know if Havening works for you within one or two of sessions, making it a good option where time or budget are limited.

[Josephine Cockwill is a certified practitioner of Havening Techniques. Havening Techniques is a registered trademark of Ronald Ruden, 15 East 91st Street, New York. www.havening.org]

I offer in-person counselling from 'The Practice Rooms' in the heart of Cheltenham. I also offer online counselling. Counselling sessions cost £50 and last 50 minutes.

If you have clarity over what you want to work on in counselling, time-limited sessions may be appropriate. We focus on goals that are agreed together at the start, working in a structured way over  a set number of sessions before bringing counselling to an end. 

More often, people are unclear about their feelings or what is behind their difficulties when they start counselling, and themes emerge as they explore their experiences in a more spontaneous open-ended way.

If you are seeking counselling, I will arrange an initial call to introduce myself and find out a bit about what you hope to get from our sessions and what times you have available to meet for 50 minutes on a regular weekly basis.

If we can agree a suitable time to meet, I will arrange an initial session appointment. This will be confirmed when you have returned a short registration document that I will email to you for completion.

After one or two initial sessions, if you are comfortable to commit to regular weekly counselling with me, we will sign a counselling agreement that is our commitment to work for a set number of sessions, or on an open ended basis until you feel you want to draw counselling to an end. 

Book-as-you-go Havening Techniques sessions to address your trauma symptoms are an alternative to counselling, and can be provided online or in person. Your first appointment will be a 90 minutes to give time to take a detailed 'trauma history', demonstrate and practice Havening Techniques and apply them to your present symptoms. Once you are familiar with the techniques, further Havening Sessions take around 50 minutes.

I charge £60 per Havening session which includes a follow-up call or text a few days after the session.