Pamela Hartley

You may be considering counselling because you’re feeling overwhelmed at the moment. Perhaps you’ve experienced a distressing life event, or there is something in your past that you may never have been able to address. It may help to find someone to listen, someone who isn’t going to judge you or dismiss what you’re feeling. I’m passionate about helping people to cope with painful emotions and work towards a more peaceful, happier life. I am a qualified and experienced counsellor who has supported people to cope with a wide range of life-changing events including trauma, bereavement and illness. I understand that it can be difficult to ask for help, but it’s the first step towards making sense of what’s going on for you and how you can move forward with your life.

It's important that you find the right therapist that offers the support you need. It may help to know more about my qualifications and experience:

• I qualified as a counsellor in 2013, gaining an MSc in Counselling Psychology.
• I have worked for several years in services supporting people affected by life-changing illness, bereavement and loss, sexual violence and trauma. I have comprehensive experience of working with clients affected by stress, anxiety, depression, and workplace issues. I now supervise other counsellors working in those fields.
• Additional qualifications include MSc in Psychological Trauma, and PG Certificate in Clinical Supervision of Counselling & Psychotherapy.
• I am a qualified Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapist. EMDR is recognised by NICE (The National Institute for Health & Care Excellence) as an effective psychological therapy for trauma.  EMDR is also effective for anxiety, phobias, depression and grief.

Please feel free to contact me for further information or if you have any questions.  

I am a highly qualified counsellor, supervisor and trainer, who is passionate about supporting counsellors, therapists and other professionals. I offer supervision to experienced practitioners and students, those working within organisations and counsellors in private practice. I specialise in trauma-informed counselling/supervision, having completed the MSc in Psychological Trauma and having several years’ experience supporting individuals affected by traumatic bereavement and sexual violence. I also have particular interest and experience in working with bereavement, loss and life changing/limiting illness.

As a supervisor, I would work with you to build a collaborative relationship, offering regular opportunities to reflect on and develop your practice in order to work effectively, safely and ethically. I offer a safe space in which the work can be considered within organisational, professional, social and cultural contexts whilst also being nurturing and supportive.

My approach is based on the Seven-eyed Model of Supervision (Hawkins & Shohet, 2012), as well as the normative, formative and restorative purposes of supervision described by Inskipp and Proctor. These facilitate a collaborative relationship which meets the quality-control, developmental and supportive functions of supervision.

Currently supervision is charged at £60 per hour, though a concessionary fee may be available to student counsellors.

Please feel free to contact me for further information or if you have any questions.  

Please note that I have no availability for training delivery at the moment.

I am a qualified trainer with ten years’ experience in the development and delivery of workshops/ programmes attended by a range of professionals including therapists, teachers and social care staff.

Please feel free to contact me for further information.