Stephen Thompson

 I have availability for new clients.

I can offer early and evening appointments from 8am MONDAY TO FRIDAY with my last appointment being 8PM.

I also offer SATURDAY morning appointments up to 12 noon.

I offer counselling tailored to your needs, I work creatively to enable you to explore you difficulties enabling you to explore your thoughts and feelings and current circumstances to be able to make the desired changes you feel you want to make (this may mean giving home tasks to help you embed any new changes you have made at this present time). I offer a "no rush"  experience were I offer empathic and non-judgemental listening with a focus on what you are finding difficult - counselling is confidential but their are some occasions were  a mental health profession - may need to be contacted in the interests of your safety- this would be discussed with you before this was discussed - say for example with your GP. - I am bound  by the ethical code of BACP to work safely and keep you safe at all times.   

the counselling sessions I  offer are via ZOOM or SKYPE or TELEPHONE.  the counselling session will usually last for 50 minutes (the counselling hour)  - I endeavour to respond to emails or telephone call messages within 24 hours.  

I offer a free twenty minute, session ZOOM or telephone (call) to see if I am the right person to support you - to help you see if we are the right fit to work together. this will be an introduction were you can ask any questions you may have about counselling. I may offer you a self assessment form to help you identify the issues you want to work on in order of priority. I can offer short or long-term counselling. at a time that suits you. (within my working hours) 

have space for new clients/ SUPERVISEES, I offer sessions from MONDAY-FRIDAY 8am-7pm 

SATURDAY 8am-12noon.

emails can be left - I will contact left emails  all enquires will be followed up.

I work from an integrational perspective as a Supervisor and counsellor.- what that really means is I use different counselling modalities/ insights  e.g. CBT.  GESTALT, CREATIVE THERAPIES e.g. SANDTRAY WORK , ART THERAPIES, PSYCHODYNAMIC, SOLUTION FOCUSED APPROACH and PERSON CENTRED APPROACH  in order to look at issues from different perspectives - to give a person more choice in exploring their circumstances and personal feelings in regard to their life circumstances. either as a SUPERVISOR or THERAPIST. 

 I offer supervision using the THE SEVEN EYED PROCESS MODEL -with insights from the IDM MODEL and the CYCLICAL MODEL looking at REFLECTIVE SUPERVISION - I work in a creative and robust way - using the SUPERVISION RELATIONSHIP  to develop your supervisee skills on behalf of the client  I offer 1.5 hours of online SUPERVISION PER MONTH BACP.

pre- SUPERVISORY SESSION will be exploring your supervision needs- setting up a working agreement in a collaborative way.  ( discussed in a 20 min free ZOOM call )

I am offering   SUPERVISION sessions BACP 1.5 hours per  month ONLINE only. I charge £55 for 1.5 hours for SUPERVISION) - all enquiries answered. I have spaces at present. - I can do evenings and weekends and during the week to suit YOU.