Anna Clarkstone

I currently have availability for new clients. I charge £70 per session 1-1 and £80 for couples counselling.

I am an accredited BACP integrative counsellor.  I am trained in a variety of different counselling theories and aim to provide a safe, non-judgemental and confidential relationship, by walking alongside you, facilitating and enabling you to reach your goals. 

Counselling provides professional support by giving you a space to talk about life and problems you are experiencing in a confidential, non-judgemental environment.  I currently see clients Online and have some capacity for face-to-face work in Bournemouth. .  Please contact me for an initial free 1/2 hour meeting. 

I aim to help clients achieve their goals in counselling. This is supported by various counselling training that I have received such as Gestalt, CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), TA (Transactional Analysis), IFS (Internal Family Systems), Inner Child and Creative Therapy and Attachment Theory.  However, the most important aspect of counselling is the relationship with your counsellor and providing a safe space to talk confidentially and freely without judgement or pressure. I encourage feedback on your experiences of the counselling.

The first session is an opportunity for you to ask questions and to listen to what you want from counselling. We can explore some details about the counselling agreement and GDPR, which gives information about confidentiality, timings, fees etc.  I will ask questions asking you to share what has brought you to counselling and what you would like to talk about or change through the sessions.  The first few sessions involve describing your story, background and current life circumstances - I call it 'painting a picture' of your life.  You are free to only share what you are comfortable talking about with me.  It is a privilege to facilitate your journey through counselling. 

I use the double matrix model in the way I work in supervision. I graduated with an MA in Counselling (Middlesex University) which included a diploma in supervision.  

I currently supervise online and I have some capacity for face-to-face supervision, in Bournemouth on a Wednesday afternoon.  

I have been an integrative counsellor for over 20 years. I also work as a Year leader for Year 3 of the Undergraduate programme at Waverley Abbey College (Farnham), where I lecture in Gestalt and the Enneagram, as well as lead student supervision groups.   

In the first session we could discuss how supervision would work for you and your needs and how we will work together.  My goal is to help you feel safe and able to share openly about your client work, so that it will be a useful space to process your clinical work.