Making The Difference

TERESA TOWNSEND

As well as her own private practice Teresa has worked in a variety of settings including Education, Employee Assistance Programes and Critical Incidents.

She has recently moved on from her twelve year role as Head of Counselling and Student Welfare Officer in a Further Education College to Cranfield University where she is the Staff and Student Counsellor. She is a Counselling Supervisor at a Young Persons Centre and Victim Support, supervises qualified and trainee counsellors, managers of Counselling Organisations and those working in the helping professions. She works as an Associate Counsellor with a leading international EAP provider and works with victims of critical incidents, crime and trauma. She is also a fully trained EMDR practioner.

Areas of Specialism

Depression
Stress
Anger
Anxiety
Trauma
Loss
Mood Changes
Victim Support
Healing the Past
Inner Child
Bereavement
Critical Incident Debriefing
Eye Movemement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Relationships
Life Changes
Crisis - Finding a Way Forward
Counselling and Support Supervision - Individuals and Groups
Spiritual Direction


Personal Approach:
I regard the Person-Centred Approach as central to my way of working and being and I endeavour to remain true to the core philosophy and spirit of Carl Rogers in seeing each person I work with as a unique individual. Embracing mind, body and spirit my aim is to facilitate and accompany my clients in their journey towards healing, insight and wholeness.

TERESA TOWNSEND

DIPLOMA IN COUNSELLING (MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY 1996), DIPLOMA IN SUPERVISION, EMDR PRACTITIONER LEVELS 1 AND 2, LICENSED CRITICAL INCIDENT PRACTITIONER AND MENTOR

Member of BACP (APSCC and AUCC), BAPCA, EMDR ASSOC.



Fees From 1 September 2008

Individual Counselling;

Hourly session: £45

£40 for low wage or non earners (negotiable)

Young People - 13 - 18 years:

Free for those with parents/guardians on low incomes and those who wish to attend independent of parents/guardians financial support

Couple Counselling:

Hourly Session: £45
Ninety minute session £68

Supervision:

Initial Session: No fee

Further sessions: Qualified counsellors : £45

£40 for students in counselling training,voluntary counsellors and low wage earners

Organisations, EAPs and Critical Incident Debriefing:

Please ring to discuss your requirements and details of fees

Eye Movement Desensitization and Restoration (EMDR):

£50 per hour

Critical Incident Debriefing:

£55 per hour (1, 2 or 3 hours)

Mentoring - Critical Incidnet Debriefers:

£45 per hour

Parent and Teenager Counselling:

£45 per hour


Appointments:

Please give 24 hours notice of appointment cancellation. If 24 hours cancellation is not given you will be liable to pay full fee.

In cases of genuine emergency or illness on day of appointment you may only be required to pay 50% of full session fee.

Payments: Can either be by cheque made payable to Teresa Townsend or in cash at the end of each session