Counselling
What is counselling?
Counselling is not just listening! It is a safe place to challenge negative thinking, and gain coping strategies thus enabling change.
Counselling provides a secure and confidential place to share thoughts and explore feelings. A client may be experiencing dissatisfaction with life, a loss of direction, or feel they are not coping with things that usually wouldn't be a problem.
The counselling relationship is one of acceptance and respect - the client will begin to trust the counsellor and feel able to explore different aspects of their life. This enables client to see things more clearly and often from a different perspective.
How can counselling help?
Counselling is not just listening! It is a safe place to challenge negative thinking, and gain coping strategies thus enabling change.
Sandra, our counsellor, regards each person as unique and tailors sessions to meet their individual needs. Hers is a flexible, integrative approach, which makes full use of her wide expertise and extensive training. Courses of counselling can be either short-term or open-ended as is appropriate.
Our Counsellors
Sandra Abbott
Sandra has over 10 years experience in counselling and is accredited to the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, the lead organisation in UK for regulating the profession. This provides you with the assurance that she adheres to the highest ethical and professional standards in helping you deal with your problems. Sandra continues to maintain and upgrade her knowledge through regular post-graduate training, including courses in issues such as eating disorders, dealing with bullying and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Donna Coupland
Dr Donna Coupland PhD has a wealth of experience in mental health issues, having worked in Rushden Mind, Northampton Counselling Service and the NHS Psychotherapy Service. She has a Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy from Birkbeck College, University of London; she gained her PhD in 2005 at Leicester University.
The Ashgrove Clinic
Our clinic is located in Higham Ferrers, close to Rushden, Northamptonshire. We are also within easy reach of Northampton, Wellingborough, Bedford, Kimbolton and Kettering.
If you are considering counselling and have any questions or concerns please contact us today. We also undertake counselling as part of the EAP (Employer Assistance Programme).