ED Counselling
Emma Duncan
Counselling
My belief is that most people will probably benefit from someone to help them understand themselves and their lives better from time to time. I have been working in private practice since 2012, so I have encountered a huge variety of reasons why people come to counselling and have worked successfully with a broad range of issues. I do, however, have some specific areas of expertise including working with sexual trauma, neurodiversity, and clients in the specific age range of 16-25.
Counselling
How I work as a Counsellor
I primarily work in a person-centred way, meaning that I believe you are the only expert on you in the room. I might have some helpful frameworks or creative practices to help us explore, but I don't know what is best for you or what you should do next. I will be alongside you to figure it out together.
It is useful in our work to consider the relationship we are creating together, the impact we are having on one another, and how it might re-create some of the relationships outside the therapy room. Getting to a level of trust in our relationship where it becomes possible to be more authentically yourself and to drop defences will be a big part of the work.
I also keep an eye on what might be happening in the unconscious, or the edge of awareness, and we can explore together the parts of you that might have competing agendas and ideas about your wellbeing. I don't think any of us are entirely consistent in our thinking, we all have some things that we hold in tension - perhaps even as fundamental as wanting our lives to improve, but also needing to stay 'not ok' because it serves some purpose.
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Fees & Availability
Fees are £70 for 50-minute online counselling sessions
Or £80 for walk-and-talk sessions in person.
A 30-minute initial session is FREE and can be online/telephone.
I am available for counselling sessions:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Morning, afternoon or evening.
I offer an initial 30-minute session (FREE) for you to experience what it might be like to work with me. This gives you the chance to suss me out, ask any questions you might have about how I work or how counselling works, and also to think about what you might like to work on or any goals you have.