The Rewind Technique is a gentle, evidence-based approach used to help resolve the distressing feelings, memories and physical symptoms linked to trauma, anxiety or upsetting experiences. It works by guiding you to safely revisit the memory in a calm, detached way — almost like watching a film rather than reliving it — first moving slowly forward through the event, then “rewinding” it back to the start. This process helps your brain reprocess the experience, separate the memory from the intense emotional charge attached to it, and reduce or remove the distress it causes, without you needing to go into great detail about what happened. It is safe, non-intrusive, and you remain fully in control throughout.

Person centred counselling is a modality that alters slightly from other approaches.  Unlike other modality's we do not believe we are the expert of you, making for a more equal working relationship. A person-centred therapist will work with whatever you bring to session and will not direct, make assumptions, highlight unaware links or connections to your processing meaning it allows you to process and make that connection in your own time and own unique way.

When feelings of overwhelm take over and start to affect your quality of life and initiate feelings of distress and despair, then it may feel like it is time to seek help. Whether that help is therapy or social community support or medical assistance from the GP, the main thing is you have made the first step to heal. To know if therapy is right for you is a decision only you can make but understanding what therapy is and how it works may help you make that decision and there is no harm in reaching out and asking the questions you have.

It's difficult and overwhelming to search for the right therapist for you. That is why I offer a free 20-minute no obligation initial conversation so that you can gauge whether you feel a therapeutic connection. This connection is important for the therapeutic outcome to be successful. An initial conversation also gives me the ability to gauge if I believe I am the right therapist for you. At any point in the conversation, we can make that decision to continue together or you continue to search for the right therapist. Throughout our initial conversation, I promise to be completely open honest with you. Should we decide not to continue, I may be able to still assist and provide you with alternative therapists who I feel may be better suited

I don’t expect you to trust me straight away. I believe trust is something that is earned, not something you just give freely from the start. All I ask is for the chance to build that trust with you, step by step. When we grow that trust together, it deepens our therapeutic connection and creates the safest space for you — and that is what helps bring the best possible outcome for you.

I always ask, " do you have that one person you can whole heartedly open up to with each and every element that is causing you distress"? I know I might talk to one friend about some things and another about other things, but I do not have that one person who I can go to for everything and do so without judgement or opinions or bias. The difference between friends and therapists are:

• A therapist has been on their own journey through their training, attending personal development and personal therapy, meaning they can also relate to you in a way friend may not be able to. More so that they are congruent and confident in their practice and ability to support you appropriately.
• A therapist is trained to listen with empathy, compassion and objectivity free from judgement, bias and emotional involvement. This means they can remain in a space that focuses on you, your well-being and personal growth.
• A therapist is confidential and provides a safe space so that you may bring whatever you need to bring in one place whilst maintaining those professional boundaries.

No, I am not the expert of you and beleive you have the answers within that better suit you as a person for your experience. I may be able to offer psychoeducation around how you are feeling or information for additional support but I can not tell you what is best for you.

I want you to know something really important: you are not broken, and you don’t need ‘fixing’. There is nothing wrong with you as a person. What you are feeling and how you are reacting is simply your response to the things life has thrown at you. It is not a reflection of who you are — it is a reflection of what you have had to deal with. My role isn’t to change you; it’s to walk with you while we carefully make sense of those experiences and take the weight of what you’ve had to carry, so you feel lighter and more like you again.

No, there is no set number of sessions, and you are free to carry on and stop when you wish. There is a general recommendation of a minimum of six weekly sessions as you will see in charities and services, but it is different in private practice and you are in complete control of your sessions attended, you can stop whenever you want no matter what the reason.

As cliché as it sounds, you will just know. The key self-awareness and to understand why you feel ready and then the next step is to end the therapeutic relationship which can be hard and sometimes scary. If I feel at any point, you may be approaching that stage, this is something we would discuss within our sessions and plan going forward for moving on.

Walk and talk is like a face-to-face session only it’s in a public space.  We would decide a location to meet at our normal session time, it is not therapeutic room and therefore, it does not hold the same value in confidentiality as the therapy room would. consideration must be made to what you would like to bring to session and whether a walk and talk would be a safe enough option.

Emergency services and crisis interventions teams would support you in times like that. They are medically trained and a more appropriate route. The service I provide is not intended for crisis or emergency needs.  You can contact your GP for further support and onward referrals or should you feel at immediate risk of harm to yourself, please call 999 or visit your nearest Accident and Emergency Department. Alternatively, you can find urgent NHS mental health services at:

https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/mental-health/find-an-urgent-mental-health-helpline.

There are also 24/7 listening ear services that you can utilise if you feel you are in crisis outside our session times.

Samaritans 116 123

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