Tracy Paine

The face to face options are subject to availability of room hire at the venue, but in general room hire should be an option from 6pm on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings; with occasional options on Friday evenings. Please contact me to discuss my availability as then I will be able to clarify. Fees for couples face to face is at the higher rate of £60.

NB: I am unavailable for new enquiries until 18th of September 2023. 

I work with individual adults, couples and am now also able to provide supervision for counsellors. 

The way I work is influenced by the different issues that we may experience and more importantly how this impacts you as unique individuals. I believe strongly that the relationship between us is important and this in itself can be a very healing experience.

Where appropriate I do use different tools and exercises that might be helpful such as breathing, grounding exercises and looking at values to support living  a life that has meaning. I believe in providing information to all clients to help you learn about and be able to understand yourself better. 

When working with Couples the process is more structured and the 'client' becomes the relationship, rather than both individuals. 

In both scenarios I do believe it is important to look at what has happened in the past, as this often does have links to the present. Therefore some of the work we do is exploratory. However I also feel it is important to focus on the here and now and will try to facilitate problem solving and reflection. 

I have added to my knowledge and skills by the most recent course looking at Diversity in Contemporary Relationships.

I am happy to have a free initial consultation to check we are 'a good fit'; as we are all different and sometimes it will not feel right. 

I work online with both individuals (18+) and couples. More recently I have added back in face to face work at this venue.

I work in an open-ended way, but can work to a deadline if needed. I will ask about your worries, fears, goals/hopes about counselling and do expect paperwork to be completed ahead of the first session. This makes a better use of your time in session too; as I then have a 'heads up' about you. Hopefully this is cost-effective! I will also send you the client agreement paperwork to review and agree ahead of starting and this covers all of the general admin issues, data protection and things you need to know. 

We will consolidate what we have learnt through the assessment paperwork and process and begin actively working on the issue or issues we agree to focus on. 

Unavailable for new enquiries for counselling until 18/9/23

Please note I only work with UK residents. 

Delivery of sessions: This is mainly using zoom video calls, phone calls or email exchanges. My Values: I work on the basic assumption, that the relationship between us, is the most important thing to get right. This is why I provide a free 30min phone consultation before committing to booking actual sessions. If couples want individual time, I can provide each of you 15mins each. This gives you the opportunity to get a feel for me and how I work.

How can I help? Essentially I can help you by providing a safe space, where you can tell your story and share your fears, express your worries and explore your difficulties. I can help you to understand what is happening, by working through it together. I can help you to understand yourself better; so you can manage your problems and challenges going forward. I can help you explore your experiences and make sense of them; so you are able to then be more proactive. I have experience with a range of issues, but have additional interests looking at loss, bereavement and relationship issues. 

Benefits of online counselling: Counselling is more achievable for people with a busy schedule. This can be an excellent way for anyone with physical disabilities (acute or chronic) to access counselling more easily, as this can be done from the comfort of your home or office. Working online may not be appropriate for you if you are in a crisis or feeling actively suicidal. If you are feeling in need of immediate support now, then please contact the Samaritans: 116 123.

Individual fees are £40 and Couples fees are £55 per session. For more information about me, my services and what I can offer you. please visit my website: https://tracyscounsellingservice.co.uk

I can work using a range of online methods and can blend these where needed; for example, moving to email counselling when it is school holidays and when setting aside a counselling hour, at the times I work, feels too difficult. I am also happy to do telephone counselling, if you prefer to be active during sessions, you can then walk and talk if that feels appropriate. 

In Couples work; as the counsellor, I can facilitate discussion and support you to talk to each other about the stuff that matters, with the aim of working towards a healthy, fulfilling relationship that is meeting both of your unique needs and preferences. This work can feel quite different from individual counselling which is often more detailed and focused on you, as opposed to the focus on communication and the relationship.

Couples Counselling is an active approach, where work on the relationship is needed in between sessions. So from the start I will be encouraging you to begin working hard for each other and for yourself. 

After the free initial consultation, you will be asked to complete some initial forms and will be provided with a client agreement to review and agree, before we start actively working online. I ask clients to send personal information via secure email to support privacy and confidentiality. This is through ProtonMail: tracys.cs@protonmail.com 

Currently able to offer some free supervision to counsellors while logging hours, so to take advantage of this contact me.

I am an Integrative Counsellor with over 4 years experience working Face to Face and Online. I qualified as a counsellor (L5) in April 2019 and then began in Private Practice in July 2019. I then achieved the OCST Certificate in Online Counselling Skills, before Covid arrived. I work with the full range of potential options for Online work. I have done lots of CPD, adding additional knowledge and skills to my toolkit! I work with adults, individually and also added couples counselling, which adds a new dimension. I have an interest in working relationally, have an understanding of trauma and attachment informed work. I am now adding Supervision as the latest development.

Free Supervision for Counsellors (Time limited offer)

I am looking for counsellors and/or trainee counsellors, who would like to access some free Supervision sessions! I have completed Supervision Training with Counselling Tutor and am now able to begin logging my hours to get fully signed off.. I am offering 5 free sessions (equivalent to 5 hours of Supervision) to the first 4 supervisees I sign up. There is no obligation to continue after the free sessions; but if you wanted to then, a fee will then be applied. If you are a trainee then I would need you to check if your training body allows you to have external supervision working to gain their hours, before we could make a start. I am based in Hertfordshire and need at least 1 supervisee to work with face to face; so would need to be able to get to LGC in the evening. The other supervisees can be Online Supervision, using a range of mediums to reflect what you provide to your clients. Interested??? I hope so....

I will be working with The Seven-Eyed Model of Supervision from the start and this is a broad, relational model, which I believe is a holistic model, which supports a collaborative approach to the process of supervision.

I will also be informed by the Integrative Developmental Model (IDM), when looking at your experience, skills, competencies and support needs. This can help us to consider if we are an appropriate match in terms of experience and modality specific issues.