Helen Hardy

I currently have some availabilty on Thursday's during day and Sunday early evening.  If you need another time - please get in contact and we can discuss what is possible.

I work online and face to face - I am based in Fife and if you are within travelling distance - we can meet in my log cabin that creates a dedicate counselling space.  If online - I will work from this same space via zoom.

The number of sessions that we meet for will be determined by your needs and the complexity of the issues we are working with.

I work with a range of issues 

- I have many years of experience working with trauma, PTSD, sexual assualt, rape and childhood sexual abuse and all the symptoms that arise from these overwhelming expereinces.

- Anxiety

- Depression

- Suicidal thoughts and self harm

- Substance abuse

- Low self esteem

I also work with couples over a range of issues including communication, infdidelity, losing interest in each other physically and emotionally.  My rate for couples is £60

There are different styles of counselling and I am more towards the person centred end of the scale, one of my core beliefs is that you are the expert in your own life.  My role is to undertstand things from your perspective and support you in your goals.  

I am informed by attachment theory which helps us understand how our formative years create patterns of relating that we repeat and may not realise where it comes from.

I belive in resourcing clients - and will offer a range of resources that clients can pick and choose from depending on what resonates with them.  Examples of this are a variety of breathing exercises, visualisation techniques and anger dissapation techniques. 

I also use Psychoeducation techniques - eductating about how the brain works when traumatised or overwhelmed.

For couples - I will send you both a form to fill in and return to me prior to our first session, as this will allow me to understand your current issue from both your perspectives.

For everyone - The first session differs from all others as to begin with I will take you through details of sessions lengths, notiication of holidays, explicit limits to confidentiality and some further details about counselling procedures and the way I work.

Once this is completed we wil focus on your goals and what you hope to acheive through counselling.

As Supervision is monthly - please contact me to discuss and we can agree a time that will suit us both

I charge £40 per hour and £60 for 1.5 hrs 

I can meet in person if you can travel to Fife or online via zoom if this is not possible.

I have a COSCA Counselling Supervision Certificate

I have many years of experience working with trauma

My supervision style is informed by Shohet and Hawkins 7 eyed model - reflecting on the multiple relationships that exist between client, tehrapist, supervisor and wider context.

As professionals together we can work on egdes to your practice, triggers, blocks and challenges arising in the work you are doing.  We will work together in service of the client.

Our first session will involve defing the boundaries to our work and agreeing how we will work together.