Margaret Birrell

I work with individuals (age 18 plus), or couples or groups, by face-to-face, telephone or online appointments. 

My availability:   I offer daytime appointments only, on Tuesdays or Thursdays mainly.  However, this is negotiable at the time of enquiry; please don't hesitate to contact me to discuss your support needs.

My Fees:  £45 for telephone or online sessions 

The issues I support are:  Depression, Anxiety, Bereavement, Relationships and Breakups, Workplace Stress, Addiction, Abuse, and many more life issues - please ask if not listed here.

*  Counselling    * Personal Therapy    * Couples   * Individuals 

*  Supervision

*  Face-to-face, or Online or Phone  Sessions available

Sometimes when life is tough, we all need someone to talk to, confidentially, to help make sense of what's happening and why we feel as we do.   

If you're struggling with stress, life changes, bereavement, divorce, addictions,  trauma, family/relationship and workplace difficulties then Counselling can support you.

Making sense of your depression,   or  increased anxiety,  or loss of energy, focus and motivation,  can aid healing.  Counselling can provide a confidential space and time to talk, where you can begin to  share and gain the self insight you need to help you to move forward.   

I provide confidential supportive therapy for all individuals and all life difficulties.  I also provide Personal Therapy for Therapists and Trainee Therapists.

I am happy to provide a free half hour telephone conversation to answer any questions you may have regarding Counselling Therapy.

I provide a confidential, safe space, from my office at home, where Clients can share their current life distress/stress.
I work with a variety of approaches, Humanistic, T.A. (Transactional Analysis), Person-Centred, Brief Solution Focused, CBT, Systemic, Psychosynthesis, M.I. (Motivational Interviewing), Psychodynamic.

I am happy to answer any questions regarding any of these approaches.

Prior to commencing Counselling, I am pleased to offer a free half hour call, to discuss your current support needs, so that you can gain a sense of whether I am the right Counsellor for you to work with. 

The first session is usually a starting point on your journey, where you begin to described what's been happening, what's troubling you, or what you feel you specifically need to focus on and why.

From there, we will begin to gradually explore this, to make sense of what it all means to you and for you, and to facilitate your own insight into a way forward that's right for you.

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If you are either an experienced Therapist and searching for a new Supervisor, or a Trainee and starting up with Supervision, please don't hesitate to call me to talk about your needs and whether I can be of assistance to you. I am always happy to fit in time for a conversation.   

I've been a qualified Supervisor since 2009.   I'm a Senior Accredited Member of BACP, (as Accredited Supervisor of Groups) and have enjoyed working with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, including NHS/IAPT, Voluntary & Charity Counselling Organisations, EAP Providers,  Therapeutic Communities and Addictions REHAB's,  Couples Therapy  and private Individuals.
I also offer Supervision for Staff Teams within organizations.

I  work flexibly with all levels of experience and approaches.  

My core approach is Humanistic based on T.A.
My Supervision Qualification is Psychodynamic 
and I incorporate my experience in other approaches such as  Humanistic, Person Centered, Systemic,  Psychosynthesis,  Brief Solution Focused,  CBT,  M.I.,   Short and longer term, and also Couples Psychosynthesis Approach as well as Couples CBT Integrative.

I am currently working online or telephone, and face-to-face work is constantly a possibility depending on current COVID progress. 

If you would like to talk , please feel free to contact me. 07814467061  or  text and I will contact you at a convenient time.