Ruth Taylor

I have availability Monday - Friday 9:30 - 5pm

Do you feel anxious and don't know how to cope? Do you feel that you are not good enough for work, family or friends? Have you had a bereavement and are you finding it hard? Or do you feel that things are just too much at the moment and you are exhausted from thinking and feeling this way all the time?

I can help you learn to manage these feeling and emotions as well as work towards your goals.

I work in what is called an integrative way which means I utilise different tools and techniques to tailor the counselling session to what you want/need in a way that will best help you.

Primarily I utilise something called Person- Centred counselling . What this means is that I will not be giving you advice and direction, nor will I judge you. I strongly believe you know what works best for you so I will work with you, at your pace, with acceptance, to look at the thoughts/feelings/behaviours/issues you want to explore, in a way that you feel comfortable.

Along side this I also use;

• EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) - a therapy which helps to resolve trauma.
• Compassion Focused Therapy - this is based on CBT and looks at examining your unhelpful thoughts/behaviours and how to alter them in a more helpful way, while also building skills around showing yourself and others compassion.  This therapy helps build feelings of safety, increased self-confidence and comfort.
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy - which is aimed at helping you with your issues in as fewer sessions as possible by focusing on solutions rather than the problem itself.
• Neuro-Linguistic Programming - which helps individuals to learn new techniques to work on and deal with difficult situations/thoughts/issues.
• Emotional Freedom Techniques (Tapping) a way of helping to manage strong emotions/memories based on acupressure.

I offer face to face, online or telephone counselling to help you talk through whatever you are going through without fear of being judged or of upsetting someone. Somewhere  you can sort through the tangle in your head/life, take control of your thoughts , feel more confident in you and the decisions you make and break free from old habits. 

You may well be finding it hard to find someone you’re able to open up to just from reading a few words online. Why not get in touch for an informal chat so you feel at ease when choosing me to support you during this difficult time in your life.

Sessions are confidential.

For more information please contact me for more information/any questions

I charge £50 per session which can be paid by card, bank transfer or cash.

Monday to Friday 9:30 - 5pm

I offer compassion focussed Supervision looking at all areas of your work (based on the seven eyed model of supervision) to empower you to be the best counsellor and you that you can be. Supervision is there for you to explore how you work, how the work/client affects you and how you affect the work/client, my aim is to help you explore all of this in a safe space, with no judgment and gentle challenges.

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I have been a qualified counsellor since 2018, initially training in Person Centred Counselling but have since added to my 'tool box' with things such as EMDR, CBT, NLP, Compassion Focussed Therapy and EFT (tapping) so now describe myself as working more in an Integrative way. I currently work in my own private practice but have in the past worked for a company offering EAP type counselling along with specialist bereavement counselling - particularly for those bereaved by suicide. I have extensive experience working with anxiety, low self-esteem and bereavement and in the past have worked as a nurse, midwife and in a women's centre. 

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Supervision, like counselling itself, is a relational experience, it is so important to find a supervisor who you feel fits with you and your way of working, who can challenge you in the way you want to be challenged and help you explore you and your work in the way that fits for you so why not send me a message, ask me questions and even have an initial session to see if I am the right fit.

I work from my welcoming office on the 1st floor of a small building in Adlington.  Sessions can be conducted Face to Face, online or over the phone.

I can offer one off sessions to cover breaks in supervision or regular, longer term supervision.

I can offer an initial free 30 minute session so you c an see if the way I work aligns with your needs and to see if we are a good fit.

Initially we will discuss the contract, confidentiality, boundaries etc. before talking through what you need and want from supervision and what I can offer.

Sessions are £50