Christine Aldridge

About me and my therapy practice

I offer a caring and compassionate working relationship whereby I provide a safe environment for you to explore your feelings and life experiences. It takes courage to reach out and talk about your difficulties but I aim to work respectfully and professionally, providing you with a non judgmental space to explore what is going on for you. Talking about and exploring our feelings provides us with a different perspective and understanding of our life responses. This can also allow us to consider the roots of our reactions, and this awareness can bring change to our lives. Working towards your own self awareness and understanding, offers relief from distress and helps you invest in yourself and your current/future relationships

Practice description

I am trained as a Integrative Counsellor, whereby I work with two different modalities, including psychodynamic and person-centred therapy. Psychodynamic - allows us to explore past experiences, and think together about how these experiences maybe impacting your present life. Person-centred - provides an emphasis on the therapeutic relationship between counsellor and client, providing an environment of non judgmental, human connection which can, in itself, promote healing. Currently sessions will be online or via telephone - hopefully in the future, face to face sessions will again be available. I am available in Stroud/Cirencester locality

What I can help with

Anxiety, Depression, Health related issues, Identity issues, Loss, Personal development, Post-traumatic stress, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Service veterans, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues

Types of therapy

Creative therapy, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic

Clients I work with

Adults, EAP, Older adults

How I deliver therapy

Long-term face-to-face work, Online counselling, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone counselling