Louise Murray

 I have worked as a Counsellor for 25 years.I offer a warm,genuine and respectful relationship  . I provide a safe space, where you will be listened to very carefully and accepted without judgement.  Counselling can help you  find new answers to the thoughts and feelings which trouble you. You may be holding  unhelpful beliefs about yourself. These may be stopping you from moving forwards .  You may need to talk about past events, in order to see a different future.You maybe grieving. I  work with long-standing issues and/or a current situation.I am committed to affirming Diversity,open to each individual from within their own context, which will differ from mine. I offer some concessions in line with  income/circumstances. I work from a light-filled room in the centre of Hebden Bridge. There is  parking.

You are welcome to phone me without fee or obligation or contact me by email for further information.

EXPERIENCE

Alongside my private work, I have worked with children  with Special Learning Needs in schools. I have also worked in the community  with young adults with learning needs.

I have  worked for several years  as a volunteer Counsellor at a Womens' Mental Health agency. I worked with a group of very diverse women, focussing mainly on Abuse and Trauma.

I am on the Leeds Beckett Network of approved Therapists for trainees.

TRAINING AND SKILLS

I have postgraduate training in Psychodynamic Therapy and Person Centred Counselling. I have come to realise though, that it is the Relationship between Counsellor and Client, which creates change.

In addition, I am interested in working existentially with the Body as a means of expression.

Everyone is different. Together we can explore how to work together in the way that is best for you.

I am an experienced and caring Practitioner ,having worked for 25 years as a Counsellor in Private Practice. I have been offering Supervision for the last 4 years.

 Alongside working privately, I have  worked in schools  with   children with special learning needs. This has given me  a strong interest in creating empathic relationships with people who experience the world differently. I have worked for several years as a  volunteer at  a Womens' Mental Health Agency. This involved working with a very diverse group of women, on experiences relating to Trauma and Abuse.

I have Postgraduate Training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and in Person Centred  Counselling . I also work existentially with the Body as a means of Expression.However, I believe that it is the quality of the Counselling Relationship, rather than the modality, which creates Change.

My aim as a supervisor is to support you in your work as well as to help you  develop  in your practice.

I work according to the BACP Code Of Ethics in order to promote safe, ethical practice in the interests of practitioner and client.

I am very committed to continuing my own professional development, by reading up to date research and attending CPD courses.

I have experience of a  broad range of issues. I have a particular working interest in :

Abuse and Trauma.

Attachment and Loss.

Intersubjectivity and musicality.

'Disability.'

Diversity.

Meanings in the context of Asylum and Migration.

I charge  40.00  for a one hour session and £45.00 for one and a half hours.

For more information please email me or phone.