Erica Ruse-Whalley

I work with children, (lower fee than above)dults or parents on all emotional and relationship difficulties. I have special experience of working with anxiety, stress, depression, loss, relationship difficulties with partners and families, divorce and blended families. Also for life events and life changes such ends of relationships, and divorce post natal depression , redundancy, retirement etc

I am a Barnado's approved adoption Counsellor, offering counselling to adopted children and adults, adoptive parents and natural parents. This training also gives me particular experience in working with "looked after children " and foster parents

I offer the choice of using many additional creative techniques such as "guided drawing", sandtray work with adults and children, and further techniques such as the Emotional Freedom technique (tapping) and "picture tapping", which are powerful but "lighter" ways to work in addition to talking.

I am a Counsellor in schools and have wide experience in working with children and young people from 5-14, with anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, bullying, self-esteem, school refusal and phobias, separation anxiety, anger and friendship issues.

I can also offer advice to parents on handling emotions and behaviour of children and young people, and in the family using my training in "Webster Stratton" Trouble-shooting for parents.