Rachael Ward

Flexible hours available 

Couples Counsellor & Relational Therapist with over 11 years experience in the NHS and private Practice. 

Individual Therapy: 

Do you find setting boundaries in relationships challenging? 

Do you struggle to trust yourself and others? 

Do you struggle with debilitating shame and guilt which effects your confidence?

Are you constantly self-critical? 

Are you finding yourself in relationship patterns which do not serve you? 

Do you want to gain more insight into your fears and insecurities? 

 I understand the importance of working sensitively to support the impact of trauma, grief, depression, anxiety and bullying on your confidence and functioning. 

Couples Counselling :

Do you want to reduce conflict by applying new communication skills? 

Are you struggling with resentment and disconnect? 

Are you feeling misunderstood and unheard? 

Are past betrayals and attachments impacting your connection and intimacy? 

Are you willing to look at how you can improve your relationship? 

 My therapy is inclusive and aimed to help you understand how past traumas, attachments and experiences shape your relationship with self and others. Together we work to reduce feelings of Shame, guilt, anxiety and anger and move towards self-acceptance. 

My approach is collaboratively aimed to enable you to feel more understood and develop your own self-acceptance.  

I also work for a military charity and understand how cultural and institutional factors impact out attachment, grief and struggles to adjust to life transitions.

Couples and family therapy can help you work through issues which are causing you distress, such as:

* lack of intimacy and connection

* Affairs and disputes 

* Resentment and distance 

* Guilt and past difficulties 

* Expectations and communication 

* Supporting one partners mental health/physical health

*Family and parenting challenges 

* Transition and Grief 

* Understand and support differences with families 

*Mental health within the family 

My Qualifications and Training:

BA Hons in Person Centred Counselling 

CBT level 5 

Accredited member of IPTuk as an Interpersonal Psychotherapist and Supervisor

Couples Counsellor Practitioner and Supervisor -Tavistock 

IPT-A- Adapting Interpersonal Therapy to work creatively with young people 

PG Systemic Family Therapy- Foundation

PG Systemic Family Therapy - Intermediate 

Certificate in working with Autism

Couples Counselling sessions are £55 for 60 mins. 

Individual sessions are £45 for 60 mins. 

Family sessions start at £65 (depending on group size)

Qualified Counsellors- £60- 1.5 hrs

Trainee Counsellors- £45 - 1.5 hrs

If you are looking for supervision which is insightful, engaging, thought provoking and empathic I could be a good fit for you. 

I supervise groups and individuals within the NHS and in private practice. I am passionate about providing  a collaborative and supportive space for you to discuss your case load. 

This space can help you feel supported, enhance your awareness, consider different perspectives, and overall feel more confident in your work. I bring my experience of building a full-time private practice and working as a supervisor and clinician in the NHS. 

 I understand the importance of a safe and supportive space to discuss your clients and for each of us to develop our own ways of being as a therapist. 

In supervision we address:

• Self-doubt and transference/counter transference 
  
• Exploring different client issues
• Working within different settings 
• Assist personal and professional development 
• Considering therapeutic techniques and systemic influences
• Feeling stuck  
• Symptoms of burn out

I am passionate about further training and so  I integrate different counselling models, such as Person-Centered, Systemic Family Therapy, CBT, TA, Interpersonal Therapy and Gestalt. 

I understand the challenges of finding suitable supervision and therefore offer a free short meeting to see if I am a good fit for you. 

Qualified Counsellors- £60

 Students - £45 for 1.5 hrs

Tasks of Supervision will include the following:

* Setting up a learning relationship.

*  Facilitating the supervisee's development in their role.

* To explore feelings and reactions which emerge from work with clients.  

* To consult with a view to problem solving if helpful. 

*To monitor professional/ethical issues.

* To evaluate progress

My main goal is to  provide a supportive and reflective space to explore your process and your client work.