Melanie Hall

My working hours are:

Monday - Thursday 9am to 7pm

Friday 9am to 2pm

I am an experienced therapist with a background in leadership and management, offering the following services:

One to one therapy (online/telephone/in person sessions)

If you find yourself thinking 'there has to be more to life than this', and you are sick and tired of feeling this way I can help you to get 'unstuck' and find a different way forward in your life. I can help you to:

• Understand the reasons behind your difficulties, and develop practical strategies that work for you.
• Work on behaviours or ways of relating to others that cause you problems.
• Heal from Trauma and be able to move forward positively.
• Recover from use of unhealthy coping strategies (addictive behaviours or substance misuse) and develop new, healthy ways to dealing with life.

Do you find yourself thinking 'there has to be more to life than this', or feeling lonely and like you don't know where you belong? Maybe you keep making poor decisions and its become a pattern you feel you can't break out of. You may even have turned to alcohol, food, etc in an attempt to deal with difficult feelings. I can help you to get 'unstuck' and find a different way forward in your life.

I can help you to;

Understand the reasons behind your difficulties, and develop practical strategies that work for you.

Help you to heal from past traumas using NHS approved therapies - EMDR and Trauma-Focussed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Work on behaviours or ways of relating to others that cause you problems.

Recover from use of unhealthy coping strategies (addictive behaviours or substance misuse) and develop new, healthy ways to cope.

Improve self-esteem and confidence so you can achieve your personal and professional goals.

I use a variety of therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Re-processing), Solution-Focussed Brief Therapy to help you move on from your present difficulties. I work to high professional standards, providing complete confidentiality and privacy for my clients. My approach is non-judgemental, empathic and focussed on empowering you to develop greater resilience and more effective problem-solving strategies. I offer appointments online (using Zoom) at flexible times so that you can access the support that I can provide from the comfort of your own home.

Issues that I am experienced in working with, include:

Anxiety and stress

Loss and bereavement

Managing life changes

Depression

Addictions

Abuse

Trauma

Relationship issues

Work issues

How to get started:

Email me to arrange an initial telephone consultation where you can ask any questions and book your first appointment.

In your first session, we will work at your pace to understand your needs and plan our work together. The way we work all depends on you, there is no 'one size fits all' - the way we will work together is as unique as you are.

** I am currently accepting new Supervisees for online work **

My working hours are:

Monday -Thursday 9.30am to 7pm

Friday 9am to 2pm

I am an Integrative Therapist, using EMDR, Psychodynamic, CBT, Solution Focussed approaches, all underpinned by Person-Centred principles. I have worked as a therapist full-time since qualifying.  I have extensive experience of working with individuals around all issues and I specialise in therapy with clients experiencing difficulties such as addictions, abuse and trauma. 

My Supervision training was with Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy, taught by Bob Cooke, and used the Seven Eyed Model of Supervision (Hawkins and Shoet, 1989) and the IDM Developmental Model of Supervision (Erskine, Delworth and Stoltenburg). 

Prior to training as a therapist I worked as a Manager in Children's Services, supervising Family Support Workers and I also bring this experience, ensuring that safe and ethical practice underpins all considerations.

I work to high professional standards and I bring my experience of integrating various therapeutic approaches to my work with supervisees. I understand that working as a therapist is emotionally demanding and I provide supervision that is nurturing and supportive, whilst allowing for challenge. My approach is non-judgemental, empathic and focussed on empowering you to be the most effective therapist that you can be, ensuring good life/work balance. I offer appointments online (using Zoom) at flexible times so that you can access the support that I can provide from the comfort of your own home. 

My key areas of interest are addictions, abuse, including domestic abuse, and childhood trauma. I work to the BACP Code of Ethics for the Counselling Professions and in accordance with this I have regular clinical supervision for all my work.

In your first session, we will get to know each other and I will ask you about the way you like to work. 

Sessions can be either 1 hour (£50) or 1.5 hours (£75).

All Supervision sessions are online and Zoom is my preferred platform.

Please drop me an email and we can arrange an initial telephone consultation to see if we would be a good fit.