Diane Paterson

I am very flexible with my hours of work.

At times our lives become stuck. I am passionate about offering people the chance to move on with their emotional needs. As your therapist I offer you the support through a caring therapeutic relationship where you can explore your problems. The therapy may lead you on a journey to help give you insight into your life as it is now and how you can bring change to your life in a positive way. I have worked as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist for seventeen years. I also help companies who require help with their employees. I work with companies and their employee's localy and around the country. I have worked in education for over 30 years. I am very experienced in working with children who have emotional and behavioural difficulties. I work as a Restorative Justice Practitioner for Young Offenders in Somerset. I will help you get the best out of yourself. 

I also offer Mindfulness,  Bereavement Support, Anger Management, Building Self Esteem and Positive Change Groups to help employee's and schools bring together a positive change in their environment. 

I am a qualified supervisor. I can offer employers, psychotherapists and counsellors clinical supervision. I am also available to help employers with Covid 19.

My practise is based in the lovely town of Sherborne, Dorset.

My first session will be an assessment of how I can help you with your problems. The appointments are for 50 minutes.

I am very flexible with my hours.

I am a qualified accredited counsellor and supervisor with eighteen years of practice. I have worked in educational settings for thirty years. I qualified as a supervisor at Iron Mill College in Exeter. I can provide you with private supervision face to face, telephone or using online supervision. I have worked in education for thirty years. I have acquired a great deal of knowledge working with a wide range of people over the years. I have also worked as a tutor for counselling and psychotherapy.

I am an integrative therapist with a person-centred approach to my supervision. My supervision practise is based on two models Page and Woskets Cyclical Model and Hawkins and Shohet Seven Eyed Model. I also work creatively in supervision.

Supervision sessions will be supportive of where you can have a safe space to explore your client work along with your professional development. I want you to feel confident to explore your work with me. 

I offer supervision to qualified counsellors, counselling students and other professional backgrounds.

My practise is based in the lovely town of Sherborne, Dorset. 

In the first session, we will explore together how I can help you and your clients.

I will also explain to you how I will work with you as your supervisor.