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 seventeen years of practise. I qualified  as a supervisor at the 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 supervsion. 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 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 supervison to qualified counsellors, counselling students and other professional backgrounds.

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

At the first session we will explore how I can help you and your clients.

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