Teresa Raven

Teresa Raven MBACP Registered & Accredited

Are you suffering from anxiety, depression, generalised anxiety disorder, bereavement, low mood or relationship issues?

I have over 12 years experience working as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist helping people overcome these issues and live more fulfilling lives. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and have experience working with trauma.

I have experience working as a counsellor for the NHS, for Employment Assistant Programmes and with BUPA and AXA. I have a lot of experience working with young adults at university going through life transitions. I have a lot of experience working with people with health conditions, depression, low self-esteem, work based stress, procrastination a loss of motivation. 

I aim to: 

• offer you a professional and effective therapy for the problems that you are experiencing 
  
• offer you warmth and genuine understanding of your difficulties
  
• help you to build a sense of emotional resilience
  
• help you to get a balance in your life and a connection to life and interests
• give you tools that you can use to deal with issues that may arise in the future 
  
• give you a positive experience of therapy
  

I respond flexibly to your specific needs.

I aim to help you to resolve a wide range of problems, including depression, anxiety disorders, stress, relationship difficulties, bereavement, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, social anxiety, health anxiety, death anxiety, panic, and excessive worrying.

We are not usually taught how to manage our emotional difficulties. Life events can deeply wound us and it's hard to bear difficult feelings. We can be our own worst enemy and talk to ourselves critically and harshly, causing more anxiety. I'm committed to helping you to build emotional resilience, self confidence and self compassion. Short-term therapy is effective for focusing on a particular problem and, working towards a solution. Long term therapy is recommended for experiences of trauma and abuse as it's important that you have time to feel safe and build a sense of trust. I have a lot of experience working long term with clients. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a well researched protocol, used to process trauma. I completed my training in EMDR in September 2019 and have been using it regularly with clients. I have an EMDR consultant as my clinical supervisor. I work professionally, confidentially and therapeutically. I'll help you to identify the goals you want to work towards and focus on your problems and work towards a solution. I'll help you to look towards the future and put in place resources to support you with any problems that may occur. Sometimes, clients want to talk about very significant past events such as abuse or trauma. Counselling gives you a safe, contained and non-judgemental space to do just that. I have a lot of experience working with these difficulties. Counselling allows you to hear your life story and I will support and help you understand and get to grips with your past and help you to look forward, and to make changes and to live a more content life. I have over 12 years experience working with a wide range of problems including - low self-confidence, self-criticism, depression, sadness, anxiety, stress, relationship difficulties, bereavement, childhood abuse, sexual abuse, social anxiety, health anxiety, death anxiety, panic, trauma and excessive worrying.