Jeannette Roddy

I offer counselling sessions between 10am and 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.

Clients have said that I am a warm and compassionate therapist with a good understanding of what they bring to therapy. I specialise in working with people who have been abused in either their home or employment setting. I believe that it does not matter where we start in your story, we will find the things that matter most to you together and explore them when you are ready to do so. It is often when we have worked through difficult experiences that we can leave them behind.

I work as an integrative counsellor, primarily from a person-centred perspective. This means we work with whatever you choose to bring to the session and using ideas, theories and techniques from CBT, psychodynamic and other therapeutic philosophies that I feel will be helpful. 

I am currently only working online through video-conference technology such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom and hence have some flexibility about times for sessions.

Concessions

It is sometimes helpful for someone to meet their counsellor first, before committing to counselling, and I am happy to offer an initial 30-minute session free of charge if that would help.

Exceptions to work

As I teach on the counselling and psychotherapy professional training programmes at the University of Salford, I will not be able to work with any students who are currently registered on those programmes.

I have a relatively small practice as I also work at the University of Salford as a counselling educator and researcher. 

Counselling can be on a short-term basis to address particular issues concerning you today, or on a longer-term basis if you have significant or multiple life events that you would like to explore in more depth. We can talk about your needs from therapy during our free 30-minute introductory session.

Initial contact with my practice is via email. Once we have decided to work together I provide you with a contact telephone number as well.

Prior to the first session, I will send you an contract for our work together which highlights a number of areas, including topics such as confidentiality and fees, which we can discuss during the first session. I will also send you a form which asks for some details about your interests and objectives for counselling as well as contact details which we can fill in together. In the first session, I review these documents with you and we discuss any queries or things requiring further clarification. This usually takes less than 10 minutes.

The remainder of the session is for you to use as you wish. 

At the end of the session, we will discuss whether you want to continue with therapy, and if you do wish to do so, we will arrange a date and time the following week.

I have a small private practice with availability from 10am-4pm on Mondays and 10am-4pm on Tuesdays.

Clients have said that I am a warm and compassionate therapist who understands what is going on for clients quickly, and offers useful observations and challenges to allow exploration of the issue brought to the session.

I work as an integrative therapist with a person-centred base, drawing on elements of coaching, CBT and psychodynamic practice. This means that I work with what you bring and use different skills to help, depending on the topic. This may include working with visual imagery or using creative activities where this is appropriate for the client.

The counselling is client led and can be short, medium or long term. This is something we would cover in our free 30-minute introductory session, so that we can explore what might be helpful for you.

I currently work mainly online using Zoom or by telephone. For my Great Ayton practice, face to face working may be possible when not restricted by pandemic guidance and specifically requested by clients.

Sessions are usually weekly and last 60 minutes. Fortnightly sessions may be possible, but we would need to discuss this first. I offer a free 30-minute introductory session for us to get to know each other and decide whether we would be a good fit in working together.

Contact for my practice is via email initially. I will provide a contact telephone number once we have decided to work together.

After the introductory session, I will provide you with a written contract and a form to fill in and return to me. We will use part of the first session to review these items and discuss anything that the client wishes to check or confirm. This usually takes no more than 10 minutes. The remainder of the session is then taken up with counselling.

I offer supervision between 10am and 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.

I work as an integrative counsellor, primarily from a person-centred perspective. This means working with whatever you choose to bring to the session and, in helping to explore your perspective, I will draw on ideas and techniques from CBT, psychodynamic and other therapeutic philosophies that I feel will be helpful for you. I believe that it does not matter where we start, we will find the things that matter most to you together and explore those when you are ready to do so. 

I qualified as a counsellor in 2009 and over the years, I have worked with people who have experienced many different things within their lives, from bereavement to adult or childhood abuse, from difficulties at work to loss of self and who we are. I completed training as a supervisor in 2013 and have worked as a supervisor of qualified practitioners working with adult clients since then. 

I can work with you on a short-term basis to cover absence or illness of your current supervisor, or on a longer-term basis if you are looking for regular supervision.

I currently work online using Microsoft Teams or Zoom and have some flexibility on the timing of supervision sessions. 

Concessions

It is sometimes helpful for someone to meet their supervisor first, before committing to supervision, and I am happy to offer an initial 30-minute session free of charge if that would help.

Exceptions to work

I am not currently taking on any student counsellors for supervision. 

As a supervisor, I am interested not only in your client work, but also in you as a practitioner and human being. Things that are highlighted for you in practice are often things that we can learn most from, to support both future practice and our own day to day lives. 

Supervision can also look at career and employment as well as personal development and I see supervision as supporting your growth a professional. 

I work at the University of Salford, where I offer both individual and group supervision. My specialism is in domestic violence, but I am equally happy to work with individuals in general practice.

My practice is informed and underpinned by the BACP Ethical Framework (2018).

Our first session together will include contracting and clarification of our responsibilities as supervisor and supervisee. We will also use it to get to know each other a little better to confirm that we will be a 'good fit' as well as exploring some of your current practice issues.

At the end of the session, we will review our work together and decide on future sessions and timings.

I can offer supervision between 10am and 4pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.

I have been working as a supervisor since 2013. I work integratively, drawing on a person-centred approach whilst integrating elements of CBT, coaching and psychodynamic theories and practice. 

My focus is on understanding what you bring to supervision and to help to explore what may be going on for either/both you and the client. I find different perspectives for exploring issues can bring great insight, learning and growth. I also believe challenge and support to be essential elements of a good supervisory experience.

I am an active researcher within domestic abuse and have expertise in this area. I have also worked in general practice and bereavement services since qualification.

I am currently working mainly online or by telephone. Within Great Ayton, we have the option of working face to face where this is allowed within current government guidance for the pandemic and also requested by the supervisee.

Supervision can be 1 hour or 1.5 hours per month or we can meet fortnightly for 1 hour each session if that suits your practice better.

I am currently only taking on qualified counsellors for supervision.

I am aware that sometimes counsellors need short-term supervision as a result of their existing supervisors illness or extended leave of absence. I am happy to offer 1-3 sessions of supervision where this is possible.

I offer a free 30-minute introductory session where we can check whether we have the right fit for ongoing supervision work together. 

If we decide to work together I will email a contract for you to look at and which we can discuss at the first session. This usually takes a maximum of 10 minutes. The remaining time will be spent on the supervision issues that you bring. At the end of the session we will agree a date and time for the next supervision.