Jeannette Roddy

I have a small private practice with some flexibility on availability. Please contact me to discuss current available slots. Please note that face to face sessions take place between 10am and 4pm Monday to Thursday only.

I also offer online and telephone therapy, where I have additional flexibility, up to 6pm on weekdays.

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 or at my practice in Great Ayton for in-person, face to face work. 

I work on the basis that we will find whatever it is we need to talk about wherever we start from. Hence I will ask you to bring something to explore for each session, that you may already know will be useful or you may be simply something that has happened, or affected you, and you are curious about. I offer reflections, thoughts and feelings, as well as a few stories and some counselling theory where this seems appropriate and helpful.

I have been in practice as a qualified counsellor since 2009 and have helped many people with a range of issues, including depression, anxiety, bereavement, work related stress, eating disorders, childhood experiences of abuse and complex relationships.

Sessions are usually weekly and last 60 minutes. Fortnightly sessions may be possible, but are not always suitable for clients. Hence, we would need to discuss this first, so that I can understand the rationale for this. 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 (jroddy@answersconsulting.com). I will provide a contact telephone number once we have decided to work together.

After the free 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 also to discuss anything that you wish to check or confirm. This usually takes no more than 10 minutes. The remainder of the session is then taken up with counselling.

This counselling service is available online or by telephone only. Times are flexible throughout the week as different scheduled times may be needed by clients through the year. Please contact me or check on our website to see which times are currently available.

Clients have said that I am a warm and compassionate therapist with a good understanding of what they bring to therapy. In Dactari, I specialise in working with people who have been abused either as a child or as an adult. Experiencing abuse, no matter how old you are, can bring many mental health difficulties, such as depression, anxiety, post traumatic stress, low self-esteem or low self-confidence. 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 as and 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. 

Dactari is currently only working online through video-conference technology such as Microsoft Teams or Zoom and hence I 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

I do not work with children and young people, nor with couples. I also do not currently work with anyone experiencing difficulties with addiction.

My work work at Dactari.co.uk as a therapist, counsellor trainer and researcher is primarily with people who have experienced domestic abuse. If you would like to work with me on other issues, such as work related stress or bereavement, please contact me via my private website, www.jeannetteroddy.co.uk.

Counselling at Dactari 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 Dactari is via the contact details on our website, www.dactari.co.uk. This can be via telephone, email or contact form. I will get back to you once I have received your contact details to discuss next steps. 

Prior to the first session, I will send you a contract for our work together which highlights a number of areas, including topics such as confidentiality and fees, which we can discuss as part of the first session. 

During the first session, I will ask for some additional contact details and will ask you about your interests and objectives for counselling as well as some details about what brought you into counselling at this time. We will also discuss any queries or things requiring further clarification. This usually takes around 15-20 minutes. Most people find this process quite helpful as they explore a range of issues which they may, or may not, have previously been aware. We would then begin the counselling process, led primarily by the material you choose to bring. 

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

I am currently offering training during weekdays, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday, 9am - 6pm, either face to face or online. Training can be half days or full days. Please contact me for my specific availability over the next few months. 

I offer training in working with people who have experienced domestic abuse. Domestic abuse, whether witnessed or experienced as child or an adult, can lead to longer term mental health conditions such as high levels of anxiety, relationship and trust issues, depression, post-traumatic stress, suicidal ideation, low esteem and low self-confidence. Working with people who have experienced domestic abuse is complex work and required care and attention, as well as knowledge of the topic and high level of therapeutic skill. I work from my model of domestic violence counselling developed from client research and applicable to all individuals who have experienced domestic abuse. I work from the basis that we process the experience of the individual and not the social context of the perpetration. This is quite different to most other training, but it allows a much more flexible and inclusive approach for clients. The basis of the training is contained in Roddy and Gabriel's (2019) Competency Framework for Domestic Violence Counselling.

There are a number of training sessions available to cover the competencies required for working with experiences of domestic abuse. These range from introductory sessions to understand the domestic abuse and the therapeutic process that the client needs to move forward after their experiences, to specific therapeutic skills required to support practice development and the well-being of the therapist (domestic abuse work can take an emotional toll on a therapist and being aware of, and responding to, warning signs is essential to safe practice). For a full list of training, please see www.dactari.co.uk/counsellor-training, where sessions can also be booked for individual therapists.

If you are an organisation with specific training needs, bespoke training sessions can be created for your team. This may include counsellors, psychotherapists, mental health nurses, social workers, psychologists or psychiatrists. Please contact me to discuss your requirements. I will be happy to then provide a quotation for the work.

I offer both individual and group supervision. As this is online, I have some flexibility around the timing of sessions, Monday to Friday between 10am and 6.30pm. I do have some availability for supervision.

I currently only work with qualified therapists.

My work at Dactari is in domestic violence/abuse practice supervision. If you are looking for supervision for general practice, please contact me via my private website, www.jeannetteroddy.co.uk.

I work as an integrative counsellor, primarily from a person-centred perspective, using the model of practice developed through my research. This means working with whatever you choose to bring to the session and, in helping to explore your perspective, I will often use theories of abuse and my own experience of working with abuse to highlight specific ideas relevant to your practice. I believe that it does not matter where we start with each client, 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 completed training as a supervisor in 2013. I 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 am also happy to offer group supervision for organisations or peer organised groups. Please contact me for more information.

All supervision through Dactari is currently online using Microsoft Teams or Zoom. I do have some flexibility on the timing of supervision sessions. 

Concessions

It is often helpful for someone to meet their potential supervisor first, before committing to supervision, to make sure that we have the right fit and that I can support you in a way that is helpful for you. I am happy to offer an initial 30-minute session free of charge to facilitate that discussion between us.

Exceptions to work

I am not currently taking on any student counsellors for supervision, nor do I supervise therapeutic work with children and young people or couples.

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 offer both individual and group supervision to practitioners working with clients who have experienced domestic violence or abuse. 

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.