Alison Knight
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07551 746915
Features
About me and my therapy practice
I believe that you are the expert of your own life – I will support you to make sense of your feelings and I will work at your pace, dealing with the matters that are most important to you. I am interested in people and enjoy exploring what makes us say, think or do what we do – I will listen to you without judgement and together we can look for any unhelpful patterns of behaviour or negative ways of thinking and feeling, that might be holding you back from living a happier life. I am able to bear the difficult, stressful things that happen to people during their lives like loss, betrayal, abuse, trauma, etc. so nothing is off limits to talk about in your session, "a problem shared" and all that....I am a great listener and people find me easy to talk to. I am originally from Glasgow and I believe that some of the qualities I bring from my Scottish culture such as being down-to-earth, realistic and pragmatic – as well as a good sense of humour are all incorporated into my counselling work. It has been proven in studies, over and again, that the single most important factor in making counselling effective, is the quality of the relationship between client and counsellor. It is always my genuine intention to offer a good quality, trusting and therapeutic relationship to each person who comes to see me for counselling. I never underestimate how hard it can be to take the first step of contacting me for help and I endeavour to make that step as easy and comfortable for you, as I can. Together we can explore what it means for you, to be human. Whilst doing so, we shall aim to discover what might be preventing you from living a happier and more fulfilling life and through your counselling, find ways to improve your lot.
I am registered adoption counsellor with Barnardo's LINK (Adoption Support Agency) and work with any issues around adoption, with birth families, adopted individuals and adoptive families.
What I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Obsessions, OCD, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Brief therapy, CBT, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis
Clients I work with
Adults, Older adults, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited
Features
- Flexible hours available
About me and my therapy practice
I believe that you are the expert of your own life – I will support you to make sense of your feelings and I will work at your pace, dealing with the matters that are most important to you. I am interested in people and enjoy exploring what makes us say, think or do what we do – I will listen to you without judgement and together we can look for any unhelpful patterns of behaviour or negative ways of thinking and feeling, that might be holding you back from living a happier life. I am able to bear the difficult, stressful things that happen to people during their lives like loss, betrayal, abuse, trauma, etc. so nothing is off limits to talk about in your session, "a problem shared" and all that....I am a great listener and people find me easy to talk to. I am originally from Glasgow and I believe that some of the qualities I bring from my Scottish culture such as being down-to-earth, realistic and pragmatic – as well as a good sense of humour are all incorporated into my counselling work. It has been proven in studies, over and again, that the single most important factor in making counselling effective, is the quality of the relationship between client and counsellor. It is always my genuine intention to offer a good quality, trusting and therapeutic relationship to each person who comes to see me for counselling. I never underestimate how hard it can be to take the first step of contacting me for help and I endeavour to make that step as easy and comfortable for you, as I can. Together we can explore what it means for you, to be human. Whilst doing so, we shall aim to discover what might be preventing you from living a happier and more fulfilling life and through your counselling, find ways to improve your lot.
I am registered adoption counsellor with Barnardo's LINK (Adoption Support Agency) and work with any issues around adoption, with birth families, adopted individuals, adoptive families and pre-adopters.
What I can help with
Abuse, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, Chronic fatigue syndrome / ME, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Menopause, Men's issues, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Brief therapy, CBT, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy, Transactional analysis
Clients I work with
Adults, Groups, Older adults, Organisations, Trainees, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Telephone therapy, Time-limited
Features
- Flexible hours available
About me and my therapy practice
I offer supervision to both individuals and groups within agency and private practice settings. I offer a safe space in which to support practitioners to explore and develop their work with clients, whilst always ensuring ethical practice.
I utilise various models such as: 7 Eyed Model, Cyclical Model and the Integrated Development Model.
Individual sessions are charged at £55
"Mutuality within the relationship is crucial to the success of supervision work as it constitutes the cornerstone upon which all else is built."
Steve Page and Val Wosket (2015)
Types of therapy
Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Psychodynamic, Relational, Solution focused brief therapy
Clients I work with
Adults, Groups, Organisations, Trainees
Features
- Flexible hours available
About me and my therapy practice
I offer supervision to both individuals and groups within agency and private practice settings. I offer a safe space in which to support practitioners to explore and develop their work with clients, whilst always ensuring ethical practice.
I utilise various models: 7 Eyed Model, Cyclical Model and the Integrated Development Model which allows me to support counsellors who practice using various approaches.
Individual sessions are charged at £55
Practice description
"Mutuality within the relationship is crucial to the success of supervision work as it constitutes the cornerstone upon which all else is built."
Steve Page and Val Wosket (2015)
Clients I work with
Adults, Groups, Organisations, Trainees