Carolyn Levett

Currently taking bookings for individuals, couples and groups daytime Monday-Thursday 10-6pm only.

Face to face, Zoom or telephone appointments can be arranged.

No evening or weekend appointments available.

No availability for counselling students.

Limited concessions available

I qualified in 2001 with an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling studying the Person Centred, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt models.  Since then I have studied the Psychodynamic model and undertaken additional training in NLP, Coaching and Internal Family Systems (l1-3) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing). I am also an Ofsted approved Attachment Focussed Therapist regarding adoption issues.  See information below*

I have gained a wealth of training and experience working therapeutically within many diverse settings whilst developing a successful counselling and supervision private practice. 

My career started by working with male ex-offenders in rehab, facilitating intensive 12 Step therapy groups relating to drug and alcohol dependency.  

In addition to the list below I have spent many hours working with client issues around self development, relational issues, communication skills,  PTSD, terminal illness, chronic fatigue, adoption, bereavement, women prisoners, Christian and other faith issues. 

The psychotherapeutic depth at which I work is in relation to the many hours of personal and professional reflection and development I have undertaken including personal therapy.   In this regard I also offer psychotherapy.

EMOTIONAL HEALTH SEMINARS

I have a wealth of knowledge and experience to bring to my work and have run three-hour psychoeducational/experiential seminars for the public on Understanding Emotional, Physical and Spiritual health. The seminars are suitable for young people and adults from the age of 18 upwards who are genuinely interested in learning more.  The cost is £25 per person attending. Minimum number of attendees is 12. 

*TRAINED IN ATTACHMENT FOCUSSED THERAPY VIA BARNARDOS LINK, COLCHESTER.

I invite you to contact me after which I will set up a brief non-chargeable appointment via zoom or telephone to assess the level of support you may need.  This will help us to decide whether it feels right for us to work together.

I offer a comfortable, warm, secure and confidential setting.  A glass of water is provided and there are easily accessible toilet facilities.

Sessions run weekly or bi-weekly - 50-90 minutes for individuals and 75-90 minutes for couples. The fee will be charged per minute accordingly.

I value honesty, openness and respect in our relationship. 

Information regarding Internal Family Systems:

I warmly welcome all Parts of you internal system to our sessions, even those Parts that you are struggling with, or that you don't like very much.  We often describe Parts of ourselves without realising it. 

To find out more please follow the link to the IFS Institute https://ifs-institute.com/resources/articles/internal-family-systems-model-outline

Information regarding EMDR taken from www.getselfhelp.com:  

EMDR is an innovative clinical treatment which has successfully helped over a million individuals. 

There are now nineteen controlled studies into EMDR making it the most thoroughly researched method used in the treatment of trauma, (Details on www.emdr-europe.org and www.emdr.org) and is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) as an effective treatment for PTSD.

In addition to its use for the treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, EMDR has been successfully used to treat: anxiety and panic attacks - depression - stress  - phobias - sleep problems - complicated grief - addictions - pain relief, phantom limb pain - self-esteem and performance anxiety

EMDR can accelerate therapy by resolving the impact of your past traumas and allowing you to live more fully in the present. 

Our first session is an Assessment session and it includes some history taking.  The fee for individuals and couples is £90 and the session lasts for 90 minutes. It also leaves room for us to get to know each other and to decide on a way forward and to establish  short or long term goals.

Limited availability Monday-Thursday 10am-6pm only.  

No evening of weekend availability.

Whilst working integratively, I also offer creative tools to observe significant aspects more deeply. The use of metaphor and imagery can also contribute greatly. I provide enjoyable,  informative and supportive supervision.  I have gained deep insight and understanding through my own process of therapy and believe this contributes to the quality of supervision that I can offer. 

In the last few years, training in EMDR Phase 1-4 and Internal Family Systems (IFS) Level 1-3 and IFS supervision training with IFSUK has also contributed greatly to my knowledge and understanding of our internal world of thoughts and feelings.

I am a fully qualified IFS supervisor.

SUPERVISION PRACTICE PAST AND ONGOING : 

1. Rape and Sexual Support Centre supervision of helpline workers.
2. CGL (CRI)  supervision groups for drug and alcohol counsellors
3. Clergy APSE Reflective Practice Supervision
   
4. Cruse  Supervision of Supervision
   

5. St. Christopher's Hospice Group Supervision of Bereavement Support volunteers

6. Choice for Change Groups and individual Counsellors working with women prisoners.

7. Homicide Victim Support

8. Private supervisees
9. Pastoral supervisees

I offer a warm, secure and confidential setting in order for you to bring your client and if needed supervision of supervision too.  

I like to work collaboratively and value each supervisee highly.  I ask for honesty and openness between us in all sessions in order for a trusting relationship to be established.  

Depending on the level of intensity of client material, from time to time the restorative aspect of supervision can be vitally important to focus on in order to support my supervisees to monitor their fitness to practice.   

I encourage all supervisees no matter how experienced, to access personal therapy if they are finding particular aspects of their work with clients overwhelming and personally triggering.  Ensuring fitness to practice is vital.

Relating to IFS supervision, this model developed by Richard Schwartz offers a wonderful way to understand more deeply how the Parts of our clients and ourselves can get triggered so easily. Supervisees have found that their work with clients has often become more effective because IFS offers a unique way of unburdening those Parts of the client that have carried pain often since childhood or pre-birth. 

Initially I ask that prospective supervisees have a non chargeable telephone or Zoom session lasting up to 30 minutes so we can introduce ourselves and to see if we have a good working connection.    

For online and telephone supervision sessions lasting for 90 minutes, it is helpful to break these down into two 45 minute sessions per month.  Fees are charged at £1 per minute. 

Groups supervision (four participants per group) is available at £30 per person per hour.