Gayle Hammill

I currently have availability for adults and couples 

Our relationships are the bedrocks of our lives. From our earliest years to our latest years, our need for connection never diminishes.

We want to feel heard, seen and valued whether that be by our closest most intimate relationships, our friendships and our families.

It is not always possible to feel connected due to many reasons and everyone has a unique story to tell.

My role as a relationship therapist is to support you whether that be individually, as a couple or as part of a family dynamic.

Couples - Your relationship may be going through a change. You might need help with communication, unhelpful patterns in the relationship, trust issues or situations affecting you as a couple. 

Individuals - You might need the space to explore your own feelings about any relationship in your life. This could be a partner, family member or work relationship or friendship.

I am supportive, respectful and genuine, and I believe in creating a safe and supportive space that you feel you can be yourself within. 

I support clients experiencing depression, anxiety, abuse, relationship issues, divorce & separation, coping with injury & illness, low self esteem, stress, work-related problems, identity and sexuality issues, anger, life crisis, post-natal depression, cancer, trauma, bereavement and other forms of loss.

I have ten years post qualification experience and I support a team of therapists in private practice.

I am an Integrative therapist which means that I am trained in several counselling psychotherapeutic approaches allowing us to find the best ways to help you feel better. 

I believe that everyone's experiences of life and how they deal with them are unique to them and I work with the unique and individual needs of my clients

I provide short term and long term therapy.

I am a member of the BACP and I am registered on the BACP Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists.

I abide by the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy.

I hold a full DBS check.

I offer an initial assessment session lasting one hour to mutually explore your reasons for coming to counselling and what you hope to get from your sessions. This session gives you and I the opportunity to explore if I have the experience that you need and if you feel comfortable working with me. 

This session is a safe space for you to explore your needs from counselling and to ask any questions you have or any concerns about having counselling. 

I am currently full and unable to accept new clients. 

I offer sessions between 9am- 6pm Tuesday - Thursday 

How does therapy help my relationship? 

Couples counselling helps if your relationship is under crisis, such as because of an infidelity, however it can also be of support if you are simply feeling disconnected, or need some support in facing a new challenge together, such as: parenting issues, money troubles loss or grief, extended family politics,career or residence changes, health issues and illness changes in intimacy cultural or religious differences.

I have been supporting couples for over 8 years and I offer an integrative model of working, meaning that I draw upon various theories and ways of working to support your needs as a couple in therapy. Most importantly I create a warm and safe space to help you express your own needs from my support.

I can support with;

Anxiety affecting the relationship

Depression affecting the relationship

Family issues

Infidelity

Loss and bereavement 

Loss of connection and intimacy issues

Repetitive patterns of conflict 

Menopause

Miscarriage and baby loss

Illness 

Redundancy

Relocation and work changes affecting the relationship

Step parenting and blended families

Trauma

I offer both face to face and online couples therapy. My practice is based in Tring HP23 and offers a safe confidential setting.

I offer an initial session to explore your needs from couple therapy and see how we feel working together. It is important that you feel comfortable with your therapist and able to bring what is troubling you, 

My availability is daytime only 

Supervision is a supportive space in which my aim is for you is to feel that you can bring yourself and your clinical work whilst feeling supported and appropriately challenged. 

I am a qualified supervisor and I bring my experience as a clinical manager to the supervisory relationship. I have managed and supported a counselling team in private practice and schools for the last five years and I have been a practising psychotherapist for ten years.

As a practitioner I have a specialist interest in adult work, couple therapy and child therapy. I have supported counsellors in their development from qualifying stage upwards as they establish themselves in practice.

My supervision is informed by the Hawkins & Shohet seven eyed model which is a relational and systemic model. I am also informed by the Integrated Developmental model by Stole berg & Delworth 2002. 

I have supported practitioners in practice with relational aspects of therapy, safeguarding, procedural and professional issues and their own personal and professional development.

I have experience in supporting counsellors working with children aged 5 upwards and adult therapy. I have a specialist interest as a practitioner in anxiety, trauma, relationships and family work. I am a commissioned therapist with both Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire county councils and provide therapeutic services at their request. My private practice has been established for 10 years and supports a team of full time counsellors. 

I believe in a supportive, reflective supervisory relationship in which you feel supported yet challenged to support your individual growth and development as a practitioner in your own right.

My aim is to support you in supporting your clients safely and ethically and my commitment to you is in building a trusting, transparent and warm professional relationship in support of your practice. 

Please email me at gaylehammill@mac.com to enquire 

I provide supervision Face to face in Tring and online.

We would have an initial exploratory session to assess your needs and hopes from supervision and mutually explore if it feels like the right fit for you and your practice work