Allison Nelson

Helping you explore your difficulties, finding new strategies to cope; anxiety, stress, relationship issues, depression. Experienced, highly qualified, recommended Counsellor & Psychotherapist Supporting INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES, SUPERVISION face to face & remote

 About me

Welcome. I am a BACP Registered, highly qualified and experienced Relational Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with the aim of helping individuals and couples to gain a more coherent sense of self.

I am also a qualified Clinical Supervisor & Couples Counsellor.

My Masters Level Psychotherapeutic training, gained at the University of Leeds & Leeds Beckett University, is accredited by the BACP.  I also hold a First Class BSc Honours Degree in Psychology. (Accredited by the British Psychological Society).

Gaining my Psychotherapeutic training from High Quality establishments has given me the knowledge and experience to help you with your difficulties. Many client recommendations have helped me build my practice; offering you assurances I am a practitioner of the highest, caring quality.

My background experience includes working in the NHS, Higher Education, Voluntary Sectors, GP referrals, Leeds City Council Adoption Services and Private Practice.

FACE TO FACE, ONLINE & TEL

My private practice in Leeds provides a high quality Counselling Service and a safe space for individuals and couples to explore and work through their issues and difficulties.   I'm passionate about Counselling & Psychotherapy as I know it can change your life; hence, investing your time with me you can become the person you want to be, altering your behaviour, feelings, thoughts, outlook and perspective, resulting in more satisfying relationships.

INVESTING YOUR TIME WITH ME - what can I offer you?

Not only am I very experienced but I'm also highly qualified.

BSC HONS PSYCHOLOGY

My Psychotherapeutic post graduate training is underpinned by a First Class HONS Degree in Psychology.  Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour.  As an identical twin I have had a lifelong fascination with what makes us the same but different.  The knowledge I have gained from this degree enables me to underpin our work together with a deep understanding of psychological processes e.g. Child Development, Attachment Theories, Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Somatic experiences, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, Trauma and Memory Systems, further helping me to understand the struggles life can bring us.  This helps me to tailor my work to the individual.

Having a deep understanding of how our experiences impact the  brain and nervous system, I am able to help you understand and regulate your physical and mental health needs; providing you with a life long investment in your physical and mental wellbeing.

 I have a wealth of experience working short and long term with a wide range of problems e.g. anxiety, depression, relationship issues, bereavement and trauma, in a variety of settings.

Couples

Specialist training in Couples Counselling at the Leeds Centre for Psychological development has enabled me to understand the difficulties some couples encounter in their relating. I work with couples that are distressed, discouraged and disconnected. Together, we can explore your relationship history and begin to piece together the reasons that the emotional and physical intimacy began to decline; whether that leads to helping to rebuild an empathic, fulfilling and connected relationship; or to a pathway of separation.

Qualifications

• Masters Level Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy (Leeds Beckett University)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory (University of Leeds)
• BSc (Hons) First Class Degree in Psychology (Open University)
• BACP Accredited Diploma In Supervision - Leeds Centre for Psychological Development
• Certificate in Working with Couples (Leeds Centre for Psychological Develoment)
• CTI Level 2 Counselling Training Programme (Joseph Priestley College)
• Openings: Living in a Changing Society (The Open University)
• Certificate In The Social Sciences (The Open University)
• Degree level modules on psychological interactions: bullying, harrassment, ethics

I hold a full Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Certificate

I have full Professional Indemnity Insurance Cover

Training and Experience

My background experience includes working in the NHS for the past 10 years, alongside in the Higher Education Sector. Presently I provide Counselling and Psychotherapy to adopted clients for Leeds City Council.

My experience in the Voluntary Sector includes:

• Home-Start, Leeds 
• Noah's Ark Adults and Childrens Counselling Centre, Halifax  
• Bradford Bereavement Support 

I attend regular Clinical Supervision and I am committed to my own Continuing Professional Development, attending relevant training and courses.

Face to Face, Online & Telephone Supervision

I offer Relational Integrative Clinical Supervision.  Please contact me if you have any questions regarding Supervision

I realise taking the first steps to seek help can be difficult, please contact me with any questions you may have.

Hello trainee and qualified Counsellors. As a Relational Integrative Clinical Supervisor my intention is to provide an interpersonally focused relationship that facilitates the development of you ability and confidence as a Practitioner.

If you are looking for supervision with a very experienced Relational Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist please feel free to get in touch.

I have a wealth of experience working short and long term in a variety of settings. My academic background includes a First Class Honours Degree in Psychology, a Post Graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills and Theory from the University of Leeds, a Masters Level Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Leeds Beckett University and a Certificate in Working with Couples from the Leeds Centre for Psychological Development. Therefore gaining in depth knowledge of psychological processes and extensive theoretical knowledge alongside competence and skills to assist Supervisees with different learning needs e.g. ethics, assignments, case studies of taped work and report writing.

Training: Accredited Diploma in Supervision - Leeds Centre for Psychological Development

As a Relational Integrative Clinical Supervisor I believe that Supervision needs to take place in an environment of openness, warmth, trust, genuiness and respect, allowing a safe space for Supervisees to explore their client work and how this impacts upon the self.

My fundamental belief is that therapeutic change comes about through the systematic use of the therapeutic relationship. My intention is to provide an interpersonally focused relationship that facilitates the development of therapeutic competence whilst containing and holding the client work in a therapeutic triad.

How can I support you?

• Help to gain reflexive insight into your work
• Understand your client better via exploring reactions and responses
• Exploration of your interventions, strategies and how your client responded
• Develop your ability and confidence as a practitioner
• Assist with different learning needs e.g. ethics, assignment writing, case studies
• Aid the understanding of psychological methodologies and application to work

Availability: Daytime and evenings

I offer Supervision for Counsellors from different theoretical modalities e.g. Relational, Person Centered, Psychodynamic, CBT, Attachment, Transactional Analysis, Gestalt

Face to Face, Online & Telephone Supervision

I offer face to Face to Face, Online and Telephone Supervision. Please contact me if you have any questions regarding Supervision.

Please feel free to contact me to arrange an initial meeting where  we can explore your needs