Fay Lovejoy

My session times are throughout the day.

Monday to Friday

9.30am, 11am, 12.30pm, 3pm, 4.30pm, 6pm

Welcome to my page.

Sometimes we have things we need to talk about with someone separate from our social circle. A safe place to work through things that we're perhaps struggling with. I can offer you that space. I work full time in private practice and offer in person therapy or online. I'll work around your timetable and am flexible with appointments.

It can be difficult finding a therapist. Let me explain a little of how I work, who I work with, and some of the variety of issues I work with...

I'm a trained CBT, Psychodynamic and Person Centred therapist but I also find using other approaches very  helpful depending on what my clients need. 

I'm also trained and experienced in working with diversity: Neurotypical, AuDHD, Autism, ADHD, Trans, non-binary and gender variant (LGBTQ+) Polyamory, Couples and young people 16 years and over. People with mental health diagnosis (PTSD, CPTSD, BPD, bipolar etc) and people without diagnosis'.

These are some of the ways in which I have worked with clients and can work with you. I will give you the tools and strategies you need to create change and healing. Sometimes when we become more aware of our 'stuff', we can support ourselves in a better way.

We all need ways and strategies to look after ourselves. However the strategies and tools we use must be personalised in order for them to be effective, I can help you find what works for you. So if you're burned out, depressed, overwhelmed, anxious (have social anxiety) or stressed we can explore your unique way to look after you. If you're dealing with issues like infertility, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, menopause or not doing so well, we need to give you strategies to care for you as you would perhaps care for someone else in your situation.

I can explore attachment styles with you. Our first care givers had attachment styles, and we as babies and children moulded ourselves around their styles to make life work. Awareness of our own attachment styles can help us navigate relationships more effectively. Romantic relationships, divorce, authority figures, complex friendships, as well as our low self confidence, depression and anxiety, may actually have their roots in the way we have 'attached' or feel about ourselves and others.

I would look at boundaries with you because boundaries affect how we work with people. For example - if our boundaries are too 'soft' it may put us in harms way with people. We may get overwhelmed and stressed out, because we struggle to put our own needs in the relationship.

We could explore 'filters' and 'constructs' we use to see ourselves and the world. We may feel always anxious, we may struggle to trust because feel people will hurt us, we may feel inadequate or never good enough. 

Perhaps you'd like to explore 'patterns of behaviour'. Do you find yourself in the same kind of relationships, or being unable to say "No"? Maybe you find yourself stuck in a cycle and don't feel you can step out of it. Or maybe self sabotage, addiction, self harm, OCD thinking or doing is frustratingly normal for you, we can work on some of these things together.

Then there's the subconscious mind too, and the unconscious mind. 

We can explore defences. We all have them, and they are there to protect us. However sometimes they become unhelpful, especially in relationships. Awareness of what we do and why can help us look at finding different ways of dealing with the hurt people inevitably cause us. 

I offer a discounted first session at £30 for an hour.

I have availability from 9am -8pm Monday to Friday.

My experience of supervision has ranged from supportive to something endured rather than enjoyed, so I aim to make it something you look forward to.

I use the seven-eyed model in a Person Centred way and work with your professional development, training and expertise. I will work with you to cocreate a safe, ethical framework for you and your client work. Together, we will explore and navigate ethical questions and challenges while celebrating your work and the clients who choose to come back to you to work with you. 

I want you to feel heard and understood, and I will to stay attuned to your mode of work: organisational, private practice or voluntary work. I work with your skills, knowledge and expertise. We will explore your work with professional curiosity about your clients and their complexities.

Trained in integrative and psychodynamic therapy, I can work with your therapeutic approach. You bring expertise in your client work; I offer supervisory skills, knowledge and an outside perspective to encourage, challenge, provide feedback and support safe practice.

I recognise my strengths and limitations and aim to create a safe space for you to raise your concerns about the supervisory relationship, and keep our supervisory relationship healthy.

I work my supervision practice around my therapy work. 

I work from home and offer face to face appointments, online via zoom or telephonic. I am available for home visits if you are local to me. 

I charge £75 for 90 minutes supervision or £50 for and hour.

I am a very experienced EAP Counsellor, private practice practitioner and voluntary therapist. I can support your work within organisations, and private practice (advertising, making tax digital, safety at home and online). I work with couples, individuals, adults, 16-18years, GSRD, LGBTQ+, Neurodiversity, and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. I work with a broad range of mental health diagnosis and difficulties.

I offer a short online introductory session to see if working with me is something that may work for you.

Certificate in Supervision - Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy

I offer a short (30 minutes) online introductory session to see if working with me is something that would work for you.