Helen Holgate

I work all day Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday mornings. Currently, my best availability is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons as I am expanding my practice this autumn.

I have recently become a PTSTA(P) and am therefore endorsed to supervise in the Transactional Analysis modality. I have several spaces for new supervisees at a reduced rate.

Life presents every single one of us with challenges and difficulties. I see counselling as a fundamentally hopeful process, helping to bring about change. It's a brave act to take this first step. I offer an empathic, non-judgemental space with gentle challenge to help you explore troubling issues. I encourage you to listen to yourself to find your own answers and increase your sense of agency and autonomy.

I work integratively, so I draw from both humanistic and psychoanalytic traditions. I believe in the power of talking therapies to improve people's lives, help reframe situations, and shift perspectives.

If you'd like to discuss how I might be able to help you make sense of your place in the world and improve your relationships with yourself and with others, please get in touch for an initial consultation. Sessions take place in a comfortable and private outside office space, or online if you prefer.

Qualifications:

Endorsed to train and supervise in the modality of Transactional Analysis (PTSTA)

MSc in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, Middlesex University

Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA)

Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy (Level 7), Metanoia Institute

Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Level 6), Metanoia Institute

Advanced Certificate in Relationships (Couples Counselling)

UKCP Registration

I offer a no-obligation initial meeting so I can better understand:

- how I may be able to help you

- what you are seeking from our work

- for you to get a sense of how I work

- how we might best work together.