Gabrielle Duffy-Booth

I currently have availability on

Monday 10am-3pm

Tuesday 10am-8pm

Wednesday 9:30am & 10:45am

Thursday 10am-3pm

Sunday 3pm-8pm

I appreciate it can be difficult reaching out to a therapist for the first time, please know that I look forward to hearing from you and that I offer a free 20 minute initial video call or telephone call so you can decide if I feel like the right therapist for you.

Hello, I'm Gabz (Gabrielle officially, but everybody calls me Gabz!) I am a warm, friendly and genuine person and I hope these qualities are communicated in my approach to offering counselling and therapy to my clients.

I know there can be a lot of jargon on these pages so I want to break down all the abbreviations. I am a BACP registered therapist, this means that I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. This is a professional body for qualified therapists and also includes an ethical framework that we must abide by at every stage of our work. I also have an MSc (Distinction) in Counselling and Psychotherapy - this means that I have a University Masters Degree in counselling, which is a Level 7 qualification.

At my core I am a person-centred counsellor, which means that I treat every client as an individual. I do not like to use worksheets and tick boxes when I work with my clients. I prefer to work collaboratively and listen to you and what your personal hopes and needs are for therapy. I firmly believe that the relationship between client and therapist is at the centre of a positive therapeutic relationship. As a person centred counsellor I am non-judgemental, empathic and strive to be an anti-oppressive therapist.

I am also able to offer solution focussed therapy if there is a particular problem or issue that you would like to tackle in a more direct approach. Examples of short-term and solution focussed therapy I have offered have helped clients overcome phobias like emetophobia, with some clients we have worked on managing and overcoming anxiety for job interviews, upcoming family events etc and also how to manage and navigate relationships. Short term therapy can be useful when you do not have the time (or the money!) to maintain a longstanding therapeutic relationship and want to work towards a specific goal.

My therapy practice welcomes clients with diverse cultural backgrounds, genders, relationship status' and sexualities. I am an anti-oppressive therapist and hope to make every person who works with me feel heard, valid an welcome. I am not a therapist that will sit and simply nod their head, I like to have back and forth conversation with my clients and will ask questions and challenge where necessary. That is what I seek in a therapist, so what I hope to offer to my clients too.

I promise to always offer warmth and empathy in a confidential and private space - whether that be online via zoom or in person in my therapy room. My therapy room is located at Glebe Farm in Astbury (Congleton) - I am easily accessible from Congleton, Leek, Macclesfield, Stoke-on-Trent, Newcastle and other neighbouring towns. There is ample free parking in the carpark and my office and therapy space is in a converted horses stable nestled amongst the farm across from a yoga studio. There will always be a comfy chair and hot or cold drink of your choice ready for you for your session.

Please do take a look at my instagram to see a little bit more of what I am about too @therapywithgabz

Qualifications

BA Hons Degree Drama (Class I) - Liverpool John Moores University

MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy (Distinction) - Keele University

I have some particular areas of experience and interest, including working with menstrual health, menopause, hormone replacement therapy, abortion, post-partum anxiety/depression/stress, pregnancy, baby loss and medical misogyny.

In addition to my counselling work, I am also employed by Keele University on the masters program, teaching students counselling skills and practice and supervising a dissertation group. This role requires an in-depth understanding of theory, concepts, and their application in therapy. This provides me with continual professional development of my practice with my clients and being involved in the most recent counselling research.

If you decide from our 20 minute initial free consultation Zoom or Telephone call that you would like to work with me, we will arrange a time and date for our first 60 minute therapy session.

Before our first session I will send you a document that includes our therapy contract. The therapy contract outlines what you can expect from me as your therapist such as confidentiality and GDPR information. The contract will also require you to input your name, address, doctors details and an emergency contact. This document will also outline payment details and cancellation policies. This will need to be signed by myself and you before we start working together.

This way in your first 60 minute session we can get started and no time is taken up filling in forms.