Nancy Adair

Hello,

Asking for help is a sign of strength. You have shown strength already by accessing resources to find a therapist. If you are experiencing feelings of overwhelm, grief, anxiety, lack of direction; or facing a work-related problem or relationship issues; whatever life is throwing at you, speaking to a counsellor can be one of the greatest steps you can take to finding a clear path ahead.

My aim is to give you space to be heard, accepted, and to help you find a new perspective. I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor and will draw on different therapeutic approaches to tailor the therapy specifically for your needs. Whether you need to unpack something from the past or focus on an issue here and now, Integrative Therapy allows you to lead the sessions at your own pace. Through learning about your unconscious processes and the relationship dynamics you experience, together we can focus on helping you thrive. I believe every individual knows what they want out of life but sometimes life throws out challenges that cause us to feel lost or out of control. You might be experiencing inner conflict; living by someone else’s values, or having to put others' needs before your own - maybe you haven’t had the chance to listen to your own voice in a while. I will work with you to tune back in to your core values, to help you answer the question; 'What do I want?'

I am committed to providing a safe, supportive environment to work with you to help you find clarity. We cannot change the past - in fact we can learn from it. I will work with you to re-frame your perspective and move forwards. I strongly believe you have all the resources within you; my role is to help you access them.

I offer open-ended therapy in weekly sessions of 50-minutes.  I work face to face or on-line.   Open ended means there is no maximum or minimum number of sessions but I suggest a minimum of 6 sessions when starting with new clients. 

Using Integrative therapy we work at your pace, drawing on different theoretical approaches depending on where the session leads us.  You might be goal orientated and want to take a dynamic approach to address an issue here and now, or you may need time and space to reflect on experiences and feelings around past events.  Sometimes you will know exactly what you want to talk about; and sometimes the most surprising things will come into focus for you.

Although the therapy is open ended, we will have regular reviews to check you are getting what you need out of the sessions.

I offer an initial free 20-minute phone-call or on-line meet (using Google Meet) for you to decide if I am the right counsellor for you.  

After that, sessions are weekly on the same time and day each week and are 50 minutes long.  I prefer to work face to face from my Kingston based practice, but I am also happy to work on-line.