Karen Vigar - therapist in lingfield-rh7

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Phone number: 07944348983

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Features

Flexible hours available
Wheelchair accessible office
Available for home visits
Concessionary rates

Availability

Currently available for face to face and online sessions. Sessions are weekly and are bookable in advance with sessions being 50 minutes.

About me and my therapy practice

Hi l'm Karen, I am a qualified Psychodynamic Counsellor in Lingfield, offering counselling sessions either in person or online. I am fully insured and am registered as a member of the BACP (member number 01028657) abiding by their Ethical Framework for the Counselling professions. I believe that exploring unconscious thoughts and deep-rooted emotional patterns in a safe space, you can uncover tools for change and understanding.

Life can be hard with many challenges, but you do not have to face them alone and I appreciate you reaching out and daring to take your first steps together.

I have worked in the Private and Public Sectors and more latterly the Education Sector, supporting young people and their wellbeing, focussing on early intervention to help manage academic pressure and life transitions, building on coping strategies for mental health, in a safe and supportive therapeutic space.

I have vast experience of working with young people (16 - 19 year olds) and adults alike and am a certified Mental Health First Aider with Mental Health First England and am also an ELSA.

I am a neuro affirming therapist, focussing on supporting Autism (ASD), ADHD, PDA, Auditory Processing and other neurological differences without trying to fix or normalise needs, adapting spaces, to provide a safe and calm environment for sensory and individual needs.

I also understand the unique relational and emotional differences in society, without individuals having to explain; and regularly work in a LGBTQ+ and transgender friendly environments drawing on Person-Centred skills with the individual to gain clarity and understanding of a personal situation.

If you are ready to make some changes in life and to help understand what is going on for you, I will work alongside you, to listen and help uncover feelings that come into awareness to enable therapeutic change to flourish.

Practice description

I offer a welcoming space in Lingfield and also a safe space to work from a therapy centre in Penshurst, near Tunbridge Wells dependant on availability. You can bring any issue to our session, and my passion is helping you to understand 'self' better, with our sessions tailored to an individual's needs.

The basis of my approach is Psychodynamic, but I draw on a variety of techniques including Person-Centred, CBT, Mindfulness and Talking Therapies.

Session length: 50 minutes

Frequency: Weekly or Fortnightly

Who I work with: Young adults and Adults over 18.

Fees: £55 online and £60 in person and can offer home visits.

You are welcome to reach out via email or text whatever is easiest and I will come back to you within 24 hours.

Opening hours: (GMT)

Monday - 8am to 8pm

Tuesday - 6pm to 8pm

Wednesday - 6pm to 8pm

Thursday - 8am to 8pm

Friday - 6pm to 8pm

Saturday - 10am to 2pm

Sundays and Bank Holidays - Closed

My first session

Our first session is about getting to know each other and agreeing how we will work together, I can understand your counselling need and focus on establishing a safe, transparent and collaborative therapeutic contract to help build trust between us.

What I can help with

Abuse, ADD / ADHD, Addictions, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Career coaching, Child related issues, Coercive control, Depression, Development coaching, Disability, Eating disorders, LGBTQ+ counselling, Life coaching, Loss, Mood disorder, Neurodiversity, OCD, Personal development, Pet bereavement, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Sensory impairment, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues

Types of therapy

CBT, Family therapy, Humanistic, Person centred, Play therapy, Psychodynamic, Relational

Clients I work with

Adults, Families, Young people

How I deliver therapy

Home visits, Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages spoken

English