Robert Pratt

Hi, I'm Rob. Please drop me an email to schedule a free initial call, and if the fit seems right for you then we can organise a time for either online or face to face sessions. Presently, weekdays and weekends, daytime or evenings can be accommodated. I'll try to be as flexible as possible for you.

Whatever issues have brought you to this point are important. I appreciate that taking the first steps towards getting support can feel really daunting.

Sometimes we all have powerful feelings that we don’t understand, or which overwhelm us.

Perhaps you are here because:

• You are feeling sad, stressed, lost, anxious, lonely, overwhelmed or angry

• Your self-esteem is at a low ebb

• You don’t know why you are feeling the way that you are

• You want support to work on a specific issue, like trauma, health issues, behavioural/relational patterns, or coping with change

• You don’t want to feel like you are carrying things alone any more

• You want to understand how your past informs your present

• Masking is draining, and you want to explore behind the mask

We can work together to process and unpick things to bring you clarity.

You will be heard and understood. I have a lively, involved and inquisitive style, tugging on loose threads and allowing you to follow your feelings to their root causes. Silences and reflective moments can be a powerfully important part of the therapeutic process, but I won’t only be a passive observer as I believe that the therapeutic relationship needs input from both parties to be effective. But, you will be in the driving seat at all times, and fully in charge of the direction of your sessions. We’ll explore your issues in a safe and confidential way, at your pace and without judgment, with the two of us as equal partners in the process.

I work in a Person Centred way, so the relationship between us is the crucial foundation on which you will be able to find your own answers. I will work with you to uncover them.

Whilst I have experience of (and enthusiasm for) working with a wide range of issues, I have a special interest in working with clients who have experienced trauma of any kind, and those who wonder how attending boarding school when young affects them today. I have worked in a general low-cost counselling agency, and a Cancer support charity, and have worked with clients with many different issues, both known and unknown to them.

I work online, or from a dedicated therapy room at my home near Fordingbridge. I can do home visits in the local area for an extra charge based on mileage, or we can organise Walk and Talk sessions in the New Forest.

It's all about the right fit! Please drop me a line to organise the initial call, so I can answer any questions you have, and then you can decide whether you want to schedule the initial face to face or online session.

In our first session, we'll agree a contract between us, covering all of the important aspects of confidentiality, boundaries, cancellation policies and emergency procedures. I will need to take details of next of kin and emergency contact numbers. I do not have a fixed assessment, but this first session will be your opportunity to outline what you want support with.

There is no obligation to continue after this first session. If we are both in agreement that we will continue, then we'll book a series of sessions at a regular weekly time.