Philippa Hobden

Monday 09.00 - 11.00. Donations requested.

Monday 13.00 - 19.00

Tuesday 09.00 - 19.00

Should my life be this way or is there something better?

I fear the arguments or silence in my relationships, the 'brick wall' between us.

Working with an Integral Therapeutic Counsellor, whose training involved a variety of modalities, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Transactional Analysis, Transpersonal, Emotionally Focused Therapy and Creative Work, we will explore your distress until you find a place of contentment.

I am to create feelings of safety in working with you, creating an atomosphere of warmth, acceptancena and non-judgementalism.

After retiring from full-time seconday teaching and moving into a counselling role, I combined both my skills working with children with SEMH (Special, Emotional and Mental Health issues).  

I also worked with general counselling issues having trained in Integral Therapeutic Counselling at Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford.   My course covered a wide range of therapeutic approaches.

My further development  involved training and working at  a centre for rape and domestic abuse.  I also trained to work using  emotionally focused therapy with couples.  I am a member of BEFT (British Emotionally Focused Therapy) and ICEEFT (International Centre for Excellance in Emotionally Focused Therapy)

I specialise in working with addictive behaviours, anxiety issues, relationship issues, sexual assault and domestic abuse.

I charge £45 for individual sessions and £65 for couples sessions.

My qualifications include:

Certificate of Education

BA in Science

MA in Education

Diploma of Higher Education in Integral Therapeutic Counselling with Distinction

Certificate in Relationship Counselling

Externship in Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy

Having arranged our first session through telephone or e-mail contact, I offer thirty minutes without charge to see if we are happy working together.  I can then listen to what brings you to counselling and we can see if my way of working fits with your expectations.  

I offer Zoom online sessions or face-to-face sessions in a priviate room in Tollesbury Congregational Church, CM9 8QD.  Fee requested sessions are available on on Monday afternoons and evenings and Tuesday day time.

I also offer FREE face-to-face sessions in a private room at Tollesbury Congregational Church, CM9 8QD, on Monday mornings from 09.00- 11.00 which are open to all with donations requested.