Bodhakari-Kirsti Rand

I offer sessions mainly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, usually between 9 am and 7.30 pm.

I am an expereinced therapist who works with a range of issues. You may want to come to therapy longer term for personal growth, or short term for a more solution focused approach  in relation to current issues. I aim to provide a safe, confidential and compassionate space for you, where I can support you in negotiate challenges and find the way forward that is right for you. I believe that a person’s potential for growth is almost limitless. In therapy it is possible for you to reflect on your experiences in order to move on in a less burdened way. Increasing self-awareness and understanding of interpersonal dynamics is a benefit that therapy offers, and greater self-awareness and self-nurturing can lead to better choices and richer lives.

Supporting self care and self compassion is at the core of my practice. My therapeutic approaches are; Humanistic, relational, transpersonal/spiritual, Mindfulness, Counselling from an Other Centered Perspective, Person Centered, eclectic. I have managed a counselling service for 15 years, clinical providing counselling and clinical supervision to other counsellors. I have supported many staff counsellors and trainee counsellors on placement. I have taught meditation and mindfulness for a similar length of time. 

Each journey through therapy is as individual as you are, and I believe that exploring your experience can be a rich journey for you. To get insight into someone’s life is always a privilege, and to see someone grow from a position of distress to discovering their strengths and inspiration is a joy.

 I am a BACP accredited counsellor, psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with 15 years experience of managing a counselling service. I have extensive experience of supporting trainee counsellors. 

In the first session together we will explore your hopes and goals,  and you will have a chance to ask any questions that you may have. You may bring any issue, and we will have an opportunity to explore whether what I offer might be a suitable for you. 

I offer sessions mainly on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, usually between 9 am and 7.30 pm.

My approaches are: Humanistic, relational, integrative, transpersonal/spiritual, Counselling from an Other Centered Perspective, Person Centered. I have a range of short term training and knowledge of additional approaches. I am a qualified and experienced clinical supervisor and have a certificate in IAPT management. I have substantial experience of supervising counsellors seeing adults and also extensive experience of supervising  therapists who work with young people and young adults, although I am not seeing under 18s in private practice currently. I have managed a counselling service for young people 14-25 for 15 years, and I have taught meditation and mindfulness for a similar length of time. As well as seeing counsellors/psychotherapists and trainees, I can offer supervision to service managers.

I am a qualified supervisor with several hundred of hours of supervision experience. Supervision is generally more collegial than therapy, and depending on the supervisee’s experience, we can explore ideas and look at issues from a range of perspectives together in a creative way. Supervision is a place to be offered support and explore a range of approaches, aspects and dynamics, both in the therapist-client relationship and in the client's and therapists’ wider context. In a relaxed and collegial atmosphere, there is space and time to explore what is and what may not yet have emerged in the work. There is also an emphasis on counselling ethics and exploring the appropriateness of interventions.

Our first session together is a chance to explore your hopes and needs and whether our approaches are a good match. I welcome therapists who are 'shopping around' for the right supervisor to meet their needs.