Christine Austin
Accredited Counsellor, MSc and Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy

Find Your Empowerment and Inner Strength

I understand there are times in life when we need support outside of our normal network. You may be needing a place to safely share your worries, fears, vulnerabilities, in the knowledge it will not be a burden to those you love. If you are reading this, it is likely you are struggling, feeling confused or in a turmoil, feeling stuck or struggling with confidence and self-esteem.

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Profile

christineaustin.counselling.online

Email

christine.austin-congruence@hotmail.com

About me and my practice

What could therapy do for you?

Therapy provides the freedom to find meaning, to explore experiences, and the stance we take and understand our distress and the threat to our meaning-in-life. Sometimes we do need more guided support or strategies to address our problems.

My style is relational, humanistic, and integrative to help clients discover clues to their unease and distress and to consider alternative ways of viewing and overcoming their struggles. I believe the relationship is paramount, and I understand finding the right therapist for you is not easy. I advise clients to take their time in finding their therapist.

Experience

My professional experiences:

I came to my therapist role later in life, having worked in the different sectors of design and children and family services. I developed experience of working with families struggling with parenting difficulties, special educational needs, domestic abuse, substance misuse and mental ill-health. My work in these areas has often used motivational and strengths-based models.

In my therapeutic career I have worked for the NHS with adults and older teenagers around anxiety and depression and the various roots causes for these symptoms. I have a passion for working with attachment theory and understanding the blueprints formed through childhood; different types of loss and grief.

Qualifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
MSc in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Accredited Counsellor

Professional Membership

Registered Accredited Membership BACP

Professional Register

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Verified by Counsellingo on Sunday, 7 April 2024

Initial Consultation

Your next step:

Our initial meeting via telephone or videocall is an opportunity to talk about the support you are looking for, your goals for therapy and whether we can work together to achieve this. It is my role to decipher this with you and consider a pathway forward. The first session will involve an opportunity for you to ask any questions and for me to gather a little information from you and to explain in more depth the counselling process and confidentiality.

If you would like to see if I am the right counsellor for you

Fees

£50/hourly session

When I Work

Saturday Mornings

Therapeutic Approach

Integrative, Relational, Humanistic.

Video Platforms

MS Teams

Pronouns

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Area

Derbyshire

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