Frequently Asked Questions
Please refer to the FAQs below. If you still have queries, please don't hesitate to get in touch using the contact form at the bottom of this page.
What is counselling and psychotherapy?
Counselling and psychotherapy provides a confidential, safe and supportive environment in which you can talk through any issues causing you difficulties or concern.
Both therapies can help you to make sense of your feelings, make changes in your life or come to terms with things that can’t be changed. It can help you to focus on issues and clarify them.
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Why do people come for therapy?
People access therapy for all sorts of reasons including:
Anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, self-harm, panic, unwanted thoughts, family and relationship problems, divorce, bereavement, past issues, childhood abuse, addiction, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, confidence issues….to name but a few.
However, some people don’t know why they are feeling the way they do and sometimes just don’t feel right. Therapy can help you to clarify what is going on and help you to feel in a more settled place.
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How often are sessions and how long do they last?
Therapy sessions usually take place weekly and last for approximately 1 hour.
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How much do sessions cost?
The cost per session is £ 30.
As it is important to find a therapist you feel comfortable with and who is the right fit for you, I also offer a free 30 minute consultation so you can decide if you think working with me is the best option for you. During this session we can discuss what that might look like, and I can answer any questions you may have. This could take place either over the phone or a video call.
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How do I book the initial free consultation?
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How many sessions will I need?
This depends entirely on yourself and the issues you bring to counselling. Some people come for just a few sessions and feel ready to stop whilst others may come for a year or so. This is something we can talk about and agree together and will become clearer as your counselling progresses.
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Where do sessions take place?
All face to face sessions take place in Lytham St Annes (FY8), Lancashire, close to all public transportation links. Address will be provided when the appointment is booked. I also offer online and telephone counselling if this is preferable.
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Are sessions confidential?
Yes, sessions are entirely confidential with the exception of disclosures of child protection and suicide risk.
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What is the Rewind Technique?
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The Rewind Technique is a tried-and-tested approach to treating PTSD and phobias
For many years, severe anxiety-based conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder or phobias were considered treatable only through long, painful exposure therapy, and in some cases, not at all.
Now, thankfully, we have access to a comfortable, effective treatment that can greatly reduce, and even remove, traumatic or phobic symptoms quickly.
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Research results for the Rewind Technique
Although research into the Rewind Technique is still in its infancy, one study carried out by the Human Givens Institute in the UK showed the following results:
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Study size: 30 people
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40% of clients rated rewind as extremely successful.
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53% rated it as successful.
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7% rated it as acceptable.
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No one rated the Rewind Technique poor or as a failure.
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Prior to rewind, on average clients rated their well being as 12 out of 50.
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Seven to 10 days after treatment, the average score was 30.3 out of 50.
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Three to six months later, the average score was 32.2.
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This represents an improvement of 167.4 per cent on their original ratings.
A four-year study carried out within NOVA (part of the Barnardo’s charity) showed similarly impressive results:
Study size: 47 people, 57% of whom treated with Rewind alone.
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26 would have met the criteria for PTSD.
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After treatment none of the forty-seven people treated met the criteria for PTSD.
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There was also a significant reduction of all sub symptoms associated with PTSD, five categories had zero reports after treatment.
(Human Givens journal Volume 14, No 4- 2007)
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Rewind does not need you to go over the traumatic incident(s) again
Many people with trauma or phobias have been treated using approaches which drag them back through the experience again; a highly unpleasant thing to have to do.
This does not happen with the Rewind, and I do not in fact even need to know the details of what happened to you.
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So if you suffer from PTSD or phobias I think I can help. Please get in touch using the contact form below and I can tell you anything else you need to know.
More information on The Rewind Technique can be found here:
http://www.unk.com/blog/no-need-to-relive-the-trauma/
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I have not received my download link for the eBook...
Once purchased, you will receive an email with a product download link. If you can't see this email, please check your junk folder.
When you click on the download link, this will open a new webpage and save the eBook to your downloads folder.
You have 30 days to download the product.
If you are still struggling to access the product, please contact me via email.
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Please do feel free to get in touch if you have any questions you would like to ask me.
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