Catherine Lawrence Counselling
MBACP (Accredited)
How I can Help
“Clients use our therapies to make large changes in themselves; these changes are maintained over time; and much larger than our clients would have experienced without therapy”
Elliot and Freire 2008
https://www.pce-world.org/about-pce/articles/102-person-centredexperiential-therapies-are-highly-effective-summary-of-the-2008-meta-analysis.html
Services
All my services are available either Online, by Phone, or In-person in Bristol BS5
Initial Conversation
30-minute Free
You want to make sure you're talking to the right person, so let's talk in-person, on Zoom or on the phone to see if we're a good fit to work together
Person-centred Counselling
£60 50-minute
Regular, one-to-one counselling sessions for adults. This can be in-person in Bristol BS5, online on Zoom, or by phone from anywhere in the UK
Guided Focusing Session
£60 50-minute
A guided session, using the 'Focusing' technique to help you clarify your sense of a situation, be kind to yourself, and define some ways forward
PERSON-CENTRED COUNSELLING
£60 50-MINUTE
Person-Centred counselling is based on the belief that you know best how to right yourself, and that this will happen naturally when you are supported with a genuine therapy relationship, where you feel understood and accepted unconditionally.
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The experiential part of this comes through my Focusing-Oriented approach, which weaves in Gendlin's Focusing techniques by paying attention to how you experience yourself as we talk. I may incorporate embodied approaches such as Mindful Awareness, Grounding techniques, and Non-Violent Communication as needed.
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My approach can help to address the underlying causes of problems, so this suits adults who are reassessing their life circumstances over an open-ended time frame and is less suited to people wanting a short-term or solutions-focused approach. If that is you, you may find my Focusing Sessions a better fit.
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You might become more in touch with your own sense of a situation, and more accepting of yourself and your experience, which can help you be more self-determined and empowered. ​
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GUIDED FOCUSING SESSION
£60 50-MINUTE
Focusing sessions can help you gain clarity about your sense of a situation, relationship, or decision, help you meet yourself with kindness, and identify some action steps you might take to move forwards. I will introduce this practice and guide you through it. There will be time to talk about what you experienced before we end.
Focusing was developed by Eugene Gendlin as a modification of Person-Centred counselling. It is a way of paying attention to sensations in our body, images, or words that might come when something on the edge of our awareness wants to be known more fully. I recommend three Focusing sessions to benefit from learning this skill if it is new to you.
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INITIAL CONVERSATION
30-MINUTE FREE
Choosing a therapist is a big decision, so I want to make sure we feel right about working together.
You are very welcome to arrange a 30-minute conversation to let me know what you are looking for from therapy, ask me any questions, and find out more about how I work.
If you are not sure whether you want Counselling or Focusing Sessions, please ask me about this.
Generally, counselling is best if you have issues you want to work on over a longer time.
Focusing sessions would be an option if you want short-term support for an isolated issue or decision and are up for learning an embodied technique.
