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Bret Collins |
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About Me/Contact |
8th September 2010 | ||
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About Me After half a career in an office environment, ending with nine years in Human Relations, I started counselling at the end of 1999. I completed a Diploma in Psychotherapy and Counselling in 2003 which led to registration with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Since qualification I have completed a two-year Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Psychotherapy. This explored how the very deepest changes happen in people, using models and metaphors drawn from a variety of spiritual traditions. I have trained separately to become a qualified Relate couple counsellor, and also have specific trainings in dream work and supervision (providing support to other therapists). I supervise individual therapists and have run supervision groups at Kingston Bereavement Service, Balham Community Counselling Service and the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education. I am also a trained EMDR therapist. In general I work with clients on an open-ended basis but I also do time-limited work. For example, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy can be tailored to fit 4-6 sessions, some of which may be combined into double-length visits. So far I have usually offered EMDR sessions as an element of ongoing therapy, but the technique can lend itself to brief work. I follow a UKCP-approved Ethical Framework and am happy to provide evidence of professional training and insurance. Clients are often busy people with many demands on their time, so I do what I can to offer flexibility in scheduling appointments, though I believe the process needs a firm commitment to weekly sessions and, ideally, a regular diary slot. I am committed to offering therapy at a reasonable price: my full 2010 session charges in Sussex for open-ended work are £40 for individuals and £50 for couples. Contact Details My Haywards Heath practice is in Haywards Road, close to the town centre and about a mile from the railway station. There are pay-and display car-parks in town at the top of Haywards Road and in Franklynn Road, and easy free parking at the farther end of Haywards Road. Click here for marked Haywards Heath map. At the moment my working days in Haywards Heath are Tuesday and Wednesday, all day and evening, plus Friday morning and afternoon. However, I am likely to increase this in future, so it may be worth asking if you need a different time. I also offer couple sessions in Haywards Heath on Saturday mornings, of 60 minutes starting at 9.15, 10.30 and 11.45 am. Couples often struggle to find a mutually-convenient weekday time, particularly if they commute or childcare is involved, so I reserve Saturday morning specifically for this work. Wherever possible I am prepared to offer appointments at short notice. In Wimbledon I see clients at the Mansel Road Centre, which is about 7 minutes walk from the rail/tube/tram station with pay parking nearby. In Little Venice I work from the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education at 2 Warwick Crescent, London W2. This is about 9 minutes walk from Paddington Station and 6 minutes from Warwick Avenue Underground. Parking is metered. Click here for Little Venice Map (CCPE is just above the "S" in "WARWICK CRES.") If we decide to meet I can send you full details of how to get to your appointment. It's normal to have a preliminary chat on the phone or by e-mail (see contact details below). I am happy to answer questions and help you in your search for the right practitioner. This is part of the job. I will respect any decision you make and, if I don't think I would be the right person to work with you, I will say so and suggest other names or ideas. |
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| email: bret.collins@tiscali.co.uk | 01444 456522 | |
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