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Personal Therapy and Counselling Services in Wakefield

Austin is an experienced BACP and ACC registered counsellor and a UK ATA, ITAA registered psychotherapist providing a non-judgmental, warm and safe space where you can explore your inner self. Understanding why you do what you do? And why you think the way you think? I’m an integrative counsellor and draw on different approaches depending on your needs. He’s trained in person-centred and psycho-dynamic modalities, studying his MSc in Transactional Analysis. He work multi-culturally with people from all walks of life.

We are both Counsellors, working in the here and now to help overcome recent trauma with person-centred and psychodynamic modalities, learning how to cope with the day to day struggles. Sometimes there is no trauma, but life is just too much and the struggle is overwhelming. We can help with helping you understand your own mind, and if you need it we can give coping strategies and help to get you back on your feet and functioning again.

We work multiculturally with people from all cultures and walks of life, we all struggle from time to time and if you have been suppressing your mental well being for a long-time; ignoring stress or anxiety for example then it can become overwhelming and it can start to come out in other ways! Psychological things like depression, insomnia, fatigue, headaches,

Not to mention Physical ailments, ulcers, hair loss, arthritis, diabetes, impotency, high blood pressure, heart disease To name but a few.

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Some of the counselling services we offer:

Personal therapy / Counselling
Couples counselling
Person-centred therapy
Work with broken/marginalised people
Improving communications
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
Gestalt therapy
Transactional analysis
Cognitive and behavioural therapies
Walk and Talk Therapy
LGBTQ+

We are husband and wife working with all types of people and issues.

Claire and I have lived a life that gives us an abundance of experiences to call on when helping you, there is very little we haven’t gone through in our lives, being experienced BACP and ACC registered counsellors we can provide a non-judgemental, warm and safe space where you can explore questions like:-

Why you do what you do?
Why you think the way you think?
If you’re living your best life! Or living your life for someone/something else?
Understanding who you are?
Is this where you thought you would be?
Stress or anxiety dictating your life?
Why are you empty inside, what’s the point of all this?
Where have you gone???

How we can help you…

We are integrative counsellors that draw on different approaches depending on your needs. We are trained in person-centred and psychodynamic modalities, Austin is currently studying his MSc in Transactional Analysis. We work multiculturally with people from all ethnicities, faiths and walks of life. We both have a passion for helping people free themselves from the labels society and they put on them/themselves. We work with people in addiction, be it food, drink, drugs, ocd’s whatever you find yourself turning to in order to cope; we can help you understand/challenge the behaviour and in time walk free from it.

Call us on: 07940 982 354

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We’re integrative counsellor’s and draw on different approaches depending on your needs and provide a non-judgmental, warm, safe space where you can explore your inner self.

Counselling for addiction

Addiction

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Anger Management

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Building Confidence & Esteem

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Dealing with a loss counselling

Dealing With A Loss

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Dealing with stress or depression

Dealing With Depression

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Counselling for dealing with stress

Dealing With Stress

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Help with relationships

Help With Relationships

Couples counselling is coming together to reset; to see where things took a turn and why? And what’s left, how has it ended up here? Working with us...
Improving communication

Improving Communication

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Resolving trauma

Resolving trauma

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What are your counselling needs?

Working together to come to a greater understanding of the psychological and emotional issues that you want to explore.

Call us on: 07940 982 354

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    Testimonials

    Read some of our clients reviews below

    Rated 5 out of 5

    “I have never had counselling before so I didn’t know what to expect, Austin helped me To understand that How I was taught to think When I was little was negatively impacting my life now. counselling is addictive, when you think you don’t need a session you come away With something huge?”

    Sarah
    Dealing with a loss
    Rated 5 out of 5

    “Struggling as a single mum And being overwhelmed with life I asked for help, This whole process has been amazing and has Let me see things a lot more clearly.”

    Janet
    Resolving trauma
    Rated 5 out of 5

    “Claire has been helping me With some things I have been going through, It is hard and it will never go away but learning to think about things differently and thinking about myself more has really helped me, thank you so much.”

    Anonymous
    Changing negative habit
    Austin Mothersdale

    Why Choose me for your counselling / psychotherapy

    For many years I have worked with people in addiction, be that alcohol, drugs, food, ocd's. I work alongside clients helping to overcome Trauma, Stress, depression, anxiety, low self-worth, those that have suffered from Mental, Physical, Domestic and or Sexual abuse. I help men and women in the sex industry and also work with trafficked/abused people. I work with both men and women helping them find who they are! Understanding their own self worth and how to head towards a better life. I’m a Psychotherapist trained in transactional analysis; dealing with historic trauma or working with strong held self-beliefs. Understanding why we do the things we do and learning how to change the core beliefs set in us as children, setting us free from the traits of our parents or care givers. Those things we do/say that we don’t know why? things that have been instilled in us? questioning the words and beliefs others have shown/spoken into us, conditioning us to do/think things a certain way.

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    2. Initial consultation

    This can be done by a 30 minute free phone session. This is about finding out about you and your needs.

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    3. Repeat sessions

    Depending on your needs will depend on the number of sessions needed, each session will help you get over your problem

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    4. Aftercare

    With ongoing help and support throughout, we'll be there to help if you need help after our sessions for a catchup

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    Seeking help for yourself, helps others

    We work with broken/marginalised people for free, so a portion of the cost of counselling sessions will help fund this. So not only will you be getting a first rate counselling service but you will be helping other people in their hour of need.

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