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Counselling Hub at Rachel Derrington Counselling.

My Approach

How I work (with you)

I am a person - centred, integrative therapeutic counsellor. I have a theoretical background in three main areas; humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural therapy.

In our therapy this means I will get to know you and understand your difficulties. The techniques we use will be unique to your situation and preferences but will rely on our working partnership. Some like to call this counselling and others ‘therapy’.

So Why Chose Me?

​Retraining into this profession following life experiences of mental illness, I have a perspective of what it is like to struggle. With over ten years of teaching I understand the pressures of high stress and strain to achieve a work-life balance. I began my training to become a therapist in 2015 and an important part of the process is to be the client. I have undertaken hours of my own personal counselling before and since then, benefitting from the process and improving my own mental wellbeing and nurturing healthy coping strategies. I remember my first counselling session well. I was so lucky to have a great experience with an amazing counsellor who inspired me to support people like you.

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