There are many similarities between counselling and psychotherapy.

The task of counselling is to help people to resolve their "here and now" problems and to share thoughts and feelings which are sometimes difficult to express and are locked up inside us.

Psychotherapy includes these things but can involve a much deeper exploration of ourselves and our personality. This can enable clients to change decisions made very early in childhood and unhelpful or unwanted patterns in their life.

Ordinary everyday issues can be helped by using counselling and much deeper long term problems usually require psychotherapy.

If you would like help with :

Personal problems or difficulties

Finding self esteem and confidence

Bereavement or Loss

Relationship problems

Obsessive compulsive behaviours

Eating disorders

Depression or Anxiety

Trauma

Self development and fulfilment

Pauline has been a counsellor for many years, having intially under gone a three year Clinical Theology Association Counselling Course in 1980. She also completed a two year Pastoral Counselling and Healing Course at St John's College, Nottingham in June 1986. More recently she has completed the Cruse Counselling Courses for one to one counselling and group counselling for those who have been bereaved. All the courses were completed on a part-time basis. Pauline is also trained as a supervisor and can offer one to one or group supervision.

Pauline has a nursing background and was a member of a Lay Christian Community for 30 years using her counselling skills in small groups and one to one counselling for guests and Community members.

Committed to a philosophy of life long learning, Pauline is currently working towards an MA and has four years Advanced Clinical Training as a Transactional Analyst with Psychotherapy speciality.

Pauline abides by the BACP and ITA Codes of Ethics and Professional Practice and Complaints Procedures and is fully insured to work as a counsellor and trainee pyschotherapist.

Pauline receives regular monthly clinical supervision and participates in continuing professional self development.

CLINICAL THEOLOGY ASSOCIATION - NOTTINGHAM.
3 Year C.T.A. Course - 1984. (Pastoral Counselling and Healing)

ST JOHN’S COLLEGE - NOTTINGHAM.
Certificate in Counselling Part 1 & 2 (2 years) - June 1986.

INSTITUTE OF TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS - LEEDS.
T.A. Certificate Course 101 - 1997.
Foundation Year in Transactional Analysis - 2002.
Certificate in working with eating disorders - 2004.
Certificate in Brief Therapy - 2006.
Certificate in Group work - 2006.
Certificate in Couples work - 2007.
Certificate in Body work - 2008.
Diploma in TA Pyschotherapy - completed June 2008.

NORTH WEST TRAINING - STOCKPORT.
4 years Advanced T A Training towards CTA Cert and MA - 2004-07.

CRUSE BEREAVEMENT CARE.
60 hour basic course with Acreditation - March 2003.
Certificate in Group Therapy - Feb 2004.
Certificate in Supervision - June 2006.

CENTRE FOR CRISIS PSYCHOLOGY (CCP)
Training in Crisis and Trauma work - 2004.

Fees and appointments:

Links:

Oak Tree Therapy Matt Shorrock, Prestwick, Manchester. www.oaktreetherapy.co.uk