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Title:
Dr
First name:
Althea
Middle name:
Mary
Surname:
Pearson
Gender:
female
Address 1:
London House
Address 2:
New Street
Town:
Somerton
County/state:
Somerset
Postal code:
TA11 7NU
Country:
UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone:
0871 218 1977
Fax:
0700 580 5977
Website:
www.woodspringpsychology.co.uk
Session charge rate:
Therapy (1 hr) £80
Sessions totalling six hours £395
(thereafter £65/hr)
Asessment (1.5 hrs) £120
Rates via insurance and/or clients are seen at Nuffield Health Taunton H
Accreditations:
MBACP (Snr. Accred)
Other accreditations:
HPC Practitioner (Counselling) Psychologist PYL18191
BPS Chartered Psychologist
BPS Directory of Expert Witnesses
BACP (Snr Accred) Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supervisor
UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor
Science Council Chartered Scientist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
BPS Chartered Psychologist
BPS Directory of Expert Witnesses
BACP (Snr Accred) Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supervisor
UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor
Science Council Chartered Scientist
Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
About me:
I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist with twenty five years' experience as a therapist. In addition to my private practice, I have been employed part-time by colleges, counselling services, Employee Assistance Programmes and the NHS. I am able to offer sessions both at my own consulting rooms in Somerton and at The Nuffield Health Taunton Hospital where I hold practice privileges as a visiting consultant.
In addition to an extensive range of professional journal articles, my publications include three book titles: ‘Growing Through Loss and Grief’; ‘Creative Methods in Counselling’ and 'A Time to Heal: Report for the House of Bishops’ (as a working party member).
In addition to an extensive range of professional journal articles, my publications include three book titles: ‘Growing Through Loss and Grief’; ‘Creative Methods in Counselling’ and 'A Time to Heal: Report for the House of Bishops’ (as a working party member).
Qualifications:
BA (Hons) Psychology
PhD Psychology
PGDipl Counsel
BACP Snr Accred Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supv
BPS CPsychol
UKRCP Reg Ind Counsellor
HPC Reg
CSci
Private Psychology Practice: Therapy/Supervision for individuals and groups; Medico-Legal personal injury work
Nuffield Hospitals: Consultant Psychologist
GLC Research Officer
S Warks NHS Trust: Psychologist in Primary Care
GP Practice (West Sussex) Counsellor in GP surgery
PhD Psychology
PGDipl Counsel
BACP Snr Accred Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supv
BPS CPsychol
UKRCP Reg Ind Counsellor
HPC Reg
CSci
Private Psychology Practice: Therapy/Supervision for individuals and groups; Medico-Legal personal injury work
Nuffield Hospitals: Consultant Psychologist
GLC Research Officer
S Warks NHS Trust: Psychologist in Primary Care
GP Practice (West Sussex) Counsellor in GP surgery
Code of ethics:
HPC, BPsS, BACP
Theoretical approaches:
Integrative: CBTCognitive-Behavioural Therapy: focuses on understanding how our thoughts or beliefs effect our behaviour and the way we feel. ; Humanistic ( TATransactional Analysis: an integrative approach to counselling and psychotherapy, meaning that it integrates together elements of the psychoanalytic, humanist and cognitive approaches.
TA is both a process to diagnose the ego states where verbal exchanges originate and a set of techniques to use this information to improve communication. It usually involves helping the client get in touch with internal parent/adult/child transactions that affect human behaviour. , GestaltA German word meaning 'form' or 'pattern': we look for and create meaning (and patterns and structures) in our lives.
In contrast to psychoanalysis and 'talk' therapies, Gestalt emphasises 'awareness of the here and now', of the body, movement, gesture, feelings and insights.
Gestalt therapists generally encourage clients to focus on present experience - thoughts, feeling, sensations, intuitions - rather than 'going off' into thinking about their past or the supposed origins of a particular issue. including dream work); Rewind (Cognitive re-processing technique, very similar to EMDREye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing: a comprehensive, integrative psychotherapy approach.
EMDR therapists ask their clients to hold the memories of anxiety-provoking stimuli - for example, the painful memories of a frightening accident - in their minds. While doing so, clients track the therapist’s back-and-forth finger movements with their eyes, much like following a hypnotist’s swinging pocket watch. ); Inner ChildThe childlike aspect of an adult person's psyche, especially when viewed as an independent entity, which is believed to retain feelings as they were experienced in childhood. Work; Group Work; Creative Therapies
Areas of expertise:
Abuse, Anxiety, Bereavement, Cancer, Depression, Disability, Eating disorders, General counselling, Health related issues, Identity problems, Infertility, Life Coaching, Loss, Mental health issues, Obsessions, OCD, Personal Development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Self Esteem, Self Harm, Sex related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Spirituality, Stress, Trauma, Work related issues
Other areas of expertise:
Inner Child Work; Complex PTSD
Types of client seen:
Adults, Seniors, Young People, Groups
This is how I work:
Long term face-to-face, Short term face-to-face, Telephone counselling, Single Session
Languages spoken fluently:
English
Counsellor supervisor:
Yes
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