Connie Fautley - BACP Accredited Counsellor (MBACP Accred), Advanced Diploma in Professional Integrative Counselling
About Counselling...
As an Integrative Counsellor I draw on many different counselling theories and ways of working in order to meet your needs as an individual. My aim is to be present for you in a way that is non-judgmental and accepting and feels safe as we explore your issues together. I believe we all have the potential within us for both growth and finding the way ahead given the right conditions.
We grow to know ourselves more fully when we are in touch with the whole of ourselves: mind, emotions, body, energy and even spirit; and within the context of a relationship. In counselling this relationship is boundaried and needs to feel safe.
I also believe that past relationships have a huge impact on our patterns of relating and being in the world now. We can become aware of stuck patterns and explore ways of changing within the safety of the counselling relationship.
I enjoy working creatively (and Gestalt), but am sensitive to your individual preferences.
About my experience...
In addition to my Private Practice at home, I have worked in a variety of settings in the voluntary sector: a GP Surgery, Mind Counselling Service, a Women's Centre, Manna Counselling Service and Release Counselling (ongoing).
I do not have experience or training working with children or teenagers (under 18's) and therefore only see adults aged 18 and over.
Counselling is useful for...
(I have experience working with the following...)
- Depression
- Low self-esteem
- Anxiety, panic attacks
- Getting through stressful situations, making decisions, transitions
- Times of loss and bereavement
- When in chronic pain, suffering chronic fatigue, ME, or other life-altering health difficulties
- Dealing with traumatic experiences, recent or past, where symptoms intrude on your daily living (including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
- Dealing with memories of childhood abuse that impede on current living
- Understanding and working through self-harm
- Exploring issues around your spirituality
- When you feel stuck
- ...and many other issues
Duration and Frequency of sessions
Sessions are for 50 minutes, on a weekly basis. Weekly meeting is important to allow the continuity of a relationship of trust and enables you to gain the most benefit.
I offer both short-term counselling (usually a minimum of 6 - 12 sessions) and open-ended counselling.
First meeting...
Making a first appointment does not commit you to continuing. The first session will give you an idea of whether you feel I will meet your needs. If you wish to continue I will suggest booking a further 5 sessions and then reviewing.
Fees
My current fee is £35 per 50 minute session.
I also have a number of spaces for those on low incomes and am open to seeing you if the full fee is not affordable.
Location
My Practice is located in New Malden, Surrey: 5- 8 minutes walk from the railway station, with parking available outside.
Contact Details
For further information or to make an initial appointment you are welcome to telephone me on 07910 208985.
Further details and information are available on the BACP website. (Under 'Find A Therapist', postcode 'KT3')
Confidentiality
All that is shared is confidential, with the exceptions noted below*. I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their code of ethics and professional practice.
*1) In accordance with BACP's guidelines of good professional practice I am required to have my work continually monitored and supported by a supervisor who holds the same code of confidentiality as myself.
2) If there is a need to talk to another health professionl (e.g., client's GP), this would be in the rare circumstances of extreme concern for the client's welfare or that of associated others. I would always seek the client's agreement here first if possible.
3) If I was legally required to make any disclosures.
