Counselling & Psychotherapy Services in Reading, Berkshire

   phone 0118 958 0806 to arrange for an FREE consultation/assessment

Initial 40 min free consultation/assessment with either male or female counsellor psychotherapist, here at the Life Story Therapeutic Centre in Eldon Square, Reading, Berkshire

Usually within 24 hours

Depending then on your need it may be suggested you take some time to think about it, or you may be referred to someone more suitable for you

Treatment to start usually within 5 days

 

A study by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development found an increasing amount of sickness leave is due to depression or stress  Click here for details

BACP 

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

As an organisational Member of the BACP we are bound by it's Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, the Ethical Guidelines for Researching Counselling and Psychotherapy (where organisations undertake research) and subject to the Professional Conduct Proceedure for the time being in force. 

Our therapists/counsellors subscribe to their associations various Ethical Codes etc, and carry appropriate Professional Indemnity Insurance up to £2.5million.

Counselling & Psychotherapy Services

Counselling & Psychotherapy Services in Reading, Berkshire

You may have identified your difficulties under the heading of: Anxiety, Depression, Abuse, Relationship issues, Bereavement and loss

There may be symptoms you or your family/friends notice: impaired sleep, irritability, lack of concentration, crying outbursts, reliance on alcohol, over reaction to problems, generally feeling "down", always trying to please others.

CBT  Cognitive Behavioural Therapy  abbreviated to (CBT)

CBT is the psychological approach of choice in the NHS and is recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence.

CBT usually takes place in one-to-one sessions with a specially trained therapist. The structured sessions last 50 or 60 minutes and are usually weekly, continuing for between three and six months. A CBT therapist will help you identify unhelpful thinking patterns which cause emotional problems, then show you how to challenge and change these thoughts so that you feel better and do things differently. Once you’ve learned these skills, you can use them whenever you need to. CBT works – there is a wealth of research evidence that proves that CBT techniques are really effective

Addictive Behaviour  - information/guidelines

SHAYP - Sexual harm & young people - information/guidelines