Availability

Currently I have face to face availability in Farnham on Thursdays between 09:00 -13:00
I am flexible around school holidays

About me and my therapy practice

Hello. Thanks for reading my profile. I’m here when you are ready, I know how difficult things can be. I offer you a safe confidential space to explore the issues affecting you. I’m an integrative counsellor. This means I am trained in a number of psychological theories and working with you will tailor these to meet your needs.

Practice description

I believe you are the expert on you and will base our work around where you wish to take it. I am a qualified counsellor with experience from working for counselling agencies in Berkshire and Surrey. I have built trusted long term and short term therapeutic relationships and had positive feedback from those I work with. My private practice is based at The Eaves in Farnham. The space is comfortable, safe and private.

My first session

We start with a free 20 minute call and if you want to proceed we can arrange sessions from there.

In our first session we will look at what has led you here. You can decide if you want to go ahead. We will work together from there and arrange sessions as flexibly as we can.

What I can help with

Abuse, Addictions, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Identity issues, Loss, Men’s issues, Obsessions, OCD, Redundancy, Relationships, Self esteem, Stress, Work related issues.

Types of therapy

Creative therapy, Existential, Humanistic, Integrative, Jungian, Person centred, Psychodynamic

Clients I work with

Adults, Older adults, Trainees

How I deliver therapy

Long term sessions, Long-term face-to-face work, Short term sessions, Short-term face-to-face work, Time-limited

Languages Spoken

English

Testimonials

“It’s made the week easier talking with Alan, getting to understand myself a bit more. I look forward to sessions”

“It’s helping me see things better, myself better, it’s doing what I need it to do. Providing me the tools needed for coping and ideas of what I need to be looking at.”

“I’m more content than I was. I’ve got better insight into myself and my thoughts. I think I’m less anxious and certainly a lot calmer”

“Being able to talk about things outside of my family to help me see what I’m thinking has been invaluable”

“I’m sleeping better, noticeably the last few weeks and feel calmer. Everything else I said in the past applies but these are recent. Talking through gives me a better insight and has helped”

I have been working as a counsellor at Sandhurst Counselling Service and Catalyst Support service in Surrey. I have worked with clients over long term (open ended) and shorter limited sessions.
I have worked with addictions, long term health conditions, relationship difficulties, self esteem, stress and more.

I spent many years working in a large engineering environment in aviation as an engineer. It was here where I supported many colleagues as a Wellbeing supporter and union rep. I have worked collaboratively with a large EAP developing wellbeing support in the workplace. This has given me a depth of life experience beyond the purely academic. I am drawn to counselling as a vocation and hope that will become apparent in our work together.