Kate Holmes
MBACP (Accred) Dip Couns
I am a Specialist Professional for Couple Therapy, Addiction and Co-dependency issues. I integrate my therapy combining many modalities to suit the needs of the clients using Person Centred , Transactional Analysis, Psychodynamic, Gestalt, Brief Therapy, CBT and Motivational Interviewing where appropriate. I have also undergone extensive training which complements and enhances my therapeutic work. This includes addiction, co-dependency, relationship issues, Couple Counselling, depression, anxiety and stress in the workplace.
I am also fully conversant with working through the 12-step recovery approach.
Prior to working in mental health and addiction, I worked in the corporate sector where I developed strong mentoring, management, training and leadership skills. I have a good understanding of the stresses of working life, particularly the balance between the personal and the professional
the private and public.
With a strong background in mental health, education, business and the field of addiction, my knowledge and experience has allowed me to see problems from a broader angle in assisting people find their own unique way to deal with their difficulties. I understand the internal and external pressures people can put on themselves, which can lead to unhelpful or damaging coping strategies.
I am fully insured, have ongoing clinical supervision and regularly attend courses and further training to enhance my knowledge and professionalism with Continued Professional Development (CPD).
Training, qualifications & experience
- Cert, Counselling skills
- Cert. Counselling studies
- Dip. CPCAB
- MBACP (Accred)
- Couple Counselling
- Trauma
- Codependency
Areas of counselling I work with
- Abuse
- Addiction
- Anger Management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement and Loss
- Bipolar Disorder
- Birth and Bonding
- Career Coaching
- Chronic Illness and Pain
- Couples Counselling
- Depression
- Divorce and Separation
- Eating Disorders
- Emotional Abuse
- Family Counselling
- Loneliness
- Low Self-Esteem
- OCD
- Parenting Support
- Personality Disorders
- Phobias
- Physical Abuse
- PTSD and Trauma
- Redundancy and Unemployment
- Self-Harm
- Sexual Abuse and Rape