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Simon Cole
B.A.(Econ) M.A.(Cllg) P.M.B.A.C.P.(Snr Acc)
I am a senior accredited member of the British
Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am also a trainer. I
offer my own courses in counselling and self development, and for many
years was director of a BACP accredited advanced qualification in
counselling. I moved to France late in 2007 to discover how I would
respond to a different environment and culture, to write more
extensively, to work on ideas about philosophy and therapy, and to enjoy
walking in the majestic Pyrenees.
I have been engaged in counselling work for 20 years. Initially I
worked in crisis intervention and in drug and alcohol abuse, and then
with a very wide range of issues in Primary Care as a counsellor within
the National Health Service. I also have private clients for counselling
and psychotherapy and supervise other counsellors. I work with all ages
from 16 up and with couples for relationship counselling.
I believe in helping you to discover your own considerable resources and
strength, which you can mobilise to deal with whatever is confronting
you. You already have your own answers and you can achieve so much more
than you expect. So we will start from where you are and we will look at
how you can grow in your unique way to be fully the person you are
capable of being. It will be clear from this that the foundation of my
work as a counsellor is person-centred, though, like most experienced
therapists, I have integrated different elements to complement my way of
working. For me that has meant that I am very tuned in to process and
often work in a creative gestalt way.
My training started with the person-centred school at
Newcastle University and followed through to an integrative MA at the
College of Ripon and York St John (Leeds University). Subsequently I
have trained in Transactional Analysis for a year and attended gestalt
workshops with Joseph Zinker, as well as a range of mental health
related courses.
I live within the Mirepoix/Pamiers/Foix triangle in
Ariège. I charge €20 for an initial session and €30 for subsequent
sessions. I am prepared to travel to clients, if suitable arrangements
can be made. I will also negotiate a rate for work by email if your
issue is appropriate for this.
You may contact me by
phoning: 0033 561 01 52 08
or by emailing:
simoncole@btinternet.com
or by visiting my website at:
http://www.life-counselling.co.uk
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