Kate Heavey BA (Hons) FdSc BACP (Accredited) - Counsellor and Psychotherapist offering Counselling in Ripley, Counselling near Woking and Psychotherapy near Guildford
Welcome to my website which I hope will give you an idea of how I work as a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist. I am very passionate about my work believing change is available to us all if we want it. I offer counselling in Ripley, Surrey.
**Update 4 December 2019**
Please note I currently have a full practice and I am not currently taking on new clients.
Please visit BACP's website (www.bacp.co.uk) to find an alternative BACP accredited therapist.
What is interesting in life is that we are only born with two fears.....fear of falling and fear of loud noises; everything else (thoughts, feelings and behaviour) is learnt and what is learnt can be unlearnt.
It is important for you to find the right counsellor / psychotherapist for you.
INITIAL 60 MINUTE CONSULTATION
Individuals - complimentary
Couples - £30 due to pre-assessment work.
Benefits of counselling
Increased self-awareness
Insights into your patterns to empower you to bring change
Improvement in relationship whether this be self, marriage, business colleagues, family or friends
New opportunities created / embraced
Changed outlook / life-perspective
Freedom from depression, stress and unhealthy anxiety
Improved self-esteem, confidence and self-expression
Movement from passive or aggressive communication to assertiveness
Ability to deal with emotions; particularly challenging ones, i.e. anger or bereavement
Healthier ways of relating / living for you
Learning about alcohol / alcoholism and being free to make more informed choices
Healing from abuse and trauma
Recovery from current wounds
Whatever your reasons for seeking counselling / psychotherapy our sessions are confidential and separate from your everyday life.
Reasons for counselling
Feeling stuck, unfulfilled or that life is going no-where
Relationship or family concerns
Increase in unpleasant feelings such as anger, frustration, confusion or sadness
Not feeling listened to or understood
Embracing a part of life you are currently struggling with
Making sense of childhood experiences such as neglect, trauma, not having needs met or shaming
Helping process feelings of abandonment, rejection or helplessness
Increasing self-awareness / self-confidence / self-esteem
Exploring choices you have made or are about to make
Talking through a life-changing event, e.g. bereavement, abuse, rape, redundancy, divorce, etc.
Increase in use of alcohol or food
Awareness of mental health decline
To gain a different perspective on life
Exploring isolation / loneliness
Wanting to feel happier
Talking in a confidential space away from your everyday life
....or it may be none of the above as you have your own reason for seeking counselling.
Who I work with
I work with
men and
women on an
individual and
couple basis.
I have extensive experience in a wide spectrum of issues including:-
Relationship issues, i.e. communication, co-dependency, coercive control or conflict (more info)
Couple counselling including affairs/betrayals, trust issues, difficulty communicating or conflict
Alcohol dependency / alcoholism (more info)
Bereavement, grief and loss including separation, affairs, divorce, pet or childhood (more info)
Mental health issues including anxiety, social anxiety, fear, depression and low mood
Learning disabilities of Aspergers, Autism and Prader-Willi
Work issues including assertiveness, stress, feeling dissatisfied and anger
Exploring job or career change
Family issues with parents, siblings, clash of personalities, 'steps' or estrangement
Life events and transitions such as leaving home, 'mid-life crisis', retirement or moving house
Loss / change of purpose
Low self-esteem
Low self-confidence
Abuse whether this be sexual, emotional, physical or verbal
Traumatic experiences and feelings of shame, helplessness, loss, rage, anger etc. arising from
Anger management although I prefer the term 'anger awareness'
Terminal illness diagnosis working with patients and carers
Death anxiety where you may feel like the clock is ticking, have thoughts of death or fear dying
(Being diagnosed with a label and finding a word that accurately matches experience, whether internally or externally, can help something shift inside bringing understanding and awareness yet each person is so much more than a label being unique, special and different).
Counselling Ripley. Counsellor Woking. Psychotherapy Guildford.
I offer counselling in Ripley (in Surrey) so if you are looking for a counsellor near Woking or psychotherapy near Guildford I could be the counsellor for you.
My office is located on the first floor of business premises (sadly no lift available).
My counselling office in Ripley is accessable to the surrounding villages of Burnt Common, Send, Old Woking, Ockham, Pyrford, Knaphill, East Horsley, West Horsley, Sheerwater, Wisley, Sutton Green, Jacobs Well, Cobham, Shere, Shalford, Effingham and Clandon being on the Portsmouth Road (B2215) in Ripley.
If you are coming from further afield you are likely to use the A3 to access counselling in Ripley being convenient for psychotherapy near Guildford, Godalming, Worplesdon, Ash, Aldershot, Merrow, Burpham, Farnham, Dorking, Milford, Chiddingfold, Esher, West Byfleet and Byfleet as all are within a 30 minute journey.
If you do not have use of a car and require a counsellor near Woking then bus numbers 462 and 463 will get you to within 50 metres of my Ripley Office. Likewise, if you require counselling and psychotherapy near Guildford or Kingston, you connect with bus 715.
Counselling is a journey and in the words of Carl Jung "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become." What will you choose to become?
Counselling students: My training is Clarkson - 5 Relationship Model
Counselling Ripley. Counsellor Woking. Psychotherapy Guildford.
KATE HEAVEY BA (Hons) BACP (Accredited) - COUNSELLOR IN WOKING PROVIDING COUNSELLING IN RIPLEY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY NEAR GUILDFORD, SURREY
