Louise O'Connell

I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist, with over 16 years of broad clinical experience gained from various clinical settings ( additionally I have a background in cancer and palliative care as a specialist nurse). I can help you process and recover from challenging and traumatic experiences and losses, work through difficult endings of relationships. I can help you create strategies to manage your feelings including anxiety and panic and help with emotional regulation. I can help you to understand yourself from an attachment theory point of view, help you to understand how you get your needs met, help you to grow in self-awareness, self-acceptance, deepen compassion, and help you with finding joy and contentment in life.

In summary I can help with:

Bereavement and loss.

Pregnancy loss

Traumatic birth experiences

Ending of relationships

Depression, lack of direction, lack of motivation,

Low self esteem

Self-awareness

Anxiety, feelings of panic,

Stress,

Trauma

Managing conflict,

Managing feelings,

Managing intrusive thought processes

Anger, finding healthier way to express anger.

Trauma, Childhood trauma, traumatic experiences.

Relationship problems, separation, divorce.

Issues relating to childhood.

The difficulties relating to being a parent.

Work problems, work related stress.

Personal development, personal conflicts, decision making

Living with a chronic illness

Caring for a family member who is seriously ill.

Locations: Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 (near Aldershot Centre for health) or on zoom .

Health Village Esher Church Street Esher Surrey KT10 8QS

Fees £70 per session (Aldershot location)

£85 per session ( Esher office)

I can e-invoice via healthcode for the following insurers

AXA

Aviva

Allianz

Vitality

07775746354

locnell@hotmail.com

www.louisecounselling.com

My experience includes working with adults with variety of issues and difficulties such as depression, anxiety, panic, low self esteem, loss of confidence, expressing and managing feelings, stress, and adapting to change. I am also experienced in supporting people with bereavement and loss; supporting carers and counselling parents who are caring for children with chronic health difficulties.

I have a particular interest in Attachment Theory which helps us understand ourselves, and our behaviours and experiences in relationships. I work to help my client gain self awareness, acceptance and to build self compassion.

I also work with counselling and psychotherapy under graduates and trainees as part of their professional development.

In addition to my Counselling and Psychotherapy experience, I have a back ground of cancer and palliative care nursing.

Qualifications

Foundation degree in Counselling Greenwich University

Post Graduate Diploma in Attachment based psychotherapy

EMDR 1-4 EmdrWorks Trained EMDR Practitioner

Certified Clinical Trauma Specialist Arizona Institute

Counselling Supervision Diploma

Courses and workshops

Attachment courses (based on John Bowlby's theory) - Wimbledon Guild - London

Attachment and Wellbeing - Richard Bowlby - Surrey

Integrating CBT Wimbledon Guild

Compassion Focused Therapy workshop - Paul Gilbert - London

Professional Qualification in the Therapeutic use of mindfulness - British Mindfulness Institute - London

Understanding Acceptance & Commitment Therapy workshop - Prof Sue Clarke Queens College Oxford

Bereavement and Loss workshops - woking and Sam Beare Hospices

Introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy - North Surrey Community Counselling Partnership

Trauma workshop - Petersfield Counselling Service

Eating Disorders workshop - North Surrey Community Counselling Partnership

Transpersonal Awareness mindfulness meditation - Petersfield Counselling Service

Transactional Analysis 101 Weekend Workshop - London

Dreams workshop - Surrey

Creative Workshop - Woking

Anger Rage & Relationship - Richmond

Other qualifications

Qualified as a General Nurse 1988 - Westminster

Cancer Nursing Diploma, University of Hull

I had the opportunity for numerous work and educational experiences during my time as cancer and palliative care nurse, including studying Msc modules at the University of Surrey.

My qualifications:

I work within an Integrated Model of Counselling & Psychotherapy (Clarkson Model) and have a post graduate diploma in Attachment Based Psychotherapy, plus additional post graduate training in CBT, Mindfulness, EMDR trained therapist, trained in EFT and Energy Psychotherapy accredited with the Association for Comprehensive Energy Psychology

My theoretical approach

My approach,

If you are considering sessions, please get in touch ideally we can speak on the telephone, I will help you hone into what you would like to get from sessions, and together we will come up with a plan so you can start to feel better.

As an Integrative Counsellor Psychotherapist, my key theoretical approach is the Clarkson Relational Model which integrates three key schools of counselling psychotherapy theory: Psychodynamic, Humanistic and Transpersonal. I have additional post graduate training in CBT, Attachment-based psychotherapy, energy psychology, Mindfulness, and, EMDR.