Angela Percival

Whatever your specific situation and the reasons you are considering therapy, I offer an accepting and insightful space where you can understand and resolve any challenges or limiting patterns, that maybe restricting areas of your life, helping you to experience greater expansion and fulfilment.

Therapy Sessions

I am an Accredited Counsellor with the BACP and have worked with clients therapeutically for 30 years. I am passionate about healing and change and have integrated a broad range of approaches, techniques, and tools into my practice over the years, so I am able to work proficiently and safely with a broad range of clients and issues. This also helps me to work flexibly with clients, so we can work in ways that are most beneficial for you, depending on what is needed at the time.

Some of the therapeutic approaches we may use in our work together are:

- Energy Psychologies: Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT), Matrix Re-imprinting

-Talking Therapies: Counselling, Solution Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

-Mindfulness, visualisation and relaxation techniques

-Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP)

-Therapeutic Coaching, Spiritual Coaching

-Rewind Technique for Trauma

Benefits of Emotional Freedom Techniques:

EFT can be a particularly helpful way of working when experiencing stress, anxiety and overwhelm. It helps the nervous system to calm down quickly, helping it to de-sensitise and avoid a sense of overwhelm. EFT/tapping is a great anti-dote to stress as it releases emotional tension that has been ‘stored’ in the body, creating a feeling of relaxation and relief. It also brings our focus away from ‘mind chatter’ and worrying and brings our attention into the body where our emotions can be addressed effectively.

EFT is gentle technique which feels self-soothing, allowing any emotional upset and tension to gently unravel itself. This creates space to re-connect with your inner resources and re-build resilience and emotional balance. It is also surprisingly adaptable and can be used effectively for a range of issues, whether they originate at a physical, mental or emotional level. It is very self-affirming and can be taught relatively quickly, so it can be used as a self-help tool between sessions for day-to-day issues. However, it always best to work with a qualified practitioner for deeper issues, especially trauma.

EFT for Trauma

A frequent theme in my work with clients is a history of past trauma. Traumatic experiences can impact us long after their initial impact, limiting our ability to lead our lives in the way we wish to. Over time we all accumulate unresolved emotions from previous upsets, relationships and events in our life and may need support to move through them. When the underlying emotions, beliefs and associated memories are resolved, we are free from repeating similar patterns in our life.

By using Emotional Freedom Techniques and other approaches combined, I will work with you to address and resolve past traumas and associated memories, releasing any trapped emotions safely and gently.

EFT is an advanced technique for trauma as it also supports a process of somatic release in the body. This approach is safe and effective and ‘re-wires’ unconscious patterns, so you can change your responses to past events and gain movement in areas of life where you may have felt restricted or stuck.

Change Your Beliefs, Change Your Life

Part of our work together may involve looking at your core beliefs in those areas of your life where you are feeling limited and would like change and greater self empowerment.

Our beliefs are usually unconscious and are what keep us repeating themes in our life that no longer serve us and prevent us from creating the outcomes we want. Beliefs are formed in the past and are usually associated with traumatic events which become ‘wired’ into our memory system and create reoccurring patterns in our life. If you’re experiencing any beliefs that are limiting or sabotaging areas of your life, we can discuss how this impacts you and what changes you would like to experience, during a free Discovery Call.

Although there are many ways of changing our underlying beliefs, one of my favourite ways of working is a powerful therapy called Matrix Re-imprinting.

What is Matrix Re-Imprinting?

Matrix Re-imprinting works on past memories of a distressing event and safely releases any ‘trapped’ emotion and the underlying energetic pattern holding it in place.

During a Matrix Re-imprinting session, we use a specific process using visualisation and EFT ‘tapping’ to tune into past memories, creating resolution by accessing the understanding and inner resources that weren’t available at the time. This allows you to receive any learning or insights and address any limiting beliefs that were created sub-consciously.

Benefits of Matrix Re-Imprinting

Limiting beliefs often affect us in various areas of life and keep us repeating patterns of behaviour that are restrictive. When we gain insight and process any new learning through the Matrix Re-imprinting process, we replace what has been released with positive emotions and new empowering beliefs.

When you resonate with your new beliefs, you have changed your ‘field of attraction.’ This means you are more aligned with your desired outcomes in life, making it easier to create in ways that feel easier and more joyful.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications:

• Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) Accredited Certified Practitioner - levels 1,2 & 3 EFTMRA and EFT Devon

• Matrix Re-imprinting Practitioners Certificate - levels 1& 2 – EFTMRA

• Diploma in Counselling – Manchester University

• Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (in-house training)

• Advanced Certificate in Transactional Analysis – Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy

• Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – Bridgwater College

• Diploma in Clinical and Analytical Hypnotherapy with Psychotherapy – South Trafford College

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Practitioners Certificate – Helford 2000

• Fusion Therapeutic Coaching Diploma (Certified) – Integrated Coaching Academy

• Certificate in Mindfulness Training (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction & Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy) – Mindfulness Now

• Certified in Rewind Technique - International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy

• Spiritual Coaching Diploma – Soul Mastery

• Compassion Key Practitioner – Edward Mannix

Experience & Career History

I have been in counselling practice since 1998 and am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and BACP Coaching Division. Before training as a counsellor, I was a holistic therapist and my passion for learning different approaches to healing and change has continued. This has enabled me to bring a broad range of creative approaches to my work with clients and work interchangeably across the different therapeutic fields.

Historically I have worked in a number of health and social care settings, including a GP Practice, bereavement and loss charity, charity for children living with genetically inherited disease and a specialist Cancer Hospital. In 2007 I worked on a helpline for an organisational counselling provider (EAP) in Bristol. For the past 18 years in addition to my private practice, I have worked with several EAP's (Employee Assistance Programmes) providing counselling for employees of various organisations, including the NHS.

I currently have a private practice at the Willows in Torquay and also provide sessions online.

What’s The Next Step?

You are welcome to contact me for a free Discovery Call. It’s a great opportunity for us to connect and get a sense of how we would like to work together and you are under no obligation.

Are You an Empath?

Would you describe yourself as sensitive, intuitive and heart centred, but have a tendency towards over-giving and have difficulty saying no to others? Do you tend to over-function and have a habit of taking on too much? Are you managing or recovering from an imbalanced, or toxic relationship? Do you feel overwhelmed and exhausted frequently? Do you have a past history of significant trauma?

If you answered YES to any of the above, you maybe an ‘empath’. If you resonate with this term, or you’re not really sure whether this relates to you, you can find out more by visiting my website: www.empoweringempaths.com

Benefits for Empaths:

-Change limiting beliefs and patterns of over-giving and overwhelm

-Discover self-help tools that calm the nervous system, helping to release and regulate emotions quickly and safely

-Understand unhealthy relationship patterns and rebuild your confidence and trust in yourself

-Learn how to protect and strengthen your own energy and resources

-Receive support to set boundaries without feeling guilty and overly responsible

-Address and re-wire patterns of sensory overload and burn-out

-Resolve past traumas and associated memories, so you are free to move on and create your desired outcomes

Testimonials

Permission has been granted to share the following Testimonials:

“At a pivotal time in my life Angela’s patience, compassion, empathy and broad range of tools and skills have led me to trust her and become a participant in my own life. Over a period of time, with regular sessions I have managed to let go of a significant past trauma, anger and frustration and move forwards in other practical aspects of my life. Thank you!”

“Angela has helped me to navigate healing, self awareness and working through trauma. She has been there as a therapist, coach, mentor for me, using a range of therapy styles depending on what was most needed. She is approachable, intuitive and creative, with a wealth of experience.”

“I feel good following the session, a letting go of something. I’m noticing I’m not struggling with time so much and sometimes it’s even earlier than I thought! I feel more grounded and I feel like I’m more on course to where I want to be heading. I am very grateful for your time and energy, thank you. You’re a very special lady and I’m blessed to have found you.”

“It has only been just over a week since our session and I am genuinely amazed by the outcome! I was doubting the effects at first, but I now figured it was a good time to tell you how it’s been going. I didn’t make any conscious changes to how I was interacting with X, but I instantly felt so much more comfortable in her presence. There hasn’t been much tension between us, and we have even been able to hold general conversation without any underlying negativity.”

“It’s been good working with Angela, she resonated with me and I’ve been able to talk about my spiritual side, which I’m interested in. It’s re-affirmed what was already there in me but was buried. It’s helped me to bring it back to the surface.”

“Angela was excellent in helping me deal with traumatic incidents from my past which were causing me stress and difficulties in my work and personal relationships. Angela helped me to change my thought processes, and I saw huge improvements in my work and personal life as a result. I now work with Angela a few times a year and can’t recommend her highly enough.”

“Angela provides a professional and compassionate service. She has an empathetic approach which is caring and sensitive. She provides practical tips and techniques for dealing with stressful and emotional situations. She has a wealth of knowledge and brings her experience to help your situation. Angela builds strong relationships with her clients and provides a safe environment for you to address your issues or concerns. I’m extremely grateful for her support over the past 12 months.”

“I’m so relieved that I can now move on after 18 months of fear and unknowing and I’m determined to find a way to manage my physical symptoms and live life to the full. Thank you so much for your help, support and kindness over this challenging time. Your wise words and the tools you gave me really helped me to get through it and equipped me to manage anxiety and remain positive, something I can take into the future.”