Virginia Jones

I am an experienced counselor and Supervisor, registered with the BACP dealing with depression, relationship and anxiety related difficulties together with GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) and OCD for adults, couples, young people and children. I have worked for some years in a charity and at school as well as privately. I also counsel people with Bi-polar and personality disorders, IBS as well as spiritual counselling. I offer a supportive, non-judgmental and friendly face to face environment using a variety of therapies including CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) person centered counselling, relaxation techniques, mindfulness, lifestyle choices, online counselling and art therapy. In addition, If you are nervous of coming to see a counsellor or your condition prevents you travelling, I am also able to offer a variety of alternatives. I am a trained Online Counsellor and counsel using either face to face, Skype, zoom or messaging if you are shy or nervous. I also offer home visits but this is slightly more expensive to cover time and travel.

Diploma in Counselling Certificate in Supervision of other Counsellors Certificate in Counselling Skills, Certificate in Counselling Concepts Certificate in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) I have trained in Art Therapy. Certificate in Online Counselling Certificate in Couple Counselling I have attended workshops on Safeguarding Children, Supporting young people when someone close to them has a life threatening illness, addiction, self-Harm, loss and bereavement and Neuro Linguistic Programming. I also have a first and second degree in Reiki. I have run a group supporting adults with Depression and Anxiety, and counsel young people and children, and have presented a workshop on domestic abuse. I have also attended a Course in Hypnotherapy under the BACP I am also an Artist

Areas of counselling I deal with Abuse Addiction Affairs and betrayals Anger management Anorexia nervosa Anxiety Autism Asperger's syndrome Bereavement Binge-eating disorder Bipolar disorder/Manic depression Borderline personality disorder Bulimia nervosa Bullying Cancer Career Carer support Child related issues Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME Compulsive hoarding Cross cultural relationships Depression Disabilities Domestic violence Eating disorders Emotional abuse Family issues Generalised anxiety disorder Hearing voices Learning difficulties Low self-confidence Low self-esteem Narcissistic personality disorder Obsessive compulsive disorder Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder Panic disorder Personality disorders Phobias Physical abuse Postnatal depression Pre-nuptial counselling Relationship issues Seasonal affective disorder Self harm Separation and divorce Sexual abuse Spirituality Stress Suicidal thoughts Trauma Work related stress

Therapies offered Cognitive and behavioural therapies Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) Couples counselling Humanistic therapies Integrative Mindfulness Person-centred therapy NLP Hypnotherapy The use of Art in processing emotions