Counselling & Psychotherapy

Jill Cook

People come to Counselling for many reasons. Some may be finding it difficult to deal with a current problem, for example bullying at school or work or the impact of a child leaving home. Others may be affected by some past event that has surfaced and they wish to make some sense of it and sometimes people chose to come to counselling to find out more about themselves. Whatever it is that brings you to counselling I will work with you to help you find your own solutions so that you can make your own choices or decisions and put them into action.

I am trained as a Person Centred Counsellor. Put simply, what this means is that I believe that the counselling relationship is very important. In this relationship I offer you safety, confidentiality and aim to be as accepting, understanding and genuine as I can be.

In a counselling session you may experience feelings that have been bottled up for some time, for example sadness, anger or grief and this may be a distressing process. However, the opportunity to talk about these feelings in a secure environment may help to ease the discomfort and make them easier to understand. I may offer you the opportunity to use creative work as a means of expressing yourself if it is too difficult to find the words.

I work with individuals and couples and have a particular interest in working with young people. I work with small groups and run workshops on a variety of topics including Coping with Change and Assertiveness. I also offer Supervision to Counsellors and others in professions working with people, where they can explore the impact that their work has on them.

Wendy Mather

I am an Integrative Counsellor which means that my training covered many theoretical styles. This allows me to work in a variety of ways to suit my clients' needs.

I have been working as a counsellor for 8 years and my experience includes working for Relate as a Children and Young Peoples counsellor, a Secondary School counsellor, a Child and Adolescent Mental Health practitioner within the NHS and also with MOSAIC, a Dorset wide child and family bereavement charity. I also have my own private practice where I see clients of all ages here at the London Road Clinic.

I believe that forming a secure relationship with my clients is key to a successful outcome. My aim is to allow you to a confidential, secure and respectful space and a calming environment in which to explore your concerns and issues. This will allow you to consider the changes that you want to make and help you work towards an outcome that you desire.

I work with both adults and children/young people and have a particular interest in Bereavement and Loss issues.