PATRICIA ALLEN

Counsellor, Psychotherapist

ABOUT PATRICIA…

About me Olam an Accredited Registered Psychotherapist, CBT Practitioner Qualified Counselling Supervisor Psychosexual Therapist Hypnotherapist O Senior lecturer in Counselling Studies I have 14 years experience and over 13,000 hours supervised clinical practice working with teens, adults, couples & families. I am a general Member of COSRT - The College of Sexual and Relationship therapy & currently I am an accredited member of BACP - British association of Counselling & Psychotherapy.I run a private practice from my home in Bebington on the Wirral. I do provide home visits which carries an additional cost.

My experience includes,
 

 4 years experience Primary Care Counsellor within the NHS
 7 years experience working with Employer Assisted programmes including critical incident response work.
 10 years experience in Family support and Outreach services.
 13 years experience as a Lecturer in Counselling studies
 19 years experience in education and training around mental health and wellbeing
 

I have spent much of my career working in the supporting field, in a range of different roles. I have a passion about the well being of people. My model is broadly humanistic and integrative. I also practise Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Hypnotherapy & Psychosexual therapies. I believe that the therapeutic alliance and developing a trusting relationship with a counsellor is key to helping any person to grow and make positive changes for themselves. Over the years, providing therapy to individuals, couples & families, I have developed a compassionate interest in relationship and intimacy issues and have undergone further training in this field. .

I believe that education is a factor in all of our wellbeing & personal development and that learning about yourself, and the human condition in general terms can be empowering to both individuals and couples, and can help them to meet their fullest potential. Historically I worked in Family support, where I led parenting programs for struggling families with young children, then later in my career I returned to the family support arena as a therapist, this time I began working with the self esteem and confidence issues that interfered with parenting ability. The focus was around an assumption that happier parents make for happier children and families. I found this work very rewarding.

Alongside this, I was a Lead Trainer for West Wirral Step 2 mental health for the NHS . I devised and delivered a range of psycho-educational programs for adults with mental health issues. The focus was to improve access to psychological services across the Wirral. I was able to support patients with coping strategies & emotional support whilst they were on waiting lists for NHS therapy. I worked with issues such as low self esteem, anxiety disorders, depressive disorders etc.
Currently I am a Senior lecturer at a Further Educational College where I teach on a range of different Counselling and CBT programmes up to qualification Level 5. It feels good to educate & support others who, like me, have a passion for helping others.

Please feel free to call me to discuss your needs.