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gavin@lifestorm.co.uk
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Based in Hampshire, UK
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Online Appointments Available
Based in Hampshire, UK
At Lifestorm, I offer a warm, confidential and welcoming space for you, where you will be able to discuss your problems and difficulties. My counselling approach helps you to feel respected, understood and valued, and we will work together towards the changes you want in your life. The purpose of counselling is to help you, the client, recognise your strengths, discover the beliefs and emotions that could be restricting your emotional growth by talking openly and freely to someone who is impartial and emotionally free of entanglements. I offer counselling sessions online, by telephone and in the great outdoors.
Founding Lifestorm in 2008, my training includes a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited Diploma in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis. As a Registered Member of the BACP I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Each month I spend time with a qualified supervisor who confidentially reviews my work as a counsellor. Other qualifications I hold include a Bachelor of Theology degree, a British Cycling Mountain Bike Leader Award (Level 2) and a Remote Outdoor First Aid certificate.
You get in touch by phone or email for an introductory conversation about your situation/needs. We will arrange an initial meeting.
This initial short meeting (free) online via Zoom or by phone allows us to further explore your situation/needs and to find out whether we are comfortable with one another and what our expectations are.
Whether online via Zoom, by phone, or walking outdoors, we will spend our time building a therapeutic relationship, exploring thoughts, feelings and behaviours whilst working towards a measured and satisfactory outcome.
The final session will allow us an opportunity to review the counselling journey and to bring therapy to an end
Online & Telephone Counselling: £50 per session.
Therapy Outdoors: £50 per session.
Online & telephone counselling sessions last 50 minutes, giving us sufficient time to establish a healthy and therapeutic relationship. Outdoor walking sessions will last at least an hour.
Ideally, my clients attend therapy on a weekly basis, usually at the same time and on the same day or evening. However I am able to accommodate those who require a more flexible approach.
For all new clients, I offer a free 30 minute introductory session. This provides you with the opportunity to discover whether counselling is the right way forward, and to find out whether we are comfortable with each other and what our expectations are.
Yes, everything we discuss is strictly confidential. However, there are a number of exceptions including:
At the outset we will agree to the terms of a therapy contract together and this will include a full disclosure of the exceptions.
I require at least 24 hours notice if you intend to cancel your session/change to a different day, or you will be charged at the full session fee.
To ensure the safety of my clients during the Covid-19 pandemic I am currently offering online sessions by video call or telephone. This is proving to be a successful option – all you need is a secure broadband connection and a webcam, or good telephone signal. And of course, an environment that offers guaranteed privacy for your comfort and confidentiality.
If you are interested in therapy outdoors then we can talk while we walk. I offer this service within a radius of 15 miles from my location in Baughurst, Hampshire.
Take me up on a free 30 minute introductory session via video call or telephone. It will provide you with the opportunity to find out whether counselling is the right way forward, whether we are comfortable with each other, and what our expectations are.
