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Welcome to the Transpire website. My name is Alison Peters and I am a qualified counsellor.
I believe that exploring and expressing the difficulties you are experiencing can:
•help you come to terms with them
•give you a deeper understanding of yourself
•empower you to make choices in your life.
1) What is counselling?
By talking and engaging with a skilled counsellor, counselling is both an experience and a process in which you can discover, explore and understand yourself and your concerns. Through this understanding and experience it is hoped that you will have greater freedom and choice and be able to live in the way you wish.
2) Do I have to have a particular problem to come to counselling?
People come to counselling with a variety of concerns including, academic worries, bereavement, eating problems, self-harm, pregnancy, anxiety, depression, homesickness, family problems and so on. There is no particular 'problem' that you have to have - some people, for example, might simply want some space to take stock of their life or think about the future.
3) Is it confidential?
I take the issue of confidentiality very seriously and my work is framed by a strict code of ethics. Both the fact that you see a counsellor, as well as the information you give to a counsellor, will not be divulged to anyone else outside the counselling service without your specific written permission. The exceptions to this are your counsellor's supervision (which is itself confidential and you are made anonymous), where the law applies e.g. Prevention of Terrorism Act, and in very rare situations where someone may pose a risk of causing serious harm to themselves or others. In this last case we would still endeavour to obtain your permission.
Some questions to ask them
You'll need to establish the answers to practical questions about time and place, cost and duration of the sessions - and the counsellor's understanding of confidentiality and the conditions under which this may change. Ensure the counsellor is qualified and belongs to an affiliated body (such as the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists).
Some questions to ask yourself
•Do I feel comfortable with this person?
•Do I feel I would be able to talk to them about intimate details of my life?
•Do I feel safe with them?
•Do I like their manner and behaviour towards me?
Always remember that it is your decision and you should feel in control of the decision-making process.
Further guidance can be found at www.bacp.co.uk/information/contact_sheets/C4.doc
Transpire is the private counselling practice of Alison Peters (BA hons, Dip PSC)
I am a fully qualified “integrative” humanistic counsellor and have worked in social care for twenty years.
I completed a diploma in counselling from the University of West of England. I attend many courses and workshops as part of my continuing professional development. For example, I have recently completed a course on conflict management.
In addition to my private practice I work for South Gloucestershire NHS....' work with children and young people. I have specialised in working with women experiencing difficulties in the transition to motherhood (e.g.Post Natal Depression -PND) as well as Anger, Stress and Anxiety Management.'
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I am bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and subject to their professional conduct procedure.
I have full insurance in line with BACP requirements and have been checked by the CRB
I offer face to face counselling in North Bristol, South Gloucestershire.
Sessions cost £30 per hour. Concessions are available Sessions for individual clients can be longer than an hour if this suits you.
Payment can be made by cash or cheque.
I offer both long and short-term counselling:
Short-term counselling can be useful to talk about a specific issue. Some clients wish a longer time to explore deeper issues.
Private counselling
Alveston
South Gloucestershire
just north of bristol M4/M5
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If you would like a confidential, no-obligation discussion
please call me on 0845 329 2305 (local rate).
You may get my confidential answering service - if you do, please don’t hang up, just leave your number and I will call you back as soon as possible.
If you would prefer to write, In confidence
Please email on alison.transpire@yahoo.com
Transpire is a well establish Counselling service working along side and in conjunction with the NHS and Local Servises covering the Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas providing Counselling in the following areas ,PND, depression,,stress management,anger management,Counselling Children,Counselling Young People Counselling,Counselling Teenagers,Anxiety Management,Stress Management