amthompson counselling & psychotherapy

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Are you struggling with relationships, significant life changes or issues related to anxiety, loss, grief and trauma? Maybe it's less tangible, but you are aware of a changing of the seasons, a sense that you no longer know quite who you are, nor quite what it is that you want next from life.

Life can be overwhelming and exhausting for all of us at times. Sometimes we need some help in coping with life’s challenges. I’m a BACP registered counsellor and my goal is to help you connect, understand yourself more deeply and better cope with change.

Life is a cycle of seasons; each shift is a reminder that we are not stuck. We hurt and we heal, we build and we release, we hold on and we let go. Just as spring follows winter, I’m here to support you as you move into a season of healing on your life's journey.

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Donald Miller

"All the trees are losing their leaves and not one of them is worried."

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What To Expect At Your Visit

I am a qualified psycho-dynamic counsellor. This means I believe that our past experiences and relationships, particularly our earliest ones, impact our present/ future experiences and relationships. I also believe that understanding this and exploring the threads and patterns in the tapestry of our lives, helps us to make better sense of our past and who we are, enables us to break away from those behaviours and patterns that no longer serve us, and to shape a future which is different to the one that was laid out in front of us.

Exploring feelings of sadness, fear, anger and pain can be unfamiliar and uncomfortable. But exploring them can also help us to cope better with life's challenges, to learn to accept ourselves as we are and where we seek it, to realise change. It can also help us to make a bigger space for feelings of love, joy and hope.

Counselling is not a quick fix. It can be hard work and may sometimes feel like a struggle, but talking with someone who is highly skilled, who cares, who trusts in you and who believes that change is within your gift and reach can also be life altering. Counselling is part of a healing process and it can be transformative.

Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) 00987064

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"In the depth of winter I finally learned that there was in me an invincible summer"

Albert Camus

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Services I offer

Personalised care and support

Individual Therapy

Can't see the woods from the trees? Then you’ve come to the right place. I am a certified psycho-dynamic counsellor who will listen compassionately and support you as you find your way forward. I offer the opportunity for you to explore what is important to you and to be genuinely listened to, in a way that fits in with your life and makes best sense to you.

I will work with you to ensure you feel grounded and safe throughout; make connections between past and present; explore and re-frame problems; build a toolkit to cope with life's challenges; build trust in yourself; and effect the change you want to see at a tempo and pace that is right for you.

I can offer face to face sessions based in Stirling, walk and talk sessions based in Fife (see below) or remote counselling online or by phone. Get in touch today and discover how we might best work together.

Walk and Talk Outdoors Therapy

Do you feel the pull to the great outdoors? Sometimes the idea of sitting in a room or being on a phone or online doesn't fit with our hopes and expectations for therapy and healing. I am inspired by and take solace in the great outdoors. The changing seasons, the sun, the wind and even the rain - each offers reassurance and hope about the cycle of life and death, loss and growth. I recognise the tremendously healing power of nature.

If you are seeking a different kind of connection, where nature is a partner in the healing process, then walk and talk outdoor therapy may be for you. I offer 45-minute walk and talk sessions in the Dunfermline area. Longer sessions or sessions outwith the Dunfermline area can also be considered at an additional cost. If outdoors therapy is something that inspires you and you think you could benefit from, please get in touch to find out more.

50-minute online or telephone individual therapy - £50
50-minute in person individual therapy - £55
45-minute session walk and talk outdoor therapy - £60

For an appointment or enquiry use 'Contact me' or contact details below:
Email - amthompsoncounselling@gmail.com
Phone - 07543 166 963

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