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Alison Hollingshead - Counsellor and Psychotherapist

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Alison Hollingshead - Counsellor and Psychotherapist

MBACP Trauma Psychotherapist, Supervisor, and Private Practice Coach

Welcome to my page � I’m an MBACP Registered Counsellor, Psychotherapist, and Supervisor specialising in anxiety, self-belief, and trauma. I work with adults online providing a blend of coaching, counselling and psychotherapy depending on your aims and goals.

�Do you often put yourself down and find it hard to show yourself compassion?
�Do you have high expectations and often don’t feel good enou

gh?
�Do you experience anxious and overwhelming feelings, or think the worst is going to happen?
�Do you feel held back but know deep down that things could be better?
�Would you like your relationships to feel more fulfilling?
�Would you like to communicate your feelings more assertively?
�Were your emotional needs unmet as a child and you continue to feel this way as an adult?
�You feel unheard, unloved, guilty, or ashamed.

� It takes courage to ask for support and I will do all I can to make your experience comfortable and beneficial�

My style of therapy helps you to develop a better understanding of yourself so that you can feel more connected, comfortable, and confident within yourself�

Counselling and Psychotherapy can offer you a safe and accepting place for you to share thoughts, feelings and experiences. I welcome you to explore whatever is troubling you, so that you can find a more comfortable way of being. You are in the right place if you would like to:

�Have a safe and accepting place to share your story
�Have more clarity
�Feel more confident
�Be more comfortable in your relationships
�Achieve your personal goals
�Move past difficult experiences

�If you would like to book a free 20 minute consultation please use https://AlisonCounselling.as.me/Ic20

I also provide Supervision and business mentoring for counsellors

17/12/2024

As part of my practice, I access a variety of training and professional development. I usually search and find trainings that are of interest to me, also when my client work highlights a need or stirs a curiosity in me.

This week I completed training with Carolyn Spring about SHAME.

I've been working as a therapist for over 10 years now and shame continues to be a huge part of the process for many people I work with. It comes up in my clients, in comes up in me, and it comes up in relationships around me.

Shame, blame, and guilt comes up a lot! It's a huge part of our society and difficult to escape.

Quite simply, the antidote seems to be compassion from others, and compassion from self. But is it really as simple as that? Well, not always. It can be easier for some than others depending on the depths of their pain and suffering.

To be able to reach self-compassion we might have to acknowledge any responsibility, we might need to process grief and loss, and then we will hopefully be able to reach self-compassion, repair our relationships and sooth our wounds. It's not always easy. It's not always a quick process, it can often take time and can feel quite painful. It can also feel liberating and empowering.

With the help of a compassionate therapist who is calm, grounded, respectful, empathic and caring, you can work through your feelings of shame in a way that feels manageable. Co-regulation with a skilled therapist who can help you process trauma, grief, and ruptures to enable you to reach a place of repair can be lifechanging.

11/12/2024

If you are looking to set up or grow a successful private practice in counselling and psychotherapy, I can offer you focused sessions to help you market your business and attract clients.

I'm a practising psychotherapist and supervisor with a thriving practice and I enjoy supporting other therapists to build confidence in their business. I offer a collaborative, respectful and compassionate space for growth either alongside supervision or as your own private practice coach.

I have experience of social media, website creation, advert copy writing, and niche development, so you can attract the people experiencing the issues you feel most passionate about.

I work with children, young people and adults as an attachment and trauma therapist. I work with people online, in-person and in nature.

Follow this booking link if you would like to meet me and discuss your options https://selfbeliefproject.co.uk/feel-more-confident/

08/12/2024

I offer supervision to counsellors, therapists and safeguarding professionals, online and in nature.

I work collaboratively and encourage supervisees to develop their own unique way of working. It's also a safe place to share the vulnerable parts of practising as a therapist or mental health professional.

I enjoy supporting therapists to develop confidence in their practise by exploring the process in a curious and respectful way.

If you would find it helpful to read how other supervisees have experienced supervision with me, you can view some reviews on my google page https://maps.app.goo.gl/ABn9xZGefggQeTUq5

If you would like to book a brief call you can follow this link https://selfbeliefproject.co.uk/feel-more-confident/

03/12/2024

Winter can stir some difficult feelings for some, if not most of us, especially at Christmas time. The dark evenings, the cold weather, and reminders of people we have lost, or family and friends who we are no longer close to. It can be a happy time, but it can also be a stressful and difficult time.

I love the book 'Wintering' by Katherine May, which highlights the need for us to slow down during winter. Animals hibernate, Nordic folk Sauna, but people in the UK keep going at the same speed and we wonder why we feel exhausted.

Similarly, during difficult times such as times of loss , or following a trauma, we may need to hibernate or slow down. Childbirth is another example of when a mother might need to hibernate, which can bring complex feelings such as loneliness, and relational trauma's can also rise and stir.

I'm now working one day a week, on a Monday, with people in-person from a lovely therapy room at King Street Chiropractic and Natural Health Centre providing Trauma and Attachment Psychotherapy.

I specialise in working with people of all ages who have experienced complex grief, trauma and relational difficulties.

If you would like to book a brief call, please follow this link https://selfbeliefproject.co.uk/feel-more-confident/

I have one space available now, and two spaces from January.

Address

66 King Street
Newcastle Under Lyme
ST51JB

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 3pm
Tuesday	9am - 3pm
Wednesday	9am - 2pm
Thursday	9am - 3pm

Website

http://www.selfbeliefproject.co.uk/

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Back Online!

Time for change! Since our environment and situations have been affected by Coronavirus, I thought I’d check in and share that I am now offering online services. I have actually been doing this for a while with existing clients but this option will now be available to all.

Let’s face it, we are all having to adapt to our new, temporary way of life. Some are finding it easier than others. I wanted to reach out to those who are finding things a little difficult and offer a selection of services to help ease the discomfort.

I offer a range of online options from one off stress blasting sessions, to standard counselling appointments. Please see my page for more details or feel free to message me for more information.