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I'm Amy McMillan of Etive Counselling, I specialise in integrative counselling for children and young people.

Integrative counselling combines CBT, systemic and creative therapies to help clients work through issues that affect psychological wellbeing.

07/01/2025

Thank you to everyone who has supported my business over the last few years. As I have a new job as a counsellor at a local college alongside my commitments as a parent, I will no longer be able to offer private counselling sessions for the moment but hope to be back in the future!

28/06/2023

I'm currently on my honeymoon after getting married on the 24th therefore there are no sessions this week. All weekly sessions will resume as normal from the 4th July, all fortnightly sessions will resume three weeks after your last session. I am aiming to have time away from work messages and emails so will reply to any I get this week on the 3rd July. Thank you for understanding.

01/08/2022

It's nearly been a year since restarting my Etive Counselling so I thought it's the right time to update my information and price list. I will be reducing my third session offer from completely free to half price - this was a difficult decision to come to as I strongly believe that mental health support should be affordable for everyone however I need to adjust for the rising cost of living for myself and my family. I really appreciate the continued support of my business.

I'm Amy McMillan of Etive Counselling based in Whitchurch, Hampshire. For my client's trust and safety, I meet the criteria as a counsellor with:
⭐ I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People with specialist training in:
- OCD
- Trauma/Complex Trauma
- Young people's breavement
⭐ I am an integrated counsellor which means I use an integrated method of CBT, systemic and creative therapies.
⭐️ An introduction to telephone and online counselling
⭐️ An introduction to working with eating disorders
⭐ 5 years counselling experience with the charity Time to Talk and my own counselling practise.
⭐ 7 years experience of working with children and adolescents in local secondary schools.
⭐ 5 years specific SEND experience, in particular ASC (autistic spectrum condition) including being an autism ambassador in Hampshire.
⭐ I am an accredited registrant with the National Counselling Society.
⭐ Full counselling insurance.
⭐ Up to date DBS check.
⭐ Registered with the ICO and up to date with GDPR.

I have included my price list below. Please email me at amymccounselling@gmail.com or message me through Etive Counselling page to ask any questions or book in.

13/10/2021

This is what I was up to during my maternity leave! I have an on going interest in learning about the link between mind and body, especially in cases of trauma and have been looking at how to apply that knowledge therapeuticly.

"I wish I'd known" is written by a Mum who lost her son to an accidental M**A overdose, it's a powerful book aimed at parents but is useful to anyone working with young people. What I like about this book is that it is a well researched, realistic and objective guide to help adults navigate the world of drugs that young people may be exposed to.

06/10/2021

Five years since I began my journey into counselling children and young people! I had already worked with 11-16 year olds for two years and I knew this was the path I needed to pursue.

I'm somebody who loves learning so while my university course laid the foundations, I'm constantly seeking out opportunities to broaden my knowledge and better my practise.

Recently I completed a course on counselling adolescents with up to date information about how young people's mental health has been impacted by the pandemic. Sadly, one of the aspects the training highlighted is the increase of OCD in young people, as a result I will be doing some more training around OCD this coming Saturday.

18/09/2021

Training day in my new work space, I'll be completing a continuous professional development course on adolescent mental health - always important to stay up to date!

16/09/2021

I'm very excited to reintroduce Etive Counselling.

The name change is inspired by Glen and Loch Etive in the West Highlands, the place where I feel most at peace. I wanted to reflect a feeling of safety in my service where clients feel most at ease to get in touch with themselves.

The other major change is my counselling space. I will now be working from my home garden office in Whitchurch, Hampshire that has been purpose built over the last six months as a comfortable and private place to offer in person as well as online sessions.

28/04/2020

I have seen a lot of messages like this in the past few weeks. I understand that people are trying to show understanding and awareness that going through this period of time is hard and that just getting through the day can take a lot of effort. This being said I would like to go one step further, I don't believe that the notion of those who are "holding [themselves] together" should be considered to be doing better, trying harder and are more worthy of praise, than those who cannot hold themselves together.

The idea that there are bad/wrong emotions is socially created. Due to this belief the physical show of negative emotions can make other people uncomfortable which is often why we try to hold ourselves together; it is more pleasing to society. I'm glad to see that this cultural value is changing and we are seeing less emotionally minimising behaviours such as my least favourite phrases: "chin up" and "smile it might never happen"!

The reason why this feels important enough for me to want to post about is because of how this message can impact those that feel they may not be holding themselves together. If somebody already feels low, we do not want to be making them feel that they are failing, that we are not proud of them and that they are wrong/bad for feeling that way. This is a dangerous message.

17/03/2020

After yesterday's new advice from the government I know some people are experiencing an increase in anxiety. There are some tools that can help ease anxiety, for example this therapeutic tool that sorts worries into things that can and can't be controlled. My example below includes general public concerns, however I suggest if you use this tool to make the worries more personal to your situation. The idea is that when you have finished, you should recognise the worries you can't control, rip that side off and put it in the bin.

This leaves you free to fill your time and head space with the things you can control and doing things you enjoy.

If your anxiety is overwhelming it's important to reach out, even in the current climate mental health is still incredibly important.

05/02/2020

I will soon be coming back from maternity leave and I currently have some availability on a Monday evening at 7pm. Feel free to message me if you are interested for a free online consultation 🙂

03/09/2018

September can be a difficult time for young people going back to school or moving on to the next stage in their lives.

If you're interested in exploring counselling for yourself or the young person in your life you can message me through this page or send me an email at amymccounselling@gmail.com.

10/07/2018

For some children and young people summer holidays are a time of excitement and a break from the stresses at school. For others it can be a hard time full of anxiety about perhaps moving onto the next stage, whether that's secondary school, starting GCSEs or finishing school and moving onto further/higher education or a job. It can also be hard to manage dark emotions and thoughts without the routine of school.

I some availability on either a Tuesday or Wednesday evening, please message me through my page for more information, call on 07594191606 or email amymccounselling@gmail.com.

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