I am an Integrative counsellor and have completed my training at Regents University London and The Minster Centre. I continue my training at the Minster Centre where I am completing my MA in Psychotherapy. I have experienced my own transformative experience of therapy; this informs my practice as I have an appreciation of therapy as supportive, challenging and deeply rewarding.
Central to my approach is the therapeutic relationship between therapist and client. I offer a space where you will be listened to carefully and met with kind curiosity and compassion. Counselling is not a one approach fits all process; it is a unique experience that I as your counsellor gives careful attention to. Prior to training as a counsellor, I have worked in the NHS for 18 years as a registered nurse working in the field of physical and mental health. Most recently as a specialist nurse with young children and their parents and carers.
I have experience of and an interest in supporting people with bereavements and changes in health and wellbeing. I work in a trauma-informed way, which means I am aware of the ways trauma, can impact our holistic health. In counselling sessions, we will remain curious about how you are feeling in your body as well as your mind.
My approach includes exploring your experiences of relationships in childhood, which can support your understanding of yourself in relationships with others. Often in therapy a combination of current life events, past circumstances, and feelings about the future are explored. By doing this we can make sense of how these different jigsaw pieces fit together. My practice also has a philosophical approach that explores how we make meaning in our lives and acknowledges the struggles and joy this can create.
Central to my therapeutic ethos is my affirmative and compassionate counselling to the LGBTQ+ community. I practice in a way that does not judge difference outside of gender binaries and heteronormative sexuality and relationships.
Starting therapy
I want you to find the right therapist for you, when you contact me, I will get back to you within 24 hours. We will schedule a phone call so that I can get an understanding of what you need from counselling, and we can get an idea of if we might work well together.
Your counselling sessions will be weekly at the same time (on the hour) and last for 50 minutes. Payment for each session is in advance and payable by bank transfer.
Once we decide to work together, I will share with you my counselling contract that details my data storage arrangements, confidentiality agreement and cancellation and holiday policy.
Some of the areas that I can help with
Abuse, ADD / ADHD, AIDS/HIV, Anger management, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Bereavement, Cancer, Child related issues, chronic fatigue syndrome, Cultural issues, Depression, Disability, Health related issues, Identity issues, Infertility, Loss, Men’s issues, Personal development, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy related issues, Redundancy, Relationships, Self-esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexual identity, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women’s issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Existential, Gestalt, Humanistic, Integrative, Person centred, Phenomenological, Psychodynamic, Relational
Clients I work with
Adults, older adults, young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term and short-term face-to-face work and online counselling.
Contact
07944 690569 call or text message welcome. If I am unable to answer your call, please leave a message and I will respond by the end of the day.
Email [email protected]
BACP listing – Melissa Green – Therapist | BACP
Rates
Fee £70, some concessionary spaces.