Welcome

Karen

I became a counsellor in my early forties, having spent 20 years working in Banking and the finance industry. Establishing ColourfulMinds in 2017, we currently have a private practice in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex. I currently work as a Counsellor in a Secondary School. and have worked with a wealth of companies and charities such as Mind, YMCA, and The Police Firearms Association. I offer Supervision for Counsellors and clinical Group Supervision.

I am trained in integrative counselling, blending all approaches of counselling: CBT, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Transactional Analysis, EMDR, etc. This means I can offer a bespoke comprehensive range of counselling techniques to suit clients. I have training as a Life Coach and Nutritional coach which I find complements the therapy process.

I co-founded The Aspirations Program in 2019 which offers a three-month abstinence-based recovery program for addiction this is trauma-informed, the first of its kind in Southend. Working with Trauma and being Trauma trained is an essential part of my work.

Training

Certificate in Counselling Supervision
Practitioners Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
AQA Level 5 Diploma in Integrative Counselling
AQA Certificate in counselling skills
Life Coaching
Nutritional Coaching

Accredited Member of the BACP & NCPS . I work within the BACP’s Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy.

(www.bacp.co.uk).

Nick

I am a professional Counsellor and Therapist, welcoming anyone seeking to help change their lives and improve upon their mental and spiritual well being. I have spent a considerable amount of time working with individuals to help them break the cycle of addiction and specialize in this area of work. Because of the complex nature of addiction issues I work well with a number of other complex issues and hope that my style of therapy will suit you.

I work integratively with different therapies on a one to one basis and will help design and implement a unique therapy suited toward my clients needs.

I adhere to the BACP statute of ethical practice, which can be found here (www.bacp.co.uk).

Therapy can be delivered on a one to one basis, couples or in groups, depending on the client’s specific need. This can be arranged at time of assessment.

Please note that before a client can begin therapy, I am professionally obliged to carry out an initial assessment to determine how to work with them safely.

Training, qualifications & experience

Levels 1-5 integrative counselling
Addiction
Trauma related issues
Relationships
Anxiety
Depression
Phobias
Family dynamics