Shelley Treacher

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Body Psychotherapy for anxiety & depression.
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Bristol, Somerset, BS4 2DS
Limited availability
Limited availability

This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

About me


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Need Help with Anxiety, Depression, Overeating or a Toxic Relationship?

My mission is to help you feel less stressed and more content.

I offer remote counselling sessions both online and by telephone, as well as 1 to 1 psychotherapy sessions in Bristol, BS4. With over 20 years as a qualified psychotherapist providing counselling to help improve mental health in Bristol (and the UK):

1. Learn how to deal with & reduce levels of anxiety

2. Manage depression

3. Let go of overeating

4. Improve your relationships

Gain insight into your challenges and learn a new set of strategies provided by an experienced counsellor & psychotherapist who can demonstrate success.

How I work

Confidential Counselling or Psychotherapy with me is about getting to the heart of things in a way that is hard to do with a relative or friend.

We will look at what causes your anxiety, difficult feelings, obsessive behaviours, or relational conflict. I will teach you easy and helpful methods to manage them, so you can have more control over your life.

People often feel nervous talking about their past, but don't worry. We will go through it at a comfortable speed for you. This will help you feel stronger as you move forward in life.

I'll help you figure out what you need and learn how to communicate about it clearly.

My therapy sessions are typically 1 hour a week online, by phone, or 1 to 1 – depending on what you are comfortable with.

I also offer Group Programmes.

How I work: Your First Steps

  1. Text or email me first. Tell me a little about what you're dealing with.
  2. I will let you know if I have experience of working with your concern.
  3. Then we can book an introductory session, set you up with a regular appointment time, or enrol you in a group.

How I work: Your First Session

During an initial individual session, you can expect to receive support and to be listened to. I will guide you with questions. As we explore, you will likely gain some understanding of your patterns, and how to start to tackle your concerns. This will point you in the right direction.

In therapy, you’ll gain new insight into your challenges and a new set of tools to support you.

How I work: In person or online sessions are available flexibly

Choose in-person sessions, or you can access sessions from the comfort of your own home during a time crunch, or whilst working away

Online sessions are easily accessed via my Zoom link (You don't have to be tech-savvy for this)

Telephone sessions are also available.

In person sessions are in my private therapy room in Upper Knowle, BS4, South Bristol, near to the A37 Wells Road. This is a quiet, comfortable space, with plenty of free parking on the street.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training and experience

I have been training and working in counselling and psychotherapy with individual adults and groups, since 1996.

  • 2014 - BACP Accreditation
  • 2003 - MA Counselling Psychology, with an emphasis in Somatic Psychotherapy (Body-Centred)
  • 'Understand your Eating' Therapist Training with Julia Buckroyd  (with an emphasis in binge-eating and overeating)
  • 'Calling in 'The One' Coach Training (with an emphasis in finding healthy relationship)
  • Cruse Bereavement Volunteer Training
  • NICABM Trainings - Neuroscience, Depression, Anxiety, Shame, Attachment & Relationships.
  • Domestic Violence Volunteer Training
  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse Volunteer Training
  • Young Adult Support Training

Media, Referrals & Testimonials

Alongside presenting The Underground Confidence Recovery Podcast, I speak, write and give expert opinion in the media. I specialise in content around managing stress, building self-confidence, finding healthy relationship and overcoming comfort eating, 

Many of my clients, colleagues and friends have recommended my work to people they know.

www.bristolcounselling.co.uk


Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).

Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.

Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.

All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).

This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Other areas of counselling I deal with

As well as the above, I have significant experience in working with the following:

  • Standing up for yourself/ Boundaries/saying No/personal goals
  • Dating Confidence, being single, attracting the wrong/ right partners/ toxic attractions
  • Binge-Eating/ comfort eating/ stress eating.
  • Pet loss & bereavement.

Photos & videos

Fees

£65.00 per session

Additional information

Fees
Individual session fee £65 for the hour (usually daytime).

http://www.bristolcounselling.co.uk/bristolcounsellingukservices.html

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Day time appointments available online, in person (BS4), or by telephone.

Further information

Body/ Somatic Psychotherapy

One of the ways I offer help is through embodiment.

What this means is that I direct your attention to inner experiences via your sensations and feelings in your body. This is how to access the heart of your limiting beliefs.

From this practice comes the strength of really knowing who you are, what you want, what’s troubling you, what your strengths are and all of the resources you have available to you.

This helps you to move forward in a way that does more than just scratch the surface. This is healing through your body’s core. Made famous by practices like yoga and mindfulness, embodiment goes beyond CBT to the heart of the issue.

My belief is that underneath feeling stuck is a story in the body that wants to unfold.

Blog & Comfort Eating Recovery Starter Kit

If you need to drastically reduce emotional eating, without starving or going crazy with cravings, subscribe to my 'Comfort Eating Recovery Starter Kit':     

https://underground-confidence-recovery.ck.page/4ced5555aa


Published articles

Rookery Road, Upper Knowle, Bristol, Somerset, BS4 2DS

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Older Adults
Groups

Key details

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Online platforms

Zoom

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Shelley Treacher
Shelley Treacher