Richard OsterI'm a BACP registered therapist offering counselling and psychotherapy onlineLife can be both beautiful and bleak, calm and stormy. Encountering pain & suffering is a human certainty. Experience has shown that when these challenges arrive it is not always possible to navigate them on your own. We are social beings and many of our problems are often created through unhealthy interactions with others. I believe, however, that with the right conditions, human connection can bring about restoration and growth. I meet with clients wherever they are on their journey, offering Availability not confirmed
About me and my practiceI am an integrative therapist, meaning I have been trained in a broad range of therapies. In particular, I draw upon Gestalt Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy and Internal Family Systems. I am influenced by Existentialism and informed by Attachment Theory and Neuroscience. This has then enabled me to develop my own philosophy of counselling; creating one cohesive approach, drawing on the richness of various modalities. ExperienceI am in my 40s with a wealth of life experience. I spent the first part of my working life in the charity sector. I have worked with a diverse range of people in a variety of contexts; including mentoring young people in schools, facilitating bereavement support groups and providing pastoral care to adults. This has exposed me to the challenges people face in their day-to-day lives: grief, abuse, loss, addiction, trauma, depression and anxiety, to name just a few. It has helped me develop the skill of connecting with people and focused my desire to work with people more directly. QualificationsI am a qualified, integrative therapist. I trained at the Iron Mill College in Exeter which is a well-established, leading provider of education and training in mental health and wellbeing. Professional MembershipRegistered MBACP (392218) Professional RegisterBritish Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Verified by Counsellingo on Friday, 3 November 2023 Initial ConsultationI offer a free 30-minute consultation, which gives a chance to get a feel for what it might be like to work with me and ask any questions. FeesI offer counselling and psychotherapy on both a long-term, open-ended and shorter, fixed-term basis to adults and 16/17 year-olds. We can chat about what feels right for you in our initial meeting. Therapeutic ApproachIntegrative, IFS, person centred, gestalt Video PlatformsZoom PronounsHe/Him AreaDevon Copyright © 2024 Counsellingo Ltd. All rights reserved. Counsellingo ® is a registered trade mark of Counsellingo Ltd. Counsellingo Ltd. is a company registered in England and Wales. |