Rate Barbara Coates

I am a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist in the UK with a Master's degree and 5 years of professional experience. What this means is that I use more than one Psychotherapeutic modality within my work.

I work with my clients to create an open and safe environment where thoughts and feelings can be shared. I listen and respond with unconditional compassion and empathy. Clients describe me as kind, understanding, non-judgemental and very easy to talk to.

I help people with a range of challenges. I will support you to understand your difficulties, identify your strengths and help you to develop strategies and tools for managing and reducing your symptoms or resolving long-term issues, so that you can move forwards and experience a much-improved quality of life.

Examples of challenges I can help with include: -

Stress

Anxiety disorders and panic

Low mood or depression

Mood swings

Anger

Difficulties understanding and managing emotions

Trauma and abuse including childhood trauma

Coping with grief and loss

Relationship difficulties

Low motivation

Low self-esteem and confidence

Coping with significant life changes

School/college/university stress

Learning to make new behavioural decisions

The help I offer is bespoke to suit each person's unique experiences, needs and personal goals and I use and adapt a wide range of interventions and therapeutic resources, but I am flexible and will find creative ways to help you achieve your aims.

Support I offer includes: -

A safe space to talk and offload whatever is on your mind

Strategies for managing anxiety and reducing symptoms

Confidence building exercises.

Teaching coping strategies and problem-solving skills

Teach and develop good sleep hygiene routines and wellbeing routines

Stress management tools

Identifying, understanding and managing emotions through positive, healthy emotional regulation strategies using popular resources.

Understand and navigate the grieving process

Processing and moving forward from trauma

I integrate Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Attachment Theory and the Person-Centred Approach. CBT helps us to work through our problems by understanding the connections between our thoughts, feelings, physical sensations and behaviours so that we can make changes. It helps us to break down and solve our problems so we can feel better. Attachment Theory helps us to understand the close relationships and emotional bond we build with our caregivers when infants. This understanding can help us to overcome the impact of negative childhood experiences and build healthy relationships and create new healthy bonds. The Person-Centred Approach is a form of non-judgemental talking therapy which allows us to discover solutions to our problems so we can fulfil our potential.

Reaching out for support takes courage so congratulations on taking your first steps.

I look forward to connecting with you.