Lucy Fredman

PSYCHOTHERAPY AND COUNSELLING

EXPERIENCE

I have worked in private practice for over 12 years with individuals experiencing a wide range of issues.   I have worked for the NHS as a counsellor for people with drug and  alcohol addiction and lectured in counselling for several years.

In the early 90’s I completed long-term guest programmes at the Findhorn Foundation and at Newbold House before living and working in the wider Findhorn Community. Having lived in Somerset for the last 12 years,  I returned to this area with my family in 2006.

PRACTICE  LOCATIONS: Home address  (Just off St.Leonard’s Rd, opposite Cluny)

PRACTICE DAYS  /  TIMES:  Generally 9.15 am – 6 pm weekdays;  some evenings

TRAINING

From  1995-2004,  I underwent a rigorous and intensive training with Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling, throughout which I was in  personal therapy with therapists from both psychoanalytic and humanistic traditions.

QUALIFICATIONS  /  PROFESSIONAL BODY

Masters Degree and Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy.

Registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists).

FEES:   £40 per session, some reduced rate places available.

The initial appointment is free of charge and provides an opportunity for us both to see if I am the right person to help you.

SPECIFIC  EMPHASIS

I offer short-term counselling and long-term,  open-ended psychotherapy to individuals  using an integrative approach. This means I draw on theories and practice from both humanistic and psychoanalytic perspectives.  I work primarily with the here-and-now and the therapeutic relationship as a focus for insight, healing and change.

How does this work in practice ?

By gently tuning into what you are feeling and experiencing in the moment you can deepen your understanding and connection with your true self. This in turn enables you to become more congruent and authentic in your relationships with others. By using the therapeutic relationship as a kind of magnifying glass, we can look closely at the ways you relate to yourself and others. How you feel towards me,  how I experience you and the nature of our interactions can help us understand how you were related to as a child,  and and how self-defeating patterns became established and influence you still.

With awareness comes the possibility of change. Now the therapeutic relationship becomes not only a way of integrating and healing past experiences but a creative space to realise your potential; a practice ground to take risks, experiment with new ways of relating and become the person you want to be.