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Introduction

Hi I'm Paula
I'm resident in the UK. a Psychotherapist/Counsellor & Focusing Teacher. I've been Focusing for over 20 years. Originally I trained with Ria van Hage when I lived in Amsterdam

What services do I offer?

I offer British Focusing Accredited BFA Focusing Skills Courses Level 1 to 5 both online and in Person.
I am a 2nd mentor to people who are working towards their professional training so BFA Practitioner and Teacher Training.
I have a Psychotherapy practice in Leek, Staffordshire in the middle of the UK, here I see Individuals and Couples. I'm a Client centred Therapist but I integrate Focusing and a somatic/holistic approach to therapy. I also see clients online, as I was an expat resident in the Netherlands for many years, I have many clients come to me who are in a similar situation.
I offer Clinical Supervision to Counsellors

My background in Focusing

I came accross Focuinmg a bit by accident in 2003. I was receiving a Cranio Sacral Therapy session at the Kriplau Yoga Center in the US. Jonathon Faust was there for a good while as Director.
A sit was such a life changing session, I looked for Therapists who worked in a similar way in Amsterdam & never looked back, it allowed me to work through my family of origin issues. It was only later that a colleague handed me 'The Power of Focusing' I found Ria & did my basic training with her. When I returned to the UK in 2015 I found the huge and welcoming Focuisng Community & did my Practitioner & Teacher Training with Peter Gill

Qualifications

BFA Focusing Teacher
MSc Counselling Psychology
Counselling Clinical Supervisor- Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy
Shiatsu Therapist ( Akadamie Qing Bai Amsterdam ) no longer practicing
Kripalu Yoga Teacher

How do I practice?

• In person
• Online

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