Caroline Tyrer

Hello,

At present I have some flexibility to be available for both online and in-person sessions.  Please contact me for further details by email:  carolinetyrer@gmail.com.

I work from 11am until 7 pm Monday to Friday and can arrange sessions outside of these hours on enquiry.

I take time off for one or two weeks holiday per year in general.

I was trained at the Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Education in Maida Vale London and have worked as a counsellor and psychotherapist for over 20 years.

The way I work is termed as Humanistic and Integrative. My approach is an integration of varying models which allows me to adapt my approach to whatever suits the person I am counselling.  In general I favour an Existential approach which is inclusive of space and time. 

I assess how we are going to work in the first or initial session and in agreement with the client.

To elaborate on the above description in more detail, a new client can expect a friendly and welcoming demeanour from me. This is in line with the Transpersonal aspect of my training and reflects how I am as a person. 

 I believe that successful counselling is achieved not least by the therapist being able to convey a natural and genuinely non judgemental approach to the sessions they are facilitating with the client.

I run a home practice in a light and airy spacious room.  The sessions are conducted with respect for privacy and confidentiality.  

In the initial session I will listen to whatever you wish to talk about, the reasons you have sought some professional help,  and I may take some notes if you give me permission to do so.

Once we have an exchange of this information we have the foundation of how we are going to work in any future sessions. Counselling or Therapy is a process and our human minds need time and space to develop our self awareness in order to grow and heal.

It is about getting to know yourself better.  This means that you are more likely to be able to choose  your behavioural responses in the future than be driven by such issues as anxiety, depression or addictions of any kind.

The first session is charged at the same fee that we have agreed for any future sessions or a course of therapy.  Sometimes the first session will tend to last a few minutes longer than the standard 50 minute session.

I do not ask the client to complete an assessment .  We will be doing this together and I will be open about any advice or comments.