Craig hutchison t: 07990 520 805 Counselling in edinburgh MBACP (Accred), UKRCP Reg Ind Cllr about Counselling qualifications and experience about my approach making an appointment Counselling, or psychotherapy, is a way to thoughtfully explore and reflect on your situation with a trained professional in order to help you find more effective and satisfying ways of living. Counselling gives you an opportunity to talk confidentially about your experiences and feelings with someone who will carefully listen and will help you to understand your situation and seek possible changes. This is not about giving you opinions or advice, about telling you what to do or suggesting solutions for you. Instead it will give you time and space in which to thoughtfully consider all the things that are having an effect on you so you can work out your own best way forward and, facilitated by a trained professional, begin to consider patterns and processes which may be affecting you. Life can sometimes be rough, tough, and unfair. www.pctherapy.org.uk MSc Counselling Pg Diploma Counselling HNC Counselling Certificate in Counselling Supervision I have been working as a counsellor and psychotherapist since 1998, and have been BACP Accredited as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist since 2004. I have worked with a very wide range of client issues over the 13 years I have been in practice and would be happy to meet with you to explore whether my background and experience are right for you. I currently work full-time as a Teaching Fellow in Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Edinburgh and run a small private counselling practice on Friday afternoons. Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh I managed a national mental health project and, before that, a counselling service offering one-to-one and couple counselling. QUALIFICATIONS www.pctherapy.org.uk/page29.htm t: 07990-520-805 Carl Rogers (1902-1987) t: 07990-520-805 e: craig@pctherapy.org.uk w: www.pctherapy.org.uk All of this simply means I offer a therapeutic space which is honest, empathic, understanding, confidential, professional, compassionate, and real. I make the process of therapy as straightforward and free of confusion or mystification as possible. I believe it's important that you feel comfortable with me, as counselling / psychotherapy can involve exploring difficult, painful, or embarrassing things, and I encourage you to ask any questions you may have about my background and qualifications, or about the process of therapy, at our initial meeting. I work with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, relationship problems, loss, and identity issues, and would be happy to meet you for an initial appointment so we can see if I am the right counsellor for you. I have many years' experience of working with a wide range of clients, including: individuals; couples; survivors of trauma, abuse and violence; lesbian, gay and bisexual people; transgendered people; and people experiencing sexual or relationship problems. If you want to make an appointment to see me or would like to ask any questions about the services I offer then you can get in touch by phone or by emailing me through my confidential website contact form (details below). I would normally arrange to meet you for an initial consultation within two weeks (cost=£15). This meeting gives us both a chance to discuss your needs and to consider whether my approach is right for you. If we decide to meet together following the initial consultation then my normal fee is £40 for an hour-long session. I am a person-centred practitioner, having trained at the University of Strathclyde (2000-2002). My approach has also been influenced by existentialism and psychoanalysis. Don't worry if you don't understand these terms - you don't need to. supervision in edinburgh Craig hutchison MBACP (Accred), UKRCP Reg Ind Cllr my qualifications my experience my approach Certificate in Counselling supervision (pct britain, 2006) msc counselling (strathclyde university, 2011) postgraduate diploma in counselling (strathclyde university, 2000-2002) hnc counselling (1998-2000)