Psychodynamic Therapist, Couple Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
Catherine is an experienced psychodynamic therapist working with individuals and couples struggling with a wide range of difficulties and relationship issues on both a long term and a short term basis. She is also a Clinical Supervisor, offering fortnightly or monthly sessions, either in person or via Zoom.
She has previously worked as a seminar leader and tutor on the Certificate in Counselling Skills course in Chelmsford. She has also worked for Essex County Council as a Staff Counsellor in Occupational Health seeing council employees struggling with a range of issues.
Catherine has a special interest in reflective and therapeutic writingnand has undertaken training to run writing groups..
Catherine holds a Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (WPF) as well as a BSc (Hons) in Health and Social Studies and has completed the Foundation Course in Group Analysis with the IGA. She has completed her supervisor’s training gaining a Diploma in Supervision and an Award in Education and Training. She has also undertaken additional training in Couples Therapy at both the Tavistock Centre and Chelmsford Counselling Foundation.
Fees: Individuals £60 Couples £75
CBT Psychotherapist, EMDR Specialist and Clinical Supervisor
Louise is a BABCP Accredited Cognitive Behavioural and EMDR Psychotherapist. She has worked as a mental health nurse for many years prior to undertaking her CBT training where she worked with people with a range of emotional and psychological problems.
Since qualifying in EMDR, Louise now also works with individuals attempting to overcome a wide range of trauma and traumatic experiences and those diagnosed with PTSD.
Louise has over 18 years’ experience working within the NHS in the capacity of a Mental Health Nurse and Cognitive Behavioural Therapist. She has worked with a variety of clinical groups and in a range of clinical settings, such as the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies service delivering CBT to clients with depression and anxiety disorders. She has successfully worked with conditions such as depression, generalised anxiety, OCD, post-traumatic stress and health anxiety.
Louise is particularly interested in adults experiencing anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and mood disorders and holds a busy private practice at the Turner Centre. She offers Zoom sessions for those in the Ipswich and Suffolk area.
Louise holds a post graduate diploma in CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy) and specialist qualification in EMDR as well as her Mental Health Nurse degree.
Fees: Individuals CBT and EMDR £75
Integrative Counsellor
Ed is an experienced qualified Integrative Counsellor. His way of working is to focus relationally – meaning that he will stand by your side and walk with you on your journey through your feelings and thought processes. Coming to counselling is something very personal and he aims to make individuals feel that they are in a safe, secure and warm space to explore what is going on for them.
He believes that we all have the power to change and grow as human beings. To bring forward a new self-awareness, Ed focuses on your feelings and the physical manifestations of the emotions (also known as the felt-sense). He believes that by tapping into your felt-sense, you can feel empowered to ignite change within your life.
The therapy is tailored to meet the needs of the individual. This is done by promoting transparency in the room, to allow discussion and to identify what works and what does not. He has extensive experience working with individuals who have faced issues such as anxiety, trauma, relationship issues, sexuality and gender identity. As well as working within private practice, Ed has had experience working within agencies that provide one to one counselling and group work for the LGBTQ+ community.
Ed holds a BSc in Integrative Counselling from Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees: Individuals £45
Trainee CBT therapist
Lois is one of our valued trainee CBT therapists on placement at the Stephenson Centre who can offer low cost CBT at £15 per session. She is completing a MSc in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic Counselling, at the Univerity of Suffolk.
Lois is a qualified mental health nurse and lecturer and for the last 15 years she has taught therapeutic interventions to student mental health nurses and spent 12 years before this, working in Therapeutic Day Centres within the NHS. During those years she delivered a wide range of therapeutic groups, including CBT workshops and Dramatherapy. She has also worked therapeutically on a one-to-one basis during that period.
Lois has an interest in making connections between past experiences and present problems to find resolution. To hear the individual's story, to inform the therapy personally and assist the individual on their journey. Being a Drama therapist, she is happy to use, at times, creative methods, if the individual wishes to explore difficulties in this way, only on occasions when this feels comfortable and moved to do so.
Lois is excited to be able to share CBT skills to assist individuals to manage their challenges, which often become second nature by the end of the work and equally support them to develop their own approaches. Not just in and out of the therapy room, but also on completion of the therapeutic work and into the future. The work will be collaborative, and Lois works toward ensuring the indvidual is heard. Developing the therapy, to suit the needs of the individual whilst making use of CBT strategies, to form a part of the healing process.
Lois holds a Mental Health Nurse qualification, she is a Drama therapist, an Eye Movement Desensitation Reprocessing Therapist and she has trainings in Psychodynamic Counselling Skills and completed a year at Post Graduate level of Counselling and CBT (part of the MSc). Her Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and Counselling Course MSc will be completed this year (2022).
If you would like to see Lois, please contact the centre and you will be invited to an initial appointment with a quailfied therpaist to ensure that you will be adequately supported.
Clinical Psychologist and CBT and EMDR Specialist
Jack is a clinical psychologist and therapist. He has worked in the NHS and other mental health services for over 10 years and has worked with a wide range of emotional difficulties and a broad range of clients.
Jack is trained in a number of approaches which includes longer term therapies such a psychodynamic therapy and shorter term approaches such as CBT, IPT and EMDR for difficulties associated with trauma.
When working with individuals, Jack takes care to ensure he adapts his approach to what is most useful to his clients and what makes sense to them.
Jack is a chartered psychologist registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health Care Professions Council (HPC). He is also an accredited practitioner of EMDR (EMDR – Europe) and IPT (IPT-UK).
Fees: Individuals £100
Specialist Teenagers and Young Peoples Integrative Counsellor
Hilary is an integrative counsellor working with individuals 16 years+. She specialises in working with teenagers and young adults in short- and long-term therapy.
As an Integrative counsellor, Hilary uses different approaches to depending on each client's needs, meeting them where they are. She helps clients integrate aspects of themselves and their place in the world. She offers talking therapy alongside creative work using art materials and metaphor, allowing clients to discover new perspectives and insights.
Hilary is passionate about supporting young people through the transitional period of adolescence into young adulthood. She offers a secure base to explore life's challenges and possibilities in a time of growth and change. 16-25 is a pivotal time to make effective changes to our mental health address personal challenges to create a stronger sense of self in a challenging world.
Alongside her private practice work, Hilary is a school counsellor for the Suffolk Young People's Health Project (4YP), supporting high school students' mental health and wellbeing. She has a history of counselling in the high school, college and university setting
Hilary trained at University Campus Suffolk in Bury St Edmunds, where she achieved a diploma in counselling and an FDA in Integrative counselling. She also has a certificate in counselling teenagers from The Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education. Hilary is a registered member of the BACP and attends regular professional development to ensure an up to date understanding of skills and knowledge.
Fees: Individuals £45
Integrative Counsellor
Wendy is a qualified Integrative Counsellor and registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy).
She follows a humanistic approach to integrative therapy; creating a therapeutic space where the individuals issues are accepted in a warm, non-judgemental and empathic way. Through this a trusting relationship can be built, allowing the individual to open up and explore their issues and emotions in a safe and confidential environment.
Humanistic therapeutic models used within her work include psychotherapy, CBT, mindfulness and Gestalt. At the individual’s request, Wendy will also facilitate gentle challenge, in order for the individual to acknowledge and re-frame ongoing behavioural patterns which may be hindering them on either an individual or relational level. Wendy is also a volunteer Domestic Abuse Mentor and has experience in Bereavement Group Facilitation.
Wendy holds a BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling, is a BACP Accredited Online and Telephone Counsellor, Diploma in Mindfulness and is a NLP Practitioner
Fees: Individual £45
Integrative Counsellor
Peter is an Integrative Counsellor, working in and using the relationship between himself and the individual as the basis for therapeutic change. Psychotherapeutic counselling lets the counsellor and the individual continue to explore and understand the root of distress and how this can be healed. He works within the BACP code of ethics as a registered member.As well as the process of awareness of the individual’s personality and how they have learned from life events using bonds with others, he also uses CBT techniques among other approaches to remain focussed on finding the individual’s own route to growth and self awareness.
Peter holds a degree (BSc) in Psychology and a diploma and advanced diploma in Integrative Counselling and has undergone additional continuing professional development. He is registered with the BACP.
Fees: Individual £55
Trainee CBT Therapist
Peter is one of our valued trainee CBT therapists on Clinical Placement here at the Stephenson Centre and is able to offer low cost CBT sessions. He is currently studying at the University of Suffolk and is in his final year of the MSc in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Counselling.
Peter has experience of working with individuals using time limited psychodynamic approaches, during his placement with Iceni. Currently he is undergoing training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, working with people suffering from depression, anxiety disorders, phobias and other psychological and emotional difficulties.
He has a particular interest in longstanding mental health problems, due to his work as a specialist mental health worker.
He is also an experienced academic, working part-time at the University of Suffolk, and is able to use his research skills to enhance his training as a counsellor.
Peter will complete his Masters course (MSc) this year.
If you would like to see one of our trainee CBT therapists, you can contact the centre directly and you will be invited to an intial appointment with one of our senior psychotherapists to ensure a trainee can adequtely support you - the fee for this is also £15.
Trainee Integrative Counsellor
Matthew is one of our valued trainee counsellors on clinical placement here at the Stephenson Centre and can offer low cost counselling for individuals.
He is currently in his second year at University of Suffolk studying (BA) Hons in counselling to become an Integrative Counsellor. Training to be integrative means that he is learning to work with different modalities, which enables him to draw on different theoretical models when meeting the needs of the individual.
When working within a therapeutic relationship, Matthew aims to offer a safe, secure, and trustworthy environment with the overall aim of helping individuals to develop a clearer head space to think, to help them accept their anxieties and personal pain, which can enable them to test their anxieties against reality, and hopefully be reduced.
He has most recently been working as a trainee counsellor, working with staff members within a care work environment. He has previously had experience working in different therapeutic based supporting roles, including working as a student mentor in a high school, working as a support worker in a day care centre, building relationships and supporting adults to engage with day-to-day actives, and working as a Learning Support Assistant, helping students with various mental health issues be reintegrated back into education.
Matthew is due to complete his training in 2023. He is also a student member of the British Association for counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
If you would like to see one of our trainees, you can contact the centre directly and you will be invited to see one of our senior psychotherapists for an intial appointment to ensure a trainee can adeqautely support you - the fee for this is also £15.
Fees: Trainee rate £15
Psychodynamic Psychotherapist
Sarah is a trained Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and see adults of all ages and backgrounds. She believes that whatever brings us to therapy, it is key to find a place where we feel comfortable beginning to talk and think about how we’re feeling. This belief is central to her practice and the places she has chosen to work from.
She has extensive experience of working in the NHS, in private practice and as a consultant. She welcomes enquiries from adults who have specific communication needs and those with learning disabilities.
Sarah trained at WPF therapy in London. She is registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) and adheres to their codes of practice and ethics. She is also a member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC). Sarah is a qualified Communication Therapist.
Sarah sees clients for regular once weekly sessions at The Stephenson Centre and also runs a private practice in London.
Fees: Individuals £60
Trainee Integrative Counsellor
Sarah is one of our valued trainee counsellors on clinical placement here at the Stephenson Centre and is able to offer low cost counselling as part of her training.
She is in her second year of a BA (Hons) degree in counselling at the university of Suffolk. She is training in an integrative model which allows her to draw on different theoretical modalities.
Sarah believes the relationship between the individual and the therapist is at the heart of therapy and therefore an integrative approach allows the counsellor to offer a unique therapy for each individual she sees. Sarah aims to offer a trusting, empathic space where individuals can explore what is going on for them and to make sense of difficult and frightening feelings.
Over the past twenty years Sarah has worked in a variety of voluntary roles for Barnardo’s, the Samaritans and Home Start where she has gained valuable experience working with a broad range of individuals facing all sorts of difficulties in life. It was this voluntary work which confirmed her desire to train as a therapist and she is now fulfilling a long held aspiration.
Sarah is due to complete her degree (BSc) in Integrative Counselling in 2022. She is currently a student member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
If you would like to see one of our trainees, please contact the centre directly and you will be invited to see one of our senior psychotherapists for an intial appointment to ensure a trainee can adequately support you - the fee for this is also £15.
Psychodynamic Counsellor and Couple Therapist
Alina is a psychodynamic therapist with a wealth of experience working with individuals and intimate partners / couples impacted by a wide range of psychological and emotional difficulties.
Along with her private practice, she works as couple counsellor for depression in the national health service, supporting individuals and relationships affected by depression, as well as communication issues, intimacy issues, stress and parenting difficulties. She has been working in the mental health field for over ten years, taking on many roles in a variety of settings, including in primary care, community and the charitable sector. In this time she has offered support to individuals and families impacted by common meantal health difficulties, such as depression and anxiety, as well as by more complex dynamics, such as substance misuse, bereavement, homelessness and long term physical conditions.
She believes therapy is about holding the space for the individual to tell their story in their own way so they can make valuable connections between past experiences and present difficulties in order to move forward. Some of her main interests are making sense of / overcoming adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), perinatal / parental issues, cultural issues and existential issues. She also has as interest in working with depression, anxiety, loss, work related stress and relationship / family difficulties. Although Alina has a variety of therapeutic interests, she feels that everyone needs the space to talk things through sometimes and always tries to focus on the person in front of her, not only on their presenting problem.
Alina holds a Clinical Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, a Certifiacte in Couples's Counselling for Depression, a masters degree in Jungian Studies (MA) and in Youth Studies (MSc) and a degree (BSc) in Psychology (BSc). She is a BACP registered member and a Tavistock Relationships approved couple therpaist for depression.
Fees: Individuals £45 Couples £65
Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner
Suzi is a hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner. She enjoys using a range of simple techniques to make a difference to people's lives quickly. Hypnotherapy works by talking to your subconscience to change unwanted patterns in a pleasant relaxed state. NLP can help in a similar way to life coaching by helping us to make decisions and overcome obstacles and conflicts.
Suzi works with people who want to stop smoking, build confidence for public speaking and interviews and she uses tools to calm anxiety/panic attacks. Simple techniques are used to make traumatic memories fade away, banish food cravings and timelines allow individuals to rewrite the past positively.
She is trained in Thought Field Therapy which is a form of tapping that can heal a range of mind and body ailments.
Suzi has a particular interest in chronic pain and teaching pilates for over five years has helped people get relief from back pain. She believes hypnotherapy is also a powerful tool for helping relieve pain. She is undertaking further studies regarding the mind body pain connection and how our emotions are related to chronic pain.
Suzi holds a Hypnotherapy Practitioner Diploma, and NPL Practitioner qualification and is registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register.
Fees: Individuals £50
Integrative Counsellor
Kate is a newly qualified counsellor who has always been passionate about helping people to value and believe in themselves and she has recently joined the Stephenson Centre following four years of training at the University of Suffolk.
Being an integrative counsellor, Kate is able to adapt a range of counselling approaches specifically to meet the needs of the individual she is working with. She will work towards developing a sense of wellbeing, enabling the individual to feel more at home with themselves and at ease with others.
She believes in the uniqueness of the counselling relationship and will work closely with individuals in a safe and non-judgemental space thoughts and feelings can be gently explored at the individual's own pace. Her hope is that the sessions will allow for feelings of being refreshed and with more clarity around the individual's difficulties.
Although Kate trained as a counsellor later in life, she brings an abundance of experience from having worked in the NHS, employment services and also supporting vulnerable adults and their carers in the health and social care system. As well as being in private practice, she is also a volunteer counsellor for individuals at a charity which supports those affected by addiction and abuse.
Kate holds a degree (BA) (Hons) in Integrative Counselling from the University of Suffolk, and a Diploma in Counselling from West Suffolk College. As well as working in person, Kate also has a qualification in online and telephone counselling. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and fully abides by their ethical framework.
Fees: Individuals £40
Counsellor
Roxanne is a qualified counsellor who has experience of working in various specialised fields including; addiction, sexual violence and eating disorders.
Through her work, she has supported individuals who are experiencing grief, low mood, anxiety, trauma, low self-steem and relationship difficulties, as well as those who have simply found themselves in a new situaiton and need someone to talk it through with.
Roxanne believes that a particular experience or diagnosis does not need to define an individual, so it is important to get to know the whole person in order to help them move forward in therapy. She works with an empathic and non-judgemental approach, offering a safe space for individuals to explore their thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
Roxanne holds a masters degree (MSc) in Addiction Psychology and Counselling, a post-graduate Certificate in Person Centred Counselling Skills as well as a degree (BSc) in in Psychology and Criminology. She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
Fees: Individuals £55
Integrative Counsellor
Sarah is a qualified counsellor having studied the Integrative approach to counselling. This means when seeing individuals, she can use a variety of techniques and ways of thinking assimilated from the Psychodynamic, Humanistic and CBT philosophies. This allows her to place the individual at the centre of their own therapy and means their unique journey is facilitated responsively as an individual.
Sarah will provide a space that is welcoming, respectful and non judgemental; where the individual will be heard and seen and she will create an environment where difficult issues, feelings and emotions can be explored and understood.
She has a strong belief and ability in establishing a therapeutic relationship where the individual can feel safe to explore and enable new perspectives and insight into themselves and their relationships. Sarah has worked with a variety of psychological and emotional difficulties including loss and bereavement, depression and low self esteem, addictions and anxiety.
Sarah’s own journey to becoming a therapist included many years working clinically in a healthcare environment and prior to this, teaching adults in an education setting.
These experiences have allowed her to gain insight into many different people’s life situations and emotional responses. She feels this has developed and deepened her empathetic understanding and led her to train as a counsellor.
Sarah holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling and is a member of the BACP.
Fees: Individuals £45
Person Centred Counsellor
Polly is a warm, appraochable Person-Centred counsellor who has worked both in the private and charitable sectors. Her experience over the years has helped indviduals from a variety of ages with a wide range of issues some of which include people who are in crisis, relationship problems such as divorce or separation, family difficulties/relationships, bereavement and loss and issues relating to the pressures of living in a world driven by social media. In recent years her counselling has included helping students studying with A-levels and degrees.
Her work focuses on creating a supportive therapeutic relationship, offering a safe and calm space where individuals can share difficult feelings and emotions. The relationship formed with individuals is an important and beneficial component. A relationship in which the individual feels heard, no longer fearful or ashamed, 'held' but not trapped, noticed but not judged. In this space the individual's mind can settle and hope can follow. There are no expectations about how an individual should be in the counselling room; the only aim will be to work towards their personal goals and seek out positive change.
Polly has specific experience of working with individuals suffering from trauma and loss and has also worked in primary education with children with moderate learning difficulties. She brings warmth, care and support to her practice and a knowledge of the challenges that individuals face whilst supporting others with issues or that they are suffering from themselves. Working with individuals she hopes to find the balance in their life either personally or professionally, whichever they are looking for.
Polly is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds a BA (Hons) in Person Centred Counselling as well as a diploma in Person Centred Counselling.
Fees: Individuals £50 concessionary rates also available
Director, Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, Couple Therapist and Clinical Supervisor
Jane is the Director of the Stephenson Centre in Ipswich and the Turner Centre in Colchester and is also a practicing psychotherapist seeing individuals and couples. She has over 23 years experience managing health services and nearly 20 years as a practicing therapist. She opened the Turner Centre in Colchester in 2006 and the Stephenson Centre in 2020.
Having had a career in the NHS managing the community health services in Hackney, East London she undertook her first therapy training in 1998. From here she has worked as a specialist palliative care psychotherapist in a hospice setting for almost 10 years seeing individuals and families diagnosed with a terminal illness. She has facilitated bereavement groups and carers groups as well as designing and facilitating bereavement training programmes and therapy workshops. More recently she has worked in the psychotherapy department in the NHS seeing patients with severe personality disorders for long term psychotherapy and as a seminar leader and tutor on a psychodynamic counselling diploma course in Chelmsford. She worked for Essex County Council as a staff counsellor and a mediator between disputing managers and staff in the work place as well as working at three GP practices in Colchester as their practice counsellor for over 10 years. She holds a busy private practice at the Turner Centre and the Stephenson Centre seeing individuals, couples and supervising other therapists and students as well as managing the two centres.
Jane holds a masters degree (MSc) in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, a Post Grad Cert and Grad Cert in Family, Couple and Systemic Psychotherapy, Cert in Mediation and Cert in Supervision and is an accredited member of the BACP. She has also completed various NHS health management trainings and is now undergoing doctoral research at the University of Essex.
Fees: Individuals £80 Couples £100
Senior Specialist Child and Young Persons Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor (Children & Adults)
Penny is our senior specialist counsellor who works with young people, children and teenagers. She has extensive experience working with a range of issues including early trauma, anxiety, school phobia, eating issues, exam stress and neurodivergent young people.
Penny’s career has been dedicated to supporting those with emotional and psychological difficulties even prior to her training. She worked providing therapeutic and teaching support to vulnerable women in women’s refuges prior to her working as a specialist therapeutic and behavioural support worker in an SEN specialist school for 10 years where she supported children struggling with various emotional difficulties such as autism, anxiety and learning and behavioural problems.
Penny also sees young adults for therapy and offers clinical supervision to other child and adolescent counsellors as well as adult counsellors and school support workers.
She has a special interest and specialism in working with children and teenagers who have experienced trauma during their early childhood as well as those struggling with anxiety around study and exams at GCSE, A level and University. Penny also specialises in work with Neurodivergent young people struggling to make sense of mainstream life.
To ensure the best possible care for your young person, Penny has an initial meeting with the parent(s) or carer(s) of young people aged 16yrs and under before counselling meetings begin. This is to establish the most effective service can be offered to your child.
Penny holds a masters degree (MA) in Counselling Children and Young People and a degree (BA) in Therapeutic Communications in Organisations as well as a cert in clinical psychodynamic supervision.
Fees: Children, teenagers and young people £55 Supervision fees are also £55.
Person Centred Counsellor
Sally is an experienced Person Centred Counsellor who has worked with a wide range of individuals with a diverse range of issues. She is passionate about providing an environment where the individual feels heard, accepted and understood and believes this key relationship between the individual and the counsellor allows the individual to work towards a greater self-understanding.
As a former qualified nurse, Sally worked in the field of oncology and palliative care. She brings her warmth and compassion and aims to provide a safe, caring and confidential space for the individuals she sees.
Sally has particular experience of working with young adults, aged 18 and over and has also worked in pastoral roles in both secondary and further education. As well as having worked in a GP’s surgery and student counselling services, she currently works with adults of all ages. She offers both online and face to face sessions, for both short-term and long-term work.
Sally holds a degree (BSc) in Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling and is an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy , BACP (Accred).
Fees: Individuals £50
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Joanna has over 20 years’ experience working in Clinical Psychology within the NHS, with an extensive background in Adult Mental Health and more recently as a Clinical Lead within Adolescent and Young Adult Mental Health. She specialises in psychological therapy and intervention with adolescents and adults.
She is a specialist in working with trauma alongside many years of experience working with the full spectrum of depression, anxiety, adjustment and emotion regulation difficulties.
Since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist (University College London), Joanna has undertaken additional substantive training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She holds a post-graduate Certificate in CBT and is a qualified CAT Practitioner and EMDR Practitioner. She also has comprehensive experience of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills delivery.
Joanna has wide experience of individual, group and family intervention, consultation, supervision and teaching, drawing on a broad range of specialist models (CBT, CAT, EMDR, DBT, ACT). She takes care to select and combine appropriate therapeutic models to develop a treatment plan which is uniquely tailored to the needs and preferences of the individual. She is a highly experienced trainer and consultant, both to organisations and professionals but also families and members of the public regarding mental health and promoting psychological health and wellbeing. She is a published researcher.
Joanna is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Association and Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT).
Fees: Individuals £110
Psychodynamic Counsellor
Elliot is an experienced Psychodynamic Counsellor and sees individuals at both the Stephenson Centre and the Turner Centre in Colchester.
He provides a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space where individuals can explore their experiences, feelings and behaviours in an environment of understanding.
Elliot is experienced in working with a number of people from a wide range of backgrounds and with a range of problems such as depression , anxiety, relationship issues, anger, low self worth and stress.
He believes that everyone has their own unique journey and experiences, and as a result, therapy should be attuned to the individual. As a counsellor Elliot works with individuals to help them gain greater insight into their inner and outer worlds, their relationships and develop more understanding of their behaviours and emotions.
Elliot holds a professional Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees: Individuals £50
Specialist Psychodynamic Counsellor for Children and Young People
Louise is a Child and Young Persons Counsellor; she joined the Turner centre following the completion of her master’s degree (MA) in Psychodynamic counselling.
She works predominately with older children and teenagers, who are experiencing difficult periods in their lives. Louise has worked in a variety of settings within the youth work and social care world.
She feels the turning point of her career was spending five years supporting students that had been excluded from main stream education. It was within this role, that she realised the importance of nurturing, and understanding an individual’s mental health, specifically when a young person is trying to grow into their best possible self.
Louise’s counselling experience has seen her support young people with a variety of challenges, including; self-harm, trust difficulties and understanding traumatic experiences, to name a few.
Louise understands how daunting starting the counselling process can be, and therefore aims to create a non-judgmental, safe space for every young person.
She holds a master’s degree (MA) in Psychodynamic Counselling Children and Young People and a BA (Hons) degree in Youth and Community work.
Fees: Children, teenagers and young people £45
Integrative Counsellor
Loraine is an experienced integrative counsellor, working with different approaches and models she has found personally beneficial. She provides a warm, non-judgemental space for self reflection and exploration whilst supporting her clients to build on their resilience, resources and enjoyment of life.
Loraine offers short term and open ended counselling based around her clients' needs and expectations and has worked with clients experiencing: difficulties regulating their emotions, insomnia, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, trauma related symptoms and stress; as well as those who wish to gain perspective on a particular area of their life and may be considering a change of direction.
Her experience includes working privately as well as for the charity sector. She has counselled professionals in the workplace, students at college and university, victim-survivors of different forms of abuse, and within a multicultural setting. She currently offers sessions in person at the Stephenson Centre and via Zoom, and provides a free of charge 30 minute introductory call to help you decide if you would work well together. If her availability doesn't coincide with the dates and times you are looking for, do feel free to get in touch to verify if she has an online space available.
Loraine’s professional qualifications include a BSc and an Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling from Middlesex University and Matrix College, and UKCP registration as a Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. In addition she has received extensive training in working with childhood sexual abuse, and harmful practices. With regards to fees, Loraine offers a sliding scale to take into consideration those on a lower income, receiving benefits or in full time education. She is a recognised counsellor with Aviva, Cigna, General & Medical, Vitality, and WPA health insurance companies.
Prior to working as a counsellor, Loraine completed an LLB in Law and worked in the City for a number of years. She has a multicultural background and is fluent in Spanish.
Fees: Individuals £50
Trainee Psychodynamic Counsellor
Georgina is one of our valued trainee counsellors on clinical placement here at the Stephenson Centre whist studying for her masters degree in psychodynamic counselling at the university of Essex. This means she is able to offer low cost counselling as part of her training and qualifying requirements.
Georgina has been working within social housing for Ipswich Borough Council for the past nine years where she has helped and supported people from many different walks of life with a range of issues which may have contributed to their situation.
As a housing officer Georgina has helped individuals and families manage their tenancies and has supported them with issues such as cluttered and hoarded homes to drug and alcohol issues, mental health issues, domestic violence issues and with the threat of homelessness.
Georgina is currently going into her second year of study of her masters degree in Psychodynamic Counselling and having received her own personal therapy decided she wanted to help others understand their complex emotions and behaviours that can often be traced back to past moments or childhood events.
Georgina is a student member of the BACP and aims to complete her masters degree in October 2023.
Fees: Trainee rate £15
Psychodynamic Counsellor
Will is an experienced psychodynamic counsellor and has worked with a range of individuals experiencing some difficult psychological and emotional problems. His experience includes working with issues around anxiety, depression, anger and relationship problems and also bereavement and grief, abuse, self harm and suicidal thoughts.
Will is compassionate about the therapy he offers and how he aims to openly explore every psychological and emotional aspect to the difficulties faced by his clients. In particular his approach allows for the exploration of past experiences and how they impact on current problems.
As a counsellor Will approaches each client differently depending on the experiences they wish to bring to their sessions. As such, approaches regarding attachment and object relations as well as Jungian, Kleinian and Freudian perspectives lend themselves to exploring the client's inner world and their unique experiences.
He enjoyed training both in London and in Chelmsford, where the values of both empathy and academic expertise were the important twin-pillars in his personal development as a counsellor.
Will holds a Professional Clinical Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling and is a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Fees: Individuals £40
Integrative Counsellor
Jodie is an integrative counsellor which means that she draws on many theoretical modalities in order that she can tailor the sessions to help individuals needs and work collaboratively to help achieve goals.
As a relational counsellor, Jodie believes that the therapeutic relationship that develops between the individual and their therapist is at the heart of the process; establishing a safe and trustworthy relationship helps enable people to feel free to discuss whatever they might be having difficulty with.
She has experience working with a variety of issues which cause emotional and psychological distress such as anxiety, depression, trauma, loss and bereavement along with self esteem and relationship issues.
Jodie holds a BSc and advanced diploma in Integrative Counselling gained through Matrix College and is a registered member of the UKCP.
Fees: Individuals £50
Integrative Psychotherapist and Couples Counsellor
Mark has been a practising psychotherapist for 15 years. He works with individuals, couples and groups on an open ended basis or for an agreed time period, with the aim of enabling indviduals and couples to enhance their lives and live them more fully. He is also a clinical supervisor and has the pleasure of supervising other counsellors and therapists.
His previous experience includes working in the NHS as a Senior Harrassment Advisor, an NHS manager and supporting adults with learning difficulties. More recently he has worked as a Relationship Counsellor for Relate.
Mark has a particular interest, and extensive experience, in working with HSPs (highly sensitive people) as well as many neurodiverse individuals including those with Tourette's Syndrome, Asperger's and PDA and individuals from the LGBTQI+ community.
He is trained to use different approaches to meet the individual needs of individuals and couples and these include; psychodynamic (looking at the past and how it is affecting us today), systemic (looking at patterns in relationships), mindfulness (paying attention to our thoughts 'in the moment') and positive psychology (research based techniques to increase happiness and resilience). His therapeutic approach is very down to earth which he hopes will put individuals and couples at ease.
Individual Psychotherapy
Mark works collaboratively with individuals and considers therapy to be a joint process. He aims to create a safe and secure environment where he can support individuals in developing greater self awareness and understanding of the conscious and unconscious causes of their problems. He won't tell individuals what to do but will rather engage with them in exploring the dilemmas they seek to address. He will listen and ask questions, suggesting possible patterns and linking these to the past suggesting techniques which may be helpful. He will support individuals in understanding what is happening, why it is happening and working on new ways of being.
Couples Therapy
It is likely couples coming to therapy have brought relating patterns from their own childhood experiences. Some of these are positive and help to sustain and evolve relationships whilst others have no place in the present. Humans tend to repeat behaviours unconsciously and becoming aware of these relating patterns provides a choice to do something new rather than endlessly repeating a pattern learnt as children. It is useful to explore areas such as; attachment styles, communication styles, conflict management - including how conflicts are 'repaired', negotiation around difference, parenting styles, personality types and how these interact, issues around sex, money and extended family, cultural differences, gender differences and neurodiversity.
Mark holds a PgDip in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy a CPCAB level 5 Diploma in Relationship Counselling, a PgDip in Buddhist Psychology and a CPCAB level 6 Diploma in Online Therapeutic Supervision. He is also a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and accredited registrant of the National Counselling Society and a level 2 member of the Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO).
Fees: Individuals £60 Couples £80
Psychodynamic Counsellor
James is a psychodynamic counsellor beginning his work at the Stephenson Centre in Ipswich whilst still a student.
He has worked with, and is experienced in, a variety of presenting issues which include anxiety, depression, anger, bereavement, trauma, identity issues, relationship issues, self-harm and suicidal thoughts.
James’ previous experience before qualifying was in the hospitality sector predominantly in management roles where he worked for 10 years with a range of people and from varying backgrounds and abilities.
He feels passionate about his work and his ability to ‘hold’ and ‘contain’ distress for the individuals he works with, allowing the working through of long standing as well as immediate difficulties.
James holds a Clinical Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, is a registered member of the BACP and attends regular Continuing Professional Development training to enhance his thinking and understanding. He has undertaken additional training in short term counselling.
Fees: Individuals £45
Psychodynamic Counsellor and Psychotherapist
Sophie has been practicing at the Stephenson Centre since qualifying and has experience in working with individuals with a range of psychological and emotional difficulties including anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem, PTSD, stress as well as issues around sexuality, grief and relationships.
Sophie began her career in homeless hostels working with those evicted from multiple services who had complex needs including substance misuse, physical health issues and mental health problems. She has worked in Student Support at a University and is currently involved in co-ordination of those with lived experience of Social Care services.
Sophie believes that therapy should be an empathic and non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be discussed openly, and links between the past and the present can be created. Through this process, the individual is empowered and gains a greater understanding of themselves. Sophie tailors all sessions to the person in front of her and their needs, valuing and celebrating their uniqueness. A trusting therapeutic relationship is an essential aspect of effective therapy, and Sophie aims to create this with all her clients.
Sophie holds a Masters degree (MSc) in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy, a Foundation Certificate in Counselling Skills and is an accredited member of one of the main therapy organisations. Sophie attends regular Continued Professional Development (CPD) sessions to ensure her skills and knowledge are up to date.
Fees: Individuals £40
Our Location
The Captains House
81 Grimwade Street
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP4 1LN
We are situated near to the waterfront and University with several carparks just a couple of minutes away
Tel: 01473 21851
