The Counselling Life Coach allows you to choose from a level of support that you feel you require at any particular time.
Pulling together from over 15 years of academic and practical experience both in the UK and the US, the Counselling Life Coach is in a unique position to help you or your business with a wide range of issues, helping you to attain a more balanced and fulfilling lifestyle.
The role of the counsellor or life coach is not to 'treat' people or try to 'heal' them, but to encourage their curiosity about their own beliefs and motivations. I offer clients an invitation to step outside their life story long enough to see that it is only a story, and, of course, to appreciate that those stories can be re-written. Together we will create a space in which new possibilities will emerge.
Counselling
Counselling is an interaction in which the counsellor offers another person the time, attention and respect necessary to explore, discover and clarify ways of living more resourcefully, and to his or her greater well-being. Counselling is a way of empowering the client to cope with their current situation and help them explore ways to improve their situation.
The aim of counselling is to enable clients to take responsibility for their own lives and emphasises choice. Counselling aims to make clients more decisive and better choosers for themselves and their situation.
Counselling is about helping you to make sense of your thoughts and feelings so that you can then make decisions about what to do to bring about change in your life.
Areas in which counselling can help include:| abuse (emotional, physical, sexual) - violence, bullying or neglect in many forms anxiety avoiding behaviour - tasks, people, places bereavement bereavement, grief and loss depression difficulty in making decisions feeling "stuck" in lots of different ways generally feeling "down" | help in making a big life decision irritability issues around food and weight control, low confidence and self esteem phobias relationship difficulties - personal or work related sleep disturbances stress suicidal thoughts alcohol / substance abuse traumatic memories |
Counselling is open to all ages. My experience in working with individuals with developmental disabilities and individuals recovering from a mental illness makes me an invaluable resource to providers of care for these individuals seeking a counsellor for their clients.
Life Coaching
In a world where many of us face complex life circumstances and decisions, the Life Coach is there to guide you, reward you, encourage you and can assist you to succeed in all that you do.
Life Coaching allows you to explore what it is you truly want in life and provides you with the tools, support and encouragement in order for you to achieve personal success. A life coach can help you see opportunities for improvement as well as practical ways forward, acknowledges your achievements and stays committed to you and your goals when you're ready to give up.
As in counselling, a Life Coach will listen to you in a non-judgemental way. They might offer suggestions about ways in which to move you forward in a particular area, but they will not tell you in a direct way what you should do - that has to come from within you the client
The life coach will use a variety of skills to create an environment where the individual can gain insight into their situation. This in turn leads to the client making the changes necessary to lead a more fulfilling life.
You would benefit from Life Coaching if you are: - stuck in a rut
- no longer excited by your work/life and what you do
- no longer being challenged
- lack of direction
- lacking in motivation to achieve what you want
- unsure of the next step
People come to Life Coaching for a number of reasons:- help to realize career goals
- develop a more effective life / work balance
- gain financial independence and ease financial worries
- improve health and well-being
- get more out of relationships - friends, families, colleagues, etc
- increase self-discipline and motivation
- improve self awareness
- improve performance in job interviews
This list is not exhaustive and everyone is unique with their own lifestyle and goals.
Consultancy
When you're too busy running your company to take note of what's going on around you, an independent consultant may be the answer. Drawing on a pool of individuals from around the world who have excelled in the field of social care and business management, we can offer you and your company a variety of tools and ideas to move forward:- in-house coaching or counselling for employees
- recruitment and retention in the Social Care arena - we can support you with recruitment of staff at all levels, staff appraisals / evaluations and disciplinary issues
- integration of better care practices
- independent recruitment consultancy
- business planning
- interim management
- provision of training on a wide variety of topics
Personal Profile
Simon Proudlock, principle, The Counselling Life Coach - Born 1971, studied and worked in both the UK and US
- Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Member British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Chartered Counselling Psychologist for Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
- Registered as a Psychologist with the Health Professionals Council
Qualifications:- MSc. Mental Health Counselling, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, US
- Postgraduate Diploma, psychology, Nottingham University, UK
- BSc joint honours in science, economics and computer science, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
- Advanced Level II Certificate in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Clinical psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
- Certificate in job development and marketing, awarded by University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, US
- Certificate in counselling skills, awarded by City of Westminster College, London, UK
Additional training: - Brief counselling therapy
- Distress and suicide - helping young people keep on an even keel
- Understanding eating disorders
- Understanding dreams - a phenomenological approach to dream counselling
- Working with individuals who self-harm
- Working with younger clients
- Supporting individuals with a personality disorder and complex needs
- Working with addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, etc.)
- Systems therapy - working with couples and families
- Brief Anger Management Therapy
- Food Abuse - Supporting People who are over-weight
- Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Effective Strategies for the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for Multi-Diagnostic Disorders
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Skills for clinical and case supervision
- Teaching Mindfulness Skills to Clients
- Compassion Focused Therapy
Areas of Expertise: - Ongoing sessional work facilitating Reading's Link Group supporting individuals with a personality disorder / complex needs for Berkshire Psychotherapy Services (NHS)
- Employed as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist for the Department of Clinical Psychology in Reading and Wokingham(NHS)
- Extensive experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs both in a residential and an employment / vocational setting in both the USA and UK
- Instrumental in setting up Tapestry for Resource for Mental Health the UK's first Social Relationships Project for individuals recovering from a mental illness
- Ongoing work as recruitment consultant for Justice Resource Institute, a large Massachusetts based social service agency
- Previous independent recruitment work includes screening and job development for Coventry and Warwickshire Chinese Association
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Working with individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Working with individuals with a personality disorder
- Working with couples
- Working with trauma
Service Categories
Counselling, Life Coaching
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