Counselling for Adults, parents and children in Croydon, Surrey
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I offer counselling for children and young people, adults and parents. I have ten years of Counselling experience in private practice, and as a School Counsellor in five schools; and a background of thirty years of working with children.
I am a fully qualified and accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. (BACP)
My private practice is based on the borders of Croydon and West Wickham, with good public transport links from East Croydon, West Wickham, Beckenham and Bromley
The way that I work is tailored to each individual, and what they are hoping for as a result of the work, but I use a range of techniques which include Psychodynamic, Person-centred, Cognitive behavioural techniques, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Picture Tapping for both children and adults, with additional play therapy techniques for children.
I also work with parents to advise them on how to support their child with their difficulties, or in providing a series of “trouble-shooting” techniques to enhance their effective parenting.
I hope that you are able to find some helpful information on these pages, but do contact me to find out more about how I can help.
ABOUT ERICA
I have been working as a Counsellor with children, adults and parents since 2002, both in private practice, and as a School Counsellor in five schools.
I have a background in education spanning thirty years, which I feel has given me good experience and empathy in relating to children and young people in particular, but also an understanding the difficulties of children, families and adults in general.
I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists(MBACP (Accred)) and on the United Kingdom Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP)
As I work in schools, I have regular CRB checks.
TESTIMONIALS
“I made contact with Erica two years ago because I needed an independent professional counsellor who would help my daughter. She responded well to Erica because, from the onset, a sincere and trusting therapeutic relationship was established. This led to her being able to explore past experiences that were linked to current behavior. She has been given the tools to help her deal with situations that would have previously caused her to react in an unreasonable way.
I have had frequent supportive telephone consultations with Erica which have allowed me to ‘untangle’ my thoughts on a particular problem. This has enabled me to use positive reinforcement to change certain behaviours.
As a result of her sessions with Erica, my daughter has shown significant improvement with self esteem, in her relationships with others and in approaching issues in a more objective manner. She copes better and generally looks forward to her future in a far more positive way.
Erica has also helped my other daughter who has experienced anxiety when moving onto Secondary School. She was able to explore her fears and really responded well to the coping strategies that Erica taught her. This is how she describes her sessions with Erica:
‘I like Erica’s way of communication and teaching, especially the ‘picture tapping’. The visual techniques used are amazing and it was easy to get into the habit of using them. With the worries and concerns (big or small) Erica always provided a piece of advice or a technique to help me.”
“My daughter has been seeing Erica over the last couple of years. I have found Erica most helpful not only in assisting my daughter following the break up from her mum, but assisting me into how to best manage and understand the difficulties she's had to deal with. Most importantly my daughter has enjoying going to see Erica.
Myself and my 10 year old daughter experienced two traumatic events that frightened her so much that she would nit sleep in her own bed, go upstairs after dark,and was very nervous about going to new places.
With Erica's help, my daughter has overcome these things and now, if she has what we call a wobble, she will tell me she is frightened, and we use the techniques that Erica taught us, to get through it. Thank you Erica from both of us.” |
For more information about the best services for your needs or to organise an appointment - just give Erica a Call Now!
TRAINING
My initial training was a Higher National Diploma in Integrative Counselling, at Bromley College of Higher Education from 2004-2007. The course was accredited by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists. (B.A.C.P.) I became an Accredited Member of the BACP in 2009 (MBACP Accred)
I have completed longer courses in:
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Brief Therapy Practice, London
- Certificate in Therapeutic work through the Arts (The Centre for Child Mental Health, London)
- The Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)(Advanced Practitioner)
- Also trained as a “Picture tapping” Practitioner
Service Categories
Children’s Health, Counselling, EFT, Life Coaching, Mens Health, Sound Therapy, Womens Health
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