About Me

My name is Theresa Derbyshire. I am a highly trained and experienced counsellor  who provides a professional, safe and sensitive counselling service offering both short term counselling and longer term psychotherapy.

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I am a senior accredited counsellor with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to their code of ethics. I have over 30 years experience of working as a counsellor within the NHS, private  and voluntary sector.  I live and practice face to face and also online  in Whaley Bridge, High Peak, Derbyshire and work online too. I have years of experience of working in and around Stockport and Manchester. 

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I am a compassionate, caring counsellor who is experienced in working with people from all walks of life backgrounds and cultures who are struggling with how they are feeling emotionally. I have particular experience with working with people who suffer from low self esteem and have difficulties within relationships, often stemming from previous difficult emotional experiences. 

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Who I work with

I have extensive experience in working with people from a vast array of backgrounds and cultures who are suffering

from various levels of difficulty. I work with clients who are struggling with the impact of often extreme difficult

emotional experiences whether they be current or in the past.

I am highly experienced in working with people who have suffered trauma though sexual/physical/emotional abuse and domestic violence.

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Often people I see have lack of confidence, very low self esteem  and difficulties with trusting others. I work with people who struggle with a lack of identity or sense of self. I am very familiar with working with people who are suffering from depression and anxiety.

 I am extremely familiar with working with loss and all its forms and its impact e.g. bereavement, separation, divorce, miscarriage, termination , loss of health, loss of job etc. I am exceptionally experienced in working with people who have difficulties in relationships with other people.

I work with with people who are suffering  from the impact of traumatic  events and also maybe  suffering  from PTSD .  I  also have a particular interest in working with ICU/hospital related trauma and the impact of  life threatening events. 

Due to my long term practice I am competent and experienced in dealing with many different problems . See below list for more details. 

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Qualifications​

• M.A in Counselling , The University of Manchester

• Diploma in  Counselling, Manchester Metropolitan University

• Certificate in Online and telephone counselling

• Cert in PCAT (Person centred art therapy skills, Person Centred Art Therapy Association

• IAPT compliant counsellor/counselling supervisor, Keele University

• BACP senior accredited counsellor/psychotherapist

• One year course in group analysis - Group Analysis North

• Advanced Psychodrama course British Association for Psychodrama

• EMDR therapy, qualified in parts 1, 2, and 3 EMDR training with EMDR masterclass, ( course accredited by EMDR Europe).

 

I  also originally trained and qualified as a Registered Mental Nurse with the ENB at Cheadle Royal Hospital.

I am a member of the EMDR Association UK

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