Welcome to my website
and a brief introduction to me and how I work
I am an integrative counsellor which means I have various different ways of working which I adapt to meet each person’s needs. My style revolves around my belief that the relationship created between us is what enables change and growth.
What I offer
I offer 50-minute sessions, either short-term to help you manage a specific situation, or longer-term to look into more persistent or complex issues. How long it takes depends on many different variables and how long we continue to meet is entirely up to you.
I offer a free initial consultation (30 minutes) in person, via Zoom or by phone so you can meet me and get a sense of how I work before booking a session.
Please contact me direct to set up a free consultation: zoeflintcounselling@gmail.com or 07816 551837.
About me
I started my career working on the Terrence Higgins Trust Helpline and in their Advice Centre. Before training as a counsellor, I worked for the Hoffman Institute, assessing and preparing people for the Hoffman Process, an intensive personal development course, and supporting them afterwards.
For the last 18 months of my training, I was a volunteer counsellor at the Women’s Support Centre, Surrey, working with women affected by the Criminal Justice System, often in complex situations involving domestic abuse and substance use.
I am a musician (mainly voice, piano, guitar and shruti box) with a strong belief in the therapeutic benefit of sound and music.
Special interests
- Trauma and post-traumatic stress/anxiety
- Depression and suicidality
- Loss and bereavement
- HSPs/high sensitivity: https://hsperson.com/test/highly-sensitive-test/
- Boarding school syndrome: https://www.bss-support.org.uk/
https://www.boardingrecovery.com/
Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to find out more: zoeflintcounselling@gmail.com or 07816 551837.
Qualifications
- FdSc (Greenwich) Integrative Counselling, with distinction
- MA (Cantab) Social Anthropology
Professional accreditation
Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and bound by its code of ethics.
Unity in diversity
I am committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, social justice and working affirmatively with all marginalised identities and experiences.
About counselling
There are many different approaches to therapy but research has shown time and again that the most important ingredient is the relationship between client and therapist. This is why I offer a free consultation so you can get a sense of who I am, how I work and whether I might be a good fit for you.
Everyone comes to counselling with a different set of hopes, needs and expectations: you may need support with a particular situation, decision or relationship; you may feel stuck, repeating patterns over and over, finding it hard to break the cycle; you may constantly relive the past or worry about the future and want to be more present.
I believe we learn and grow primarily via our relationships and the same applies in counselling: it is the relationship of trust and safety which enables change and growth.
When recurring thoughts, feelings or behaviours are hard to manage, it can be because we learnt coping strategies in the past which are no longer useful. My role is to support and sometimes challenge you as we explore whatever experience or situation brought you to counselling and investigate what might be going on behind the scenes.
We can avoid uncomfortable emotions and memories because experiencing them is painful, but they usually make themselves known somehow, even if we are doing our best to suppress them. We can try to contain them in other ways, perhaps lose ourselves in work, alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, cleaning, social media, etc. Some have the additional stress of an identity which is stigmatised and marginalised in our society.
Revisiting early relationships is invaluable. What did your parents, caregivers, school or culture teach you about life and relationships? What did you come to believe about yourself? What did you have to do to fit in or feel loved? Are you still doing it now and what might it be costing you?
Fees
- I charge £60 per session (50 mins).
- I am sometimes able to offer concessions to those on a low income or in financial difficulty, for whatever reason.
Please contact me to find out more: zoeflintcounselling@gmail.com or 07816 551837.
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