Gower Therapy

from Rachel Woollacott

  • Are you looking for an experienced counsellor who can support you through difficult times and help you understand yourself better?
  • Someone with expertise in dealing with trauma, grief, or loss who can help you come to terms with what has happened to you?
  • Do you need someone to help you with lack of confidence, low self-esteem, family difficulties, substance dependency…?
  • A compassionate, caring individual who can provide a safe space for you to share?

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Call me on 07766 112417

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I can help

I set up Gower Therapy to offer talk therapy to people who have long term conditions and those who are bereaved. Additionally I support those with other struggles such as needing support with confidence, self-esteem and substance dependency. I work with adults (of any age) and young people, I see children from age 11 years. I also work with families and carers.

I am empathetic, compassionate and non-judgmental, providing a safe space for clients to share their thoughts and feelings.

If you are experiencing a crisis and require urgent support, please contact your GP or dial 111 out of hours. Alternatively, call the Samaritans on 116 123. If your enquiry does not require an urgent response, please leave me a message and I will return your call.

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Rachel Woollacott

About

My name is Rachel Woollacott and I work as a person-centred therapist based in beautiful Caswell.

I have spent over 25 years working in the NHS. I am a trained nurse and a trained humanist counsellor. I have over seven years counselling experience, in addition to a wide range of nursing practice. This gave me a detailed understanding of how long-term physical and psychological conditions can have an impact on someone’s quality of life.

Before I set up Gower Therapy, I was a bereavement counsellor for the NHS and I currently practice as a Chronic Conditions Nurse. During my career, I began to realise that the people I was caring for and their families/carers needed more than just the physical assistance to help them to manage their conditions. Often, the patients/carers needed to talk with someone about what was happening to them or their loved one.

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What clients say...

“Thank you Rachel for your caring support when I was struggling.  I now feel able to make steps forward in my life.”

“Thank you for all your support after my husband died, when I lived back in Wales.  I want to let you know the difference that you made to helping me cope, you are a very special lady and you have a gift.  Thank you.”

“Thank you Rachel for all your help and support during the time my wife was ill.”

Qualifications

  • Oxford Learning Path: Induction – Band 5 Nurses to Specialist Palliative Care
  • Telephone and Online Foundation Course for Student and Qualified Counsellors
  • Level 2 & Level 3 Counselling Skills
  • BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
  • Advanced Specialist Training in Counselling Children and Young People
  • BTEC National Diploma in Childcare
  • Diploma in Registered Nursing – Adult Branch
  • BSc in Community Health Studies – District Nursing pathway
  • BSc in Community Health Studies
  • Post Graduate Diploma at Level 4 in Public Health and Partnership Working
  • Non Medical Prescribing
  • COPD Plus (Expert Patient Programme) Tutor training
  • Managing Respiratory Conditions in Primary Care (Level 6)

Services

I provide person-centred humanist therapy. This is an extremely effective model of therapeutic counselling that was established more than 50 years’ ago. It aims to help you develop a better understanding of who you are and why you are feeling the way you feel. Through greater self-awareness you will be able to explore different approaches to overcoming your problems.

I offer:

  • Online and Telephone Counselling
  • One-to-one counselling
  • Walk and talk therapy
  • Home visits 
  • Flexible hours to suit you

I am DBS checked and fully insured. Feel free to phone if you would like to discuss what you are hoping to achieve and how I might be able to help you. If you are happy to proceed with a therapy session, we will sign a contract setting out how we will work together.

Costs

Counselling costs from £40 per session. A package of 5 sessions is offered at a reduced rate per session. Concessions are available depending on individual circumstances.

Please refer to my counselling agreement leaflet for details of my cancellation policy

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