BECOME YOUR AUTHENTIC SELF

Counselling in Shrewsbury Shropshire or Online throughout the UK

Am I living in a way which is deeply satisfying to me, and which truly expresses me?' - Carl Rogers.

What You Can Expect

Through life, we can alter who we are to suit the needs of others. We can absorb many messages telling us how we think and feel are wrong. We learn to fit in by looking around us at what behaviours and characteristics are liked and accepted and mirror these to fit in. But this goes against who we are, and so over time, we can become so far away from who we want to be. This can cause us so much stress and anxiety. I will help you untangle your thoughts and feelings and support you in establishing who you are, away from who you have learnt to be.

There is a difference between masking out of choice and masking unconsciously for survival.

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'The person-centred approach ultimately sees human beings as having an innate tendency to develop towards their full potential. However, this ability can become blocked or distorted by certain life experiences, particularly those experiences which affect our sense of value.' - Carl Rogers

“The curious paradox is that when i accept myself just as I am, then I change" - Carl Rogers

A Bit About Me

Hi, I am Jade. I'm a therapist as well as an AuDHD person. As an autistic psychotherapist with ADHD, I utilise psychoeducation and counselling techniques through a neuroaffirmative lens to help you explore and celebrate your differences in a safe place with someone who understands.

I qualified as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in 2007 and currently work in Private Practice. I am described as integrative but person-centred at my core. This means I believe you are the expert, but I can use my additional training in CBT, DBT, Gestalt, and creative methods and integrate them fluidly to help you explore who you truly are away from social expectations. I aim to support you in reflecting upon and undoing all the internalised messages you have learnt by trying to 'fit in'. Through talking, you will recognise who you are and who you want to be and begin to separate them from who you feel you are expected to be.

I am also a researcher into the experiences of autistic counsellors - advocating for autistic differences as strengths and better representation and inclusion. I descovered that our differnces such as being cognitivily driven, having deep intiative empathy, recalling facts and a natural abilaity to descover patterns, are strengths for therpist to have: whether you are a neurodivergent client or not.

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'We cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed' - Carl Rogers

My Core Counselling Qualifications to date:

-Master of Arts (MA) Distinction in Counselling and Psychotherapy

-Batchelor of Science (BSc) First Class Honours Degree in Counselling

-Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice and Theory

-Level 4 in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

-Level 3 in Counselling Practice

-Level 2 in Counselling Skills

CPD in specialist training certificates

I have also achieved:

-Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

-Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Children in Schools