About me, Charlotte Foulkes

Ripple Counselling is the private practice of Charlotte Foulkes
Dip (HE) Nursing, BA (Hons), Dip Counselling, MBACP, MNPCS accredited

About me

  • Hi, I am Charlotte, welcome to my website. Ripple Counselling originates from how our experiences can have a ripple effect in our lives. Counselling and psychotherapy can help us to explore and understand how our past can impact our present. I offer short, medium or long term counselling sessions to young people, adults and couples aged 18 and over. I am based in Hastings, East Sussex where I offer in-person and online sessions
  • I previously worked as a Registered General Nurse in the National Health Service. During the last 10 years I have retrained as counsellor, I have an interest in health and think mental health is connected to our overall wellbeing
  • I work in private practice, I see clients face to face and use the online platform Zoom. Sessions are tailored to suit each individual and what their needs may be
  • I have completed four years of Transactional Analysis (TA) counselling and psychotherapy training and have obtained a Diploma in TA Counselling and psychotherapy. I am currently working toward qualifying as an Integrative Psychotherapist accredited with the UK Council for Psychotherapy
  • My previous counselling experience includes working within the volunteer sector at the Change Grow Live, East Sussex NHS Perinatal Mental Health Service and Place2be

 

 

 

 


What is counselling and how can it help?

 

  • Counselling is a form of talking therapy that is usually held weekly for 50 minutes at an agreed time
  • It allows people to discuss their emotional issues and difficult feelings in a space that is empathetic and non judgemental
  • It can be beneficial to talk about how we feel, what we think and how we be behave in more depth
  • This can help to increase our self awareness, validate experiences and help us to connect to our thoughts and feelings
  • Having a session on a weekly basis gives us a time to reflect on what is going on in our life, our past experiences and hopes and fears for the future
  • Counselling can help us to identify patterns of behaviour that may be rooted in childhood, develop new ways of coping and help us to make decisions about our wellbeing
  • I offer a reduced cost initial assessment session which gives us a chance to meet and talk about the reasons you are seeking counselling
  • If we decide to work together sessions are based on what you may need
  • The sessions are client led in that we contract together what you would like to focus on, sometimes this may unravel with ongoing sessions

Transactional Analysis Counselling

Transactional analysis is a psychoanalytical theory of personality, communication and social interactions between individuals.

Philosophical beliefs that underpins Transactional Analysis practice is:

  • Everyone is OK, each person has importance and validity
  • Everyone has the capacity to think and influence their life by the decisions they make
  • We have capacity for change, people have choices and can decide their destiny

TA has become a widely respected tool in the counselling and psychotherapy field and is being used to foster working relationships within education and business. The concepts are simple to learn, effective and can be used collaboratively with other therapy models such as Person – Centred, Gestalt, Humanistic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Why choose me?

 

 

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