Grey Matters Centre
Counsellor in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Grey Matters Centre is a private therapeutic counselling centre in Ashby, Scunthorpe, offering one-to-one counselling.
We use an integrative approach which means we provide counselling from a variety of evidence-based therapeutic models as we find this helps with individual needs and different presentations. Using patience, kindness and care we create a confidential and safe environment to help you to explore thoughts, feelings, behaviors and issues that may be interfering with your life. Helping you to understand more about yourself and together, as a team, find new ways and tools to help you to make the changes you want.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We understand that to seek counselling can seem very daunting and sometimes it takes courage and strength to take the first step. If you have decided to contact us either by: telephone, e-mail or text message, we can arrange to meet for a full assessment. This session lasts one hour so it gives us time for you to talk about your difficulties. We will explain your sessions will be confidential, we will ask you questions and explore what has brought you along to counselling, what is happening for you and some of your history. It will be important to know what your aims and goals are so that we know what we are trying to achieve. Hopefully this lets you get to know your therapist a little and help you decide if you would like to continue to work together. If this is what you decide to do then appointments can be arranged for you. Usually this is once a week but this can discussed if this is not suitable. The duration of the sessions are usually goal orientated but we are happy to be guided by your preference.
2 Reviews on “Grey Matters Centre”
I would highly recommend Linda Turner as a counsellor .. I have been going for a few months now and feel really comfortable talking to her . She has helped me deal with things I was not coping with , also learning new strategies in certain situations. Her weekly sessions have made me understand a lot about myself and I can now see things in a different way .. Linda has been my saviour and would say to anyone if they need help to see her .
Absolutely dreadful service!!
My partner went to Grey Matters Therapy Centre in Scunthorpe on my recommendation after I found them on Google. I was impressed with the amount of experience they claimed to have and the many coping strategies they purported to offer alongside basic counselling.
Unfortunately this did not happen. My partner who has suffered several serious prolonged abuse and trauma from the age of 5 was asked to pay £50 cash in hand upfront before even commencing the first counselling session. He could only cope with two visits, as on each one, all his horrific past was dragged into the open, no coping methods employed or even suggested, other than he try yoga or buy and read a very deep and complex book on self healing. I know that because I bought it for him, and I tried to read it, I’m a trained nurse and it was over my head ??
Even MORE concerning was that after having horrific memories opened up all in the space of one hour, he was told a couple of minutes before the session ended that his time was up, despite the fact that he was shaking and sobbing. There is no anti room in the building, no where to go to calm down, no cup of tea or glass of water offered. Simply ushered out of the building and expected to drive home safely in a state of severe distress!!.
As a trained nurse, if I were to treat a patient in this manner, I believe my fitness to practice would be in question and my registration would be at risk. Plus there are also safeguarding issues. If my partner did not have me to come home to or was on the brink of suicide who knows what he might have done??!!