Margaret Vickers
Counsellor in Buckfastleigh, Devon
I offer a confidential space to help you find ways to cope with life’s challenges.
I specialise in bereavement counselling (pre and post) and also offer counselling for the following:
– grief and loss
– anxiety
– depression
– relationships
– confidence and self-esteem
– stress (including work-related stress)
– adjustment disorder
– long-term health conditions
– carer support
I offer an integrative approach and draw on different therapeutic models best suited to your needs.
– online sessions via video; Zoom/Teams/Whatsapp
– telephone
– face-to-face sessions in Buckfastleigh or Chudleigh Knighton
1hr sessions – £60
I also offer supervision for counsellors – concessionary rate for student or newly qualified counsellors.
Whether you are looking to regain self-confidence after a major life event, or to discover the core issues underlying depression and anxiety, I offer a safe environment for you to share your experience and find a route forward. In addition, I bring warmth, acceptance, wisdom, kindness and compassion to our sessions.
The common element in all of my work is creating a safe environment and total confidentiality that can help you navigate challenging times in life. For clients who may prefer a gentler approach to counselling, I can also offer eco-therapy and mindfulness walking based therapy outdoors.
I work in an integrative way, bringing knowledge and methods from different counselling approaches, to help with:
Difficulties in relationships
Depression.
Anxiety
Loss – sensory, physical, relationships, employment, life purpose
Low self-esteem, including body image
Living with illness
Bereavement
Feelings of being caught in unwanted habitual thoughts and actions
Feelings of being overwhelmed
Shame
Work related issues
Caring for another
Trauma-related conditions
A member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, I am fully qualified (Foundation Degree in Integrative Counselling) hold professional insurance and an enhanced DBS certificate. I am an experienced sighted guide for clients who may require assistance in accessing my counselling room.
