Anita Steer Couns, Dip (MBACP) Integrative Counsellor, Psychotherapist and NeuroDiverse Services

My Working Ethos and Practice:

My counselling and psychotherapy working ethos is humanistic and client empowered to its core and what you can expect to receive as my client is:

A collaborative, therapeutic relationship where you are at the heart of what we do and where all your experiences and emotions are welcome as we explore and make sense of your thoughts, behaviour and emotions that are causing you emotional pain and conflict. Whether this be because of past events and experiences, and/or present life events, your sense of place in the world and the nature of your relationships with other people can all be impacted.

A confidential, non-judgemental, unconditional, consistent safe space where I will be present and grounded, and where you will be listened to and heard so that I may understand “how it is to be you”. This will be done with empathy, positive regard and respect.

Support throughout your journey of self-exploration as we nurture the growth of a deeper sense of your self-acceptance and awareness, empathic understanding, self-confidence and esteem and much more. Your experiences of change and empowerment can then support you as you move forward into a life you want to live.

A therapeutic approach that is integrative and thus tailored to meet your therapeutic needs as and when they appear and change. Working this way enables me to drawn on a variety of insights and techniques from a number of counselling psychology modalities. For example, those from Transactional Analysis (TA), Gestalt, Psychodynamic, Attachment theory and also incorporating those from a Solution Focused and Person Centred Approach. We can also work creatively, even if you do not consider yourself to be artistic, creative or a musician.

I am a full member of and work within the ethical framework of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Membership No: 735971.