Holistic Jungian therapist specializing in trauma and relationships
My Approach
I am passionate about the power of therapy to help improve people’s lives and I believe that everyone can benefit from talking therapy. I provide Person Centred counselling based on the Humanistic Existential approach. This mean I believe that you understand your own world best and that it is my job to try to gain an understanding of your world, so that we can work together to gain insights and explore what is important to you.
I aim to use my skills to help you reflect in a way that can often be difficult outside counselling. The therapy is client-led. I am here to provide a safe, non-judgmental space for you to speak and be listened to. This means that you will have lots of space to explore your thoughts and feelings. This could include me making practical suggestions where appropriate or offering you challenges at times. My focus though, is to empower you.
My Experience
Since qualifying in 2018, I have counselled clients in a wide variety of settings – in organisations, the third sector and private practice. I am also an experienced tutor and trainer, and have delivered courses in colleges and training centres across the country. In addition to running my private practice, I am the counselling coordinator for a local mental health charity providing counselling and other mental health support.
My Training
I hold a CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I have also completed a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an MA Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. Further study such as this is an important part of my professional commitment to continually improving my practice.
I am committed to undertaking regular training as part of my continuing professional development. I have completed training in online and telephone counselling, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), using CBT skills, as well as courses on a wide variety of other topics. I have completed courses in mental health first aid (MHFA) and applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST).
Areas of Work
I have worked hard over the years to build a warm, welcoming practice where all my clients can feel safe, no matter who they are. I believe that good quality counselling is something which everyone should be able to access and this goal remains at the heart of my practice. Whilst I enjoy working to build relationships with every kind of clients, there are a number of areas where I have gained particular experience.
A topic I do a lot of work on with my client is self-esteem. Whilst this is a feature of my work regardless of gender, I have found that many of my male clients find safety in speaking to a male counsellor about this issue. I believe that my person-centred approach, with its focus on the core conditions, helps clients to explore this in a non-judgemental space.
Loneliness is a further area which I work on with many of my clients. Our vulnerabilities to this were considerably more exposed during and in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic. Lonliness continues to be a big issue for many of my clients and I aim to support them as they grapple with the demands of dealing with a world in which they often feel on their own.
I also work a lot with student counsellors in training. I love the perspective I get from working with the next generation of counselling professionals and believe that sharing my knowledge of theory with them as part of their journey to qualification is something which helps me develop my own practice. This is something that I also see in my work as a counselling tutor – a role which I think improves my counselling skills.
I am also passionate about improving access to counselling for LGBTQ+ clients. In recent years I have seen my work in this area grow rapidly, as clients seek services where they can be comfortable being authentic. I pride myself on having an inclusive practice which welcomes clients of all gender identities and sexual orientations and in which I provide an LGBTQ+ affirming experience of counselling.
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Edward Thomas offers person-centred counselling rooted in a humanistic existential perspective, working on the belief that people are best placed to know their own experience. He aims to gain an understanding of each person’s world so that, together, they can explore what matters and develop useful insights.
Sessions are client-led and take place in a safe, non-judgemental environment where there is space to reflect on thoughts and feelings that can be difficult to address outside therapy. While the focus is on empowering the client, Edward will sometimes offer practical suggestions or gently challenge patterns when appropriate.
Since qualifying in 2018, Edward has worked across a range of settings including organisations, the third sector and private practice. He also teaches and trains others, having delivered courses in colleges and training centres around the country, and he runs a private practice alongside his role as counselling coordinator for a local mental health charity that provides counselling and other mental health support.
Edward’s formal training includes a CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice. He maintains continuing professional development and has completed training in online and telephone counselling, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), using CBT skills, mental health first aid (MHFA) and applied suicide intervention skills training (ASIST), among other topics.
He has intentionally developed a welcoming practice where people of all backgrounds can feel accepted. Particular areas of experience include working on self-esteem – an issue many of his male clients choose to address with a male counsellor – and supporting people who feel lonely, a need made more visible during and after the Covid-19 pandemic. Edward also supervises and teaches student counsellors, valuing the perspective this brings to his own work, and he has a growing focus on improving access to counselling for LGBTQ+ clients, offering an inclusive, LGBTQ+ affirming experience.
Many people ask whether meeting with a therapist online can really help. For common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties or navigating life changes, research and practice indicate that online therapy can be as effective as in-person work for most people.
A major advantage is flexibility – clients can choose the mode of contact that fits their life, whether that is video sessions, phone calls, live chat or in-app messaging. This range of options makes it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit sessions around daily commitments.
Therapists who offer online work are licensed professionals, and if a particular therapeutic relationship does not feel right it is possible to switch to a different practitioner. Online therapy therefore provides an accessible, adaptable way to engage with therapy while retaining the option to find the best match for each individual’s needs.
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