In my experience, we tend to come to therapy when we feel 'stuck' in a way of living that has become hard or painful to sustain. Whatever your age or circumstances, my existential approach to therapy will provide you with a safe place in which to explore and process any trauma in your past; pain in the present and anxiety about the future. Helping you to practice self-acceptance; bring the 'real you' out of hiding and find a more joyful and authentic way to be, in the land of living differently.
About me and my practice
I bring a strongly existential outlook to my life inside and outside the therapy room, staunch in my belief in Albert Camus' view that 'Life is the sum of all of our choices.'
Simply put, existential therapy provides an opportunity to explore what it means to be alive and to find a way of living at peace with ourself and all the challenges and opportunities life presents - before it's too late. In the words of Brazilian poet Mario Andrade:'Each of us has two lives and the second one starts when we realise we only have one.'
I have a non-directive, client-led approach and am committed to offering you a non-judgemental, adult-to-adult therapeutic relationship, in which you can explore the issues that brought you to therapy and choose your own way forward.
Experience
I have particular experience in working with people who have experienced significant trauma including physical, psychological and sexual abuse, whether in childhood or as an adult.
Working at relational depth, I will help you examine any feelings of shame, guilt or unworthiness and support you to find ways to release yourself from any control the past still exerts on your present and future.
When working with trauma,I share Carl Jung's view that, 'We are not what happened to us, we are who we choose to become.'
Qualifications
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
In addition to my formal training, my approach to therapy is informed by own 61 years of life; in all its light and shade, sadness and joy.
Additional Information
Some recent client feedback:
"Thank you so much for being my therapist for the last year. I feel so much better about the future and more confident and positive overall. I can't thank you enough for the difference you've made in my life."
"I can't thank you enough for helping me so much over the last few months. Without your help, I really don't know where I'd be. You have helped me become a better version of me."
"Our work together has been life-changing. I am back on the right track, more like the old me I've been desperately searching for. The work you do is incredible."
Professional Membership
MNCPS Acc
Professional Register
National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
Verified by Counsellingo on Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Initial Consultation
I offer all prospective clients a free, no-obligation 15-minute initial consultation.
Fees
I offer two payment plans:
a regular monthly subscription of £217 which entitles you to up to five sessions each month, an average of £50 per session.
a fully flexible 'pay-as-you-go' rate of £62 per session.
I also offer a discounted PAYG rate of £45 per session to people on a low income or unemployed; trainee counsellors and young adults aged 18-25.
Whichever payment option you choose, I provide full 60-minute sessions, not the 50 minute 'therapy hour' offered by some practitioners.
When I Work
I work four days a week, Monday - Thursday. I offer flexible session start times between 8.30am and 7.30pm.
I also offer home visits in and around Lincoln.
Therapeutic Approach
Working at relational depth with an existential approach.
Video Platforms
WhatsApp; FaceTime, Sessions.
Pronouns
He/Him
Area
Lincolnshire
Malcolm Bower-Brown