TRACY SHEPPARD THERAPY
Counselling for Adults
Sometimes life’s twists and turns can stop us in our tracks, or we recognise life feels uncomfortable or misaligned. Therapy can help you to explore and smooth out your inner self.
I offer individual counselling for adults in Bristol and South Gloucestershire areas with face-to-face or online sessions available.
My priority is to ensure you feel comfortable, accepted, and able to trust me with your worries
I’m Tracy, an integrative therapist
As a qualified professional, I take seriously and meet all requirements outlined by the professional and ethical regulator for my counselling work with Adults and Children.
My priority is to ensure you feel comfortable, accepted, and able to trust me with your worries. I understand coming to therapy can be daunting and that you may be feeling apprehensive. Together we can build a space for you for long or short-term work as you wish.
I work in a person-centred way meaning you are in control of your sessions while I gently support you. I believe you already have many inner resources and abilities though currently, you may feel lost or muddled. Making sense of yourself, your feelings and processes in a non-judgmental space can be an enlightening, relieving and positive experience.
My experience has enabled me to support a wide range of issues around (but not limited to) anxiety, panic disorder, depression, low mood, eating difficulties, body image, gender, sexuality, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, ASD & ADHD, grief/loss, stress, relationships.
Many years of working within the NHS means I am experienced in working with individuals with health concerns, medical phobias and staff experiencing frontline trauma.
What’s an integrative therapist?
Integrative therapists are trained to work by combining a variety of approaches. My core modality is Person Centred Therapy (PCT) but I can work flexibly using a variety of techniques to meet your individual needs. This may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), and Creative and Symbolic strategies for a Proactive Approach.
My adult counselling locations
You can find me in the following areas of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, UK:
Thursdays face-to-face sessions at Bristol Counselling & Psychotherapy in Kingswood BS15
Fridays at The Old Rectory Clinic in Iron Acton BS37
Ask for availability for online sessions – nationwide.
Feel free to send me a question or request a call
Frequently Asked Questions
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Counselling is a talking therapy where you can explore your worries, thoughts and feelings in a safe non-judgmental place with a professional who is there to support you to make your own choices and decisions. It gives the opportunity for increasing self-awareness, change, and empowerment.
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Counselling is not about giving you advice, fixing your problems for you, judging you, expecting you to follow instructions, or telling you what to do.
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Sessions last 50 minutes and are charged £60 per session.
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The first session will be for me to understand what’s going on for you. To identify your needs and for me to understand how I can help you. It’s also a time for you to get a feel for the space and a taste of how we can work together.
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This is entirely up to you. Therapy can be a few sessions or longer stretches of work. Individuals sometimes pause and return in chapters when they feel ready.
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For face-to-face sessions we will meet in a quiet private room. For online sessions we will ensure that privacy is maintained.
Everything you share in counselling is confidential unless there are areas of concern around you or anyone else being at serious risk of harm. In this incidence, I would work with you to seek additional support.
To work safely and ethically I have regular supervision in accordance with the professional standards of NCPS. Throughout this process, your identity will be anonymised.
I’m also registered with the ICO and ensure I securely store any of your personal details or confidential notes.
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I offer Talking therapy. My core modality is Person Centred Therapy; however, I am trained to work integrating a variety of other approaches. This means that I can work flexibly using a variety of techniques to meet your individual needs. This may include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Creative and Symbolic strategies for a Proactive Approach.