Diane Walls
Psychotherapist
MSc Psychotherapy, PG Dip Psychodynamic Psychotherapeutic Counselling
Therapists
I offer psychodynamic psychotherapy and EMDR on both a short and long term basis for anyone whose problems have become too overwhelming to face alone or who find themselves ‘stuck’ and unable to move on in life. This could involve working through past traumas, identifying unhealthy thought processes and patterns, identifying a path for the future, creating new coping strategies that work for your particular situation or just enabling you to offload when you’ve had a bad week. I provide a supportive environment which is objective, non-judgemental and neutral. Whether we meet on a short or long term basis, the ultimate goal is to help you find ways to deal with your problems and to give you the tools and skills enabling you to combat issues and make things work on your own in the future. Just by reading this you have already shown a curiosity to explore more, even if at this stage you feel unsure of where it may lead.
My principal training (PG Dip) is in Psychodynamic Therapeutic Counselling. My Psychotherapy training (MSc) and ongoing CPD has encompassed a further range of therapies that enable me to integrate them with my core training. They include Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), ADHD Clinical Services Provider, Psychosexual studies, Systemic Therapy (understanding family systems when working with individuals and couples), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Polyvagal Theory and working with more complex presentations. I am also a supervisor to trainee and qualified therapists. My training and experience enables me to offer a broad range of techniques within my counselling work to raise awareness and understanding for some of the issues that you may be experiencing. I also continue to attend different training courses to ensure that I remain up-to-date with the latest developments in counselling and psychotherapy. I am registered as an accredited member of UKCP, a member of BACP and a member of EMDR Association UK.
Prior to training as a counsellor and psychotherapist in 2012, I worked for over 20 years as an IT project manager within the corporate environment, a project manager within education and social enterprises and more recently, as Clinical manager for a counselling charity. Alongside private practice, I also work therapeutically with adults, adolescents and couples at a well-established charity offering low-cost and affordable long term therapy. During my psychotherapy training I have also worked offering time-limited therapy within a University Counselling service and for a NHS Counselling service for patients with complex needs.
Carlton Hill