Connection and Calm for Body and Soul
Do you feel stressed and disconnected, perhaps moving between numbing and activation, feeling stuck and powerless? Are your relationships and sense-of-self suffering?
Perhaps you like the idea of counselling, but also sense that you need support that has a wider view - that doesn't solely focus on your mind and your thoughts, but on all of you.
You may already understand why certain things feel hard for you, but still feel unable to calm your nervous system or release that constant feeling of activation or exhaustion.
My counselling and therapy approach seeks to create awareness around emotions and thoughts through gentle curiosity, whilst also taking moments of pause to notice how they have landed in the body. Working out where patterns and blockages can be felt and released through resources like breathwork, grounding, tracking, tapping, self-contact and powerful visualizations.
I have a background in working with local women's centres, drug and alcohol services and low-cost counselling agencies, supporting adults around issues like substance misuse, domestic violence, complex trauma, deprivation, relationship difficulties, bereavement, and a range of mental health difficulties, through therapeutic groups and individual sessions.
I now offer in-person and online counselling and therapy sessions to private adult clients from a room at Newent Osteopaths, a relaxed and welcoming location in Newent, Gloucestershire, with free parking nearby.
Somatic Toolkit
The nature of therapeutic work can instigate moments of deep feeling and processing, not only during our sessions, but often over the days between.
This is expected, and is an important part of the rhythm of healing. However, it can feel difficult to navigate alone, particularly when you may not have a consistent support network or a toolkit to lean into.
We will discuss which resources work best for you during the course of our work. To support this, I have also created videos of different somatic tools and useful things to know.
You will be given access to my video channel as soon as we begin our work together.
Confidential and Ethical
I am registered with the ICO (Information Commissioner's Office), adhering to their code of practise to ensure I am GDPR compliant.
I am also a registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), and comply with their professional standards of conduct.
I am insured through Holistic Insurance for Therapeutic Counselling and Walk and Talk Therapy for adults.
Moments of Need
Please be aware that Cat Teasdale Counselling is not a crisis service. If you feel in deep distress and need immediate support, please contact The Samaritans or your GP in the first instance.
