Paul North

Fully trained counsellor and BACP (British Association For Counselling & Psychotherapy) member with fourteen years NHS experience.

I am an experienced Counsellor with extensive NHS experience. I have also worked for the last seven years for a charity providing counselling for people affected by life threatening illness. This has given me enormous experience of working with grief and bereavement. I have undertaken additional training in this area.

I work closely with difficulties around change and transition. Here I pay attention to what is making someone feel 'stuck' and what is it that is getting in the way of making changes?  I offer support  in being able to make links between the past and the present and in begining to identify patterns of relating and behaviour.

 I offer a safe and supportive environment as I understand this can be difficult and painful for people.

I am interested in how guilt, shame and anger operate in our lives and often get in the way of building close and meaningful relationships.

I have a private practice in Bristol and Nailsworth where I offer long term and briefer therapy. I have undertaken additional training in brief therapy.

Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling (Bath Centre For Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Post Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing and Personal Development ( Sussex University)

New Approaches to Working with Loss and Berevement (University of West of England).

Brief Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy (The Tavistock)

Brief Solutions Focused Therapy (ATP Training)

Member of British Association For Psychotherapy and Counselling (MBACP)

Individual: £35 per 50 min session. £20 to £25