Sometimes all we know is that we need some extra help and support...
Hello and welcome...My name is Amanda Farrington, and I work in private practice and I am based in Sidmouth, but also work from consulting rooms in Exeter. I have ten years experience of both private practice and of working within the NHS.
Towards a relational therapy...
So, how can counselling and psychotherapy help? When you talk things through in a safe and confidential space with someone experienced and specially trained in this way it can make all the difference. Psychotherapy can help you to explore and understand any difficulties that you may be feeling, which are affecting you from the past, or the present. Just to stop and do this can feel beneficial. Finding the right therapist is so important. You want someone you 'gel' with, who can really hear what you are going through. If you want your life to change, you don't have to do this on your own any more. Therapy is an important first step to managing your life better and working towards living your life the way you want to with someone whom you feel comfortable with and can trust. If you decide to see me, I am here to support you at this time of change and growth.
The difference between counselling and psychotherapy...
Most people know about counselling - maybe you have had some, or know of someone that has. It tends to be shorter and will often focus on one particular issue or problem. Psychotherapy is normally over a longer period of time and I will help you explore patterns of behaviour which are affecting you now.
Inspirational quotes that I like......
'it's never to late to be what you might have been' ( George Eliot)
'And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.' (Anaïs Nin)
'the purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free' (Rollo May 1981:19, Freedom and Desire)
'if you do what you have always done, you'll always get what you've always got' (Karl Albecht)
You might want to see a therapist for all sorts of reasons, These are just some of the areas you may wish to explore:
Or, you may be feeling as if your self esteem is very low and/or you simply feel troubled or stuck and can't put your finger on why.
Sometimes emotional reactions to stress can be accompanied by other symptoms and physical health can often suffer. This may result in for example:-muscle aches and pains, diarrhoea, irregular heartbeats, headaches, feelings of panic and fear, drinking too much alcohol, using drugs (including painkillers), or even shopping too much.
Where is my therapy practice?
To contact me, call in absolute confidence 07971 685240.
I am committed to providing psychotherapy in a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment, working to the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and Bath Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy recognised Code of Ethics. I trained with Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling (bcpc) and also completed a Masters degree in Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy with Middlesex University.
Exeter and Sidmouth and are within easy reach of Ottery St. Mary, Whimple, Newton Poppleford, Topsham, Honiton, Seaton, Budleigh Salterton, Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Beer, Colyton, Woodbury, Newton Abbott, Dawlish, Taunton, Starcross, Dawlish, Torquay and Exmouth in Devon.