Ruth MacMillan
I have worked with children, teenagers and adults who are struggling with a range of emotional issues:
- Anxiety and Depression
- Addiction
- Self-harm
- Abuse
- Sexual Assault
- Domestic Violence.
In my experience each client is an individual and your circumstances are unique to you. I draw on a variety of theoretical approaches to help you gain insight into yourself and we work together to find solutions that suit your life.
Talking through problems can provide relief from difficult emotions as sharing with a trained counsellor promotes self-compassion. I work creatively which can open up new perspectives to help you to understand yourself and your experience better.
I offer open-ended counselling and review the work regularly. It important to my practice that the work I do is productive and is providing meaningful support.
Qualifications
- BACP membership
- Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling
Professional Development
- Experience with Blue Smile, Place2Be, Just Talk Today and Open Door
- Working with angry teenagers
- Living in a world with ADHD
- Unconscious Bias
- Safeguarding Children – Level 2
- Female Genital Mutilation
- BACP: Children, Young people and Families conference – Breaking the Cycle of Trauma
- HM Government – Prevent awareness course
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma informed Practice
- Suicide Intervention Training
- SMART Facilitator Training
- The science of Wellbeing
Helen Neale
Hi there, I am Helen Neale. A counsellor with a big smile and a passion for helping others to find their own way, no matter the obstacles.
I have experience of helping with various challenges and life events including anxiety, depression, ADHD, and bereavement.
I am help you to work through your problems to find the solution that works for you, and your circumstances without judgement and with a kind smile.
I am here to listen, and to help empower you to make the choices that work for you in your life. Everyone is different, and I draw on various approaches that work for your unique circumstances.
My own personal experiences of mental illness, neurodiversity, sexual identity, bereavement, and addictions add to our knowledge together. These lived experiences don’t cloud the ability to step into your world, and show empathy, they enhance it as we work together in a common goal to empower you to make change.
Qualifications
- BACP membership
- Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 2 in Understanding Autism
- MSc in Autism and other Neurodevelopmental Conditions (Ongoing)
- Mindfulness for neurodivergent brains (Global Institute of Mindfulness)
Professional Development
- MIND
- Childline
- Place2Be (Play therapy)
- Trauma counselling
- Sleep issues within Neurodiversity
- Trauma counselling in PTSD
- Counselling Children and Young People
- ADHD counselling and interventions
- ADHD in women and girls
- Autism and counselling
- HM Government – Prevent awareness course
- Screen time and neurodivergence
- Supporting after baby loss
