About Helen
Fully Qualified and Accredited Person centred psychotherapist (MSc), hypnobirthing practitioner and the Founder and Clinical Director of The Pathway Clinic.
Hearing from Helen:
I had some truly adverse childhood experiencing which led to a deep rooted belief that I was unlovable and was broken beyond repair. I became brilliant at hiding my pain, with an exterior that portrayed a happy and easy life. Within, I was leaning on some very destructive coping strategies in adolescent life, which came to a peak, and became impossible to hide in my early 20's.
In my mid 20's I embarked on a journey of healing and through my own therapeutic process, I realised that the beliefs I had about myself had come about because of my experiencing. I began to challenge many conditions of worth that were placed upon me (I am lovable only when / if...) and worked to find my true inner light and love - the light which had been dulled and lost with each difficult experiencing throughout my early life.
My work now is devoted to helping others to find their own light and to see that they are not the darkness they have endured.
Qualifications:
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MSc in Contemporary Person-Centred Psychotherapy and Applications (2017-2022)
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BA (Hons) Philosophy 2:1
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Trauma and the Body: Disassociation and Somatisation (2019)
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Child Sexual Abuse: Hope for Healing (2021)
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Inner Child Healing Diploma- CMA registered (2020)
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Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm (2019)
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UKCP & BACP registered - working within their ethical framework for good practice.
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UKCP Accredited Full Member
I have accrued over 2000 clinical hours, having previously worked within the NHS and low cost counselling services, I set up private practice in April 2020.
I work with individuals who face a wide range of mental distress. My work centres around the healing of trauma.