Site under construction – contact Damian Stoupe on 07792 799017 or skype me at damian.stoupe
Welcome and thanks for visiting. In short I am a professional counsellor (member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy). To find out about my counselling approach please click here
To me counselling is about changing your life – as simple and as complex as that. It is about changing the story you tell about yourself:
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“I am a bad person”
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“I am an alcoholic”
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“I don’t have any confidence”
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“I am depressed”
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“I hate the way I look”
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“I am unlucky with relationships”
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“I am an angry person”
It could be that these are things others have told you and they have just somehow crept into your own mind and lodged there for so long you have begun to believe them yourself.
Counselling is about challenging that story in a safe, non-judgemental place where the counsellor (in this case me) is there for your benefit without any hidden agendas (for tips on choosing a counsellor click here).
This first page will tell you, briefly the ways I can help those of you who live in the Wells, Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury or Cheddar area, or maybe, as in some cases, those of you who live further afield.
As a professionally qualified counsellor and hypnotherapist I can help you …
- to build on the strengths and resources you already have within you
- recognise and change any patterns of negative behaviours
- improve your communication skills and as a result improve your relationships
- develop effective coping strategies
- identify and develop those skills that you desire to live a more fulfilling life
… so, if you are experiencing…
- addictive behaviours (including eating, drinking, gambling, spending, pornography or smoking)
- anger or rage
- anxiety, panic attacks, phobias or obsessive compulsive disorder
- depression
- effects of past or present physical or sexual abuse
- effects of psychological or emotional abuse
- long-term grief or loss of bereaved ones, including pets
- nb: for short-term help contact cruse bereavement care
- issues in respect of sexuality or sexual identity
- lack of confidence, self-esteem, negative self-worth, or assertiveness difficulties
- major life challenges, changes or choices
- relationship problems (this is a LGB friendly practice)
- workplace issues; bullying, redundancy, performance issues, career choices, public speaking
- Note: If you are experiencing suicidal feelings and need immediate help, please contact the Samaritans.
…. feel free to browse around the site or drop me an email or give me a call for a free 15 minute conversation about the issues to see how I may be able to help you.
Damian Stoupe (MSc Counselling, Postgrad Diploma in Organisational Counselling, BA(Hons) Dip. Hypnotherapy) counsellor providing counselling for Wells, Shepton Mallet, Glastonbury, Cheddar, Croscombe, Coxley, Pilton, Evercreech, Norton, Radstock,Midsommer Norton: BA3, BA4 and BA5 postcodes in Somerset.