Woking Counselling Support Karen Mackey

IN BRIEF

I am accredited by the BACP, experienced and well qualified to work with individual adults and couples.

Successful Counselling broadens understanding, leading to changes in thinking, feeling and interactions with others. Even small insights can change a situation for the better because they help you see your situation more clearly and highlight new ways forward.

My undertaking is to give you my full attention, knowledge, experience and space to help you explore what you bring. Constructive therapy will ultimately need your willingness to engage in thinking openly about things and often from different perspectives.

I have worked with many issues including anger, anxiety, sadness and confusion or coping with loss, abuse, addictions, relationship or societal issues. Communication is often a factor in couple relationships and there are effective ways to improve this and healthy ways to explore and manage conflicts.

My Counselling offers individual and relationship therapy to anyone over 18 whether looking for short or long-term therapy. I see people from many backgrounds both neurotypical and neurodiverse where self-acceptance and affirmation can be especially important.

Counselling which works, whether for couples or for individuals, is very much about finding a therapist you feel comfortable with and trust so that you can talk openly and freely. If you would find it helpful, we can meet for a free 15 minute Zoom or Whatsapp call, before you commit to a first appointment.

I counsel both privately and as a volunteer at RASASC in Guildford, an agency supporting survivors of rape and sexual abuse. I have also previously worked with Catalyst, a substance abuse and mental well-being charity, and Dialogue, the YMCA Counselling service in Guildford.

I work from Woking but as I am on the outskirts of the town, am not far from Guildford or Woking and there is easy parking.

Fees are £60 for personal counselling and £70 for relationship counselling. For people on low incomes, unable to meet the full costs of therapy, I offer a limited number of low cost places for couples and individuals.

If you have any questions about therapy or are interested in having Counselling with me, please get in touch using the Contact Me tab.


IN MORE DETAIL

Counselling can make a huge difference. It becomes more possible to understand, find clarity and direction and discover a way that works better for you and who you are. As a Counsellor I take a direct and practical approach so together we can make sense of what is happening and you can come away better equipped with the tools and ideas to move things forward.

My work is with both couples and individuals. Whether you have specific issues such as communication difficulties, anxiety, addiction, anger or stress or have a general sense that something is not right, Counselling is about having the space and time to speak freely and be heard and understood. Sessions will explore ways of making sense of what is happening and consider alternative perspectives and options so the choices you make are informed and considered ones.

Each of us has a particular and special way of looking at the world and, however you choose to live your life, it needs to make sense and fit with that view. My Counselling is very much about working with you personally and with what you bring to sessions so that you can manage your life in a way that works for you. As an Integrative Counsellor, I draw on various therapeutic approaches so am able to respond and adapt to what helps you most.

In the quiet and calm of the Counselling room, clients find a place where they can talk comfortably and safely about whatever concerns them. For many people this has been too difficult to do with family and friends because they are emotionally involved, at times offering advice which possibly does not feel helpful to you or reflect who you are. For some, Counselling is the first experience of being with someone interested in them, who takes time to listen, stays with them, respecting their thinking and decisions, for people with neuro-diversities such as ADHD or ASD this affirmation can be especially helpful. It is important that Counselling feels welcoming and friendly from the very first contact with me, so please feel free to get in touch with me about what you are looking for from the Counselling.

As a couple’s therapist, I welcome clients with many kinds of relationship issues, including heterosexual and same sex partners, I also work with adult child and parent difficulties. Couples work usually includes encouraging awareness and calm, clear and thoughtful communication between two people.

I aim to provide a flexible Counselling service which gives you choices and meets therapy needs. For people on low incomes, unable to meet the full costs of a therapy session with a Counsellor in the Woking or Guildford areas, I offer a limited number of low cost counselling places for couples and individuals.