Woking Counselling Support Karen Mackey

IN BRIEF

When choosing a Counsellor, the most important decision for you to make is whether you think you can talk openly and freely to your therapist and be able to trust them. This is vital because over and again research shows that all successful counselling depends on the quality of the relationship between us both. To help you decide, I offer free 15 minute Zoom or Whatsapp calls, before you commit to a first appointment.

As a Counsellor, I undertake to give you my attention, experience and knowledge so that you have the space to explore what you bring. With an open mind and willingness to look from different perspectives, things can become much more manageable.

I am an experienced, Accredited Counsellor and have worked with many issues including anger, anxiety, sadness and confusion, coping with loss, abuse, addictions or difficult relationships.

Communication is often a factor in many situations and there are effective ways to improve this and healthy ways to look at and manage conflicts. Successful Counselling broadens understanding leading to changes in thinking, feeling and interactions with others.

My Counselling offers individual or 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.

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.

My Counselling room is on the outskirts of Woking, on the main road to Guildford, and there is easy parking.

Fees are £60 for personal counselling and £70 for all relationship counselling appointments. 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.