Counselling services in Leeds. Also in Manchester and London; and in Edinburgh, York and Wilmslow;
and in Halifax and Hebden Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire, by Dr Jim Byrne.
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Jim Byrne combines Rational Emotive Behaviour
Therapy (REBT), general CBT, Transactional Analysis (TA), with Zen philosophy, Gestalt therapy and Object Relations models
of mind, to help his clients understand and change their problematic behaviours and difficult emotions. This integration
of therapies is called Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy (CENT).
Face-to-face Counselling Services
in Leeds
Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy (CENT), for emotional,
behavioural and relationship problems
with Dr Jim Byrne, Doctor of Counselling, at the Queens Hotel,
City Square
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Good counsellors are good philosophers and
good human beings: "Counselors can acquire an extensive theoretical and practical knowledge and can make that
knowledge available to their clients. But to every therapeutic session they also bring themselves as persons.
They bring their human qualities and the life experiences that have moulded them".
Gerald
Corey, 2001, Theory and Practice of Counseling and Psychotherapy, page 41.
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Introduction
Hello and welcome to my Face-to-face counselling page for people in Leeds.
Do you feel unhappy with any
aspect of your life? Are you feeling emotionally miserable, or acting in ways that damage your own interests?
Do you feel an urgent and desperate need for help with your problems?
♣ Are you looking for help with your
feelings, your thoughts or behaviours, or your relationships, at home or at work?
♣ Do you feel angry,
anxious or depressed?
♣ Are you feeling miserable about the problems in your life?
If you have any
of these kinds of problems, then I can help you.
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"As an absolute minimum,
counselling gives you a safe space in which to reflect on your current problems; shows you how your thinking may not be helping
you, and how to change it; and provides you with techniques and models which will accelerate your progress towards your most
cherished goals". Renata Taylor-Byrne
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Who am I, and what do I offer?
My name is Dr Jim Byrne. I am a Doctor of Counselling. Over the past thirteen years, I have helped more than 650 people
to get over their problems of anger, anxiety, panic, rage, depression, stress, low self-esteem and poor self confidence, and/or
relationship problems including couple conflict. My clients often find that they can get over their urgent and immediate problems
in just three or four sessions with me. Of course, some more complicated cases take longer. (See the 'Unsolicited Client Testimonials' page***).
I offer face-to-face counselling, coaching and therapy services in central Leeds on a monthly
basis; on the second Tuesday of the month. If you want to consult me then we would meet in a private room in the
Queens Hotel, City Square, Leeds LS1 1PJ.
Because I am only in Leeds once each month, and because of the high overhead
costs, it is necessary to book a double session - which is two times 45 minute sessions, at £120
per session. Thus the total cost to you would be £240 per month. This fee must be paid into the ABC bank
account and cleared seven days before the appointment is due to take place.
I offer general counselling help with emotional, behavioural and relationship difficulties; and also in seven areas of specialism***.
I provide a unique form of ‘talk therapy', or cognitive counselling (including elements of CBT), which
combines the best systems of effective thinking, re-deciding, re-parenting, psychological education, social skills training,
and emotional support. This system is called Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy, or CENT counselling.
What is the structure of a counselling session?
A
standard session in Leeds is a 90 minute conversation, which is confidential between us. (I would never breach my pledge of
confidentiality, unless a client told me they planned to commit a serious crime, and that has never happened in more than
thirteen years of doing this work). During those sessions, through a process of discussion, debate and direct teaching/training,
I use Cognitive Emotive Narrative Therapy (CENT) to help my clients to feel better; to act better; to think better; and to
function better in their home and work relationships and performances.
What will you get?
If
you come to see me, I will help you to reframe your problems - to look at them and think about them differently - so that
they look and feel more manageable, easier to solve; and less distressing or difficult.
I will introduce you to new
ways of thinking/feeling about your unresolved problems in life, including early childhood problems, or problems from later
stages in your life, including the present moment; and I will help you to feel better about who you are how you behave and
perform in the world.
If you enter into CENT counselling with me, you can expect to learn how to think better; feel
better and perform and behave better, at home and at work.
If you are angry, anxious or depressed, you can expect to
reduce the intensity of those emotions to a more reasonable level; which will improve how you feel; how you act; and the general
quality of your life. Happiness can return to your life.
If you are struggling with conflict or disturbances in
your relationships, you can expect to learn how to manage effective relationships for productive outcomes.
If you are
struggling with practical problems in your life, you can expect to gain the skills to plan and implement your goals more effectively.
Fees
Because I am only in Leeds once each month, and because of the high overhead costs, it
is necessary to book a double session - which is two times 45 minute sessions, at £120 per
session. Thus the total cost to you would be £240 per month. This fee must be paid into the ABC bank account
and cleared seven days before the appointment is due to take place. If you also have a couple of sessions of telephone
counselling each month, this will reduce your average cost per session dramatically, because telephone counselling is modestly priced at the moment.
Alternatively, you could consult me face to face in HebdenBridge or Halifax, at a lower cost.
"If you think counselling is expensive, try
self-neglect!" Anonymous.
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Contact
details
Call me today, to find out how we would work together, or to set up an appointment. Or email
me to indicate an interest in seeing me at some point in the future.