Patricia Terry MA, MSc, MBACP (Snr.Accred)
Senior Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist

Patricia Terry - Senior Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Esher & Kingston upon Thames, Surrey

What I offer

Individuals

Today, many people live complex, demanding and stressful lives. More and more my clients face challenges about how they might develop satisfying careers, build solid and fulfilling relationships with friends, family or partners, or deal with crises such as bereavement or severe personal setbacks.

Often they find themselves facing these pressures - frequently in difficult and confusing combinations - entirely alone.

• Excessive pressure of any kind may cause loss of self-esteem, and can also reinforce negative patterns of thought and behaviour. I help my clients to articulate, explore and address these problems, and to decide on the choices that are most likely to lead to a more satisfying life.
  
  
• Good relationships are important if men and women are to achieve personal fulfilment and a sense of belonging. Such relationships don't just happen, however, and people sometimes need help to gain the skills and confidence to develop and maintain them.
  
  
• I offer support to women who have experienced domestic violence or other forms of abuse in relationships that have been destructive to them as children or adults. The experience might continue to have an impact on them throughout their lives, and will have played a part in their development and ability to form strong and trusting relationships as time has gone by. I provide a safe and confidential opportunity for my clients to revisit the past, to gain insight and understanding into what has happened and then to move on.

Couples

Couples have never faced as many challenges to the stability of their relationships as they do today. They lead increasingly busy lives and juggle many demands of work, life and family. This places great stress on even the most secure and happy relationships.

• My role is to help a couple explore how each person perceives the difficulties in their relationship, and to decide what each of them really wants to do. Often they will want to stay together and rebuild their relationship, but sometimes they will decide to part on reasonable terms. People usually come to see me with their partner, but they are equally welcome on their own.

Confidentiality

Everything discussed during counselling is confidential. The only exception that may arise is if I believe someone, especially a child, is at risk of serious harm. This will be explained at the first meeting.