Inner Self Counsellor/MD-Emma Robinson (wiffen) Reg MBACP
Emma is Managing Director of Inner Self Counselling established in 2005 following four years of study at Chelmsford Counselling Foundation gaining her Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling. Emma is also a Counsellor working at Inner Self and undertakes company contract work. Emma's experience is over 25 years in the healthcare profession public and private sector working as a maxilofacial nurse in cancer wards, burns and AIDS. In 2001 Emma decided to train as a counsellor and has never looked back strongly believing in the profession that she is passionate about. Emma's counselling experience has been extensive in Mental Health working for Mind between 2003-2007, school counselling 2004-2008, rehibilation centres in Essex, Southend Probabiton with drug and alcohol addicts and in general agency counselling practice. Emma works with adolescents, adults couples and families applying an approach that fits the person through her confidence gained through her vast experience gained over 16 years practising as a counsellor. My fee is £45 individuals, £50-£60 couples. UK Trauma education schools approved supervisor. Police firearms approved counsellor, insurance approved counsellor
Inner Self Counsellor Sarah Wilkin Reg MBACP
I joined Inner self in 2023 after completing a Masters in Psychodynamic Counselling at the University of Essex. I have experience of working with clients with a range of issues such as anxiety, depression, anger, bereavement and difficulties with relationships. I am also a trained mediator able to help with practical difficulties and assisting with communication between disputing parties. My goal is to provide a warm and safe environment in which people are able to explore their difficulties, examine their past and clarify their future, all with the guarantee of complete confidentiality and acceptance. My fee is £45 per session. Mediation fee email/call to discuss but reasonable
Inner Self Counsellor Tracy Smith Reg MBACP
I am a fully qualified Psychodynamic counsellor after qualifying from Chelmsford Counselling Foundation. Joined Inner Self 2022, I have experience of working with clients with a wide range of issues, worries and concerns, from relationship difficulties to bereavement. I have worked alongside many clients who have been experiencing, and often enduring, lifetime struggles with anxiety, panic attacks, depression, and trauma related issues. I will strive to build a safe and empowering space, where at your pace you can begin to explore your concerns and feelings and start to make sense of your inner world. I have previously trained as a mental health nurse and have worked for many years, therapeutically in a children home. I have also worked and supported families who have found themselves facing challenging times from mental health, domestic abuse, addictions, and family conflict.
Inner Self Counsellor Caroline Card Psychoydnamic Reg MBACP
I joined Inner Self in 2015 having trained, qualified and worked at the Chelmsford Counselling Foundation. I have experience of working with clients with a range of issues such as depression, low self esteem and difficulties with relationships. I endeavour to provide a safe environment in which to explore the individuals’ inner world and give the client the opportunity to explore, discover and clarify ways of living more resourcefully. My fee is £45 individuals and £50 for couples
Inner Self Counsellor Sarah Merrick Psychodynamic Reg MBACP
I joined Inner Self in 2017 after having completed five years of studying at Chelmsford Counselling Foundation obtaining my Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling. I have worked with people with a range of issues including anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, bereavement, depression and relationship problems. I aim to provide a safe, empathic, non-judgemental environment in order to allow feelings to be explored promoting a greater understanding of oneself.
I believe that working together in this way contributes to an improved sense of wellbeing. My fee is £45 for individuals and £50 for couples
I believe that working together in this way contributes to an improved sense of wellbeing. My fee is £45 for individuals and £50 for couples
Counselling Room
Approach To Counselling
There are many different counselling approaches which can often feel difficult for people to understand. At Inner-Self we believe what's most important when looking for a counsellor is that we are suitably trained and qualified with a professional body. Most of all it's important that you feel comfortable with the counsellor you choose. We describe ourselves as counsellors working in an integrative way, drawing from psychodynamic, person centred and solution focused/CBT counselling models offering both long and short term counselling in a confidential environment with an approachable, understanding and flexible manner. We feel it is vitally important as a counsellor and as human beings that we offer respect and value for the person who is sitting in front of us in having the ability to listen to a persons needs and being able to adapt to them. In not feeling restricted to one model of choice we offer an approach for individual needs and requirements.
Psychodynamic Approach
Exploring and linking past behaviours, family and childhood difficulties to the present and looking at how these past influences have affected our present lifestyle and relationships. By exploring and releasing the feelings, thoughts and emotions associated with the past we are able to acknowledge the way these are affecting our present lifestyle and relationships. By acknowledging the past we are able to slowly make changes in the present. Pyschodynamic counselling is effective for people who have struggled with issues for a while that they feel need voicing and addressing or a significant event has triggered feelings from the past.
Holistic Approach
Quite often when underlying feelings are not addressed your body will feel them in a physical form, at Inner-Self we work with the person seeing them as a whole where the significance is that the mind, body and spirit all have significant links to each other and therefore we work with physical symptoms as well as emotions and feelings as these phsyical aspects can often be the symptom of underlying unexpressed emotions, the aim is by exploring and working with all these aspects is that a person can gain a balance.
CBT/Solution Focused Approach
Where and when required we use CBT techinques in our work
Trauma Approach
Where and when required we use trauma skills in our work
There are many different counselling approaches which can often feel difficult for people to understand. At Inner-Self we believe what's most important when looking for a counsellor is that we are suitably trained and qualified with a professional body. Most of all it's important that you feel comfortable with the counsellor you choose. We describe ourselves as counsellors working in an integrative way, drawing from psychodynamic, person centred and solution focused/CBT counselling models offering both long and short term counselling in a confidential environment with an approachable, understanding and flexible manner. We feel it is vitally important as a counsellor and as human beings that we offer respect and value for the person who is sitting in front of us in having the ability to listen to a persons needs and being able to adapt to them. In not feeling restricted to one model of choice we offer an approach for individual needs and requirements.
Psychodynamic Approach
Exploring and linking past behaviours, family and childhood difficulties to the present and looking at how these past influences have affected our present lifestyle and relationships. By exploring and releasing the feelings, thoughts and emotions associated with the past we are able to acknowledge the way these are affecting our present lifestyle and relationships. By acknowledging the past we are able to slowly make changes in the present. Pyschodynamic counselling is effective for people who have struggled with issues for a while that they feel need voicing and addressing or a significant event has triggered feelings from the past.
Holistic Approach
Quite often when underlying feelings are not addressed your body will feel them in a physical form, at Inner-Self we work with the person seeing them as a whole where the significance is that the mind, body and spirit all have significant links to each other and therefore we work with physical symptoms as well as emotions and feelings as these phsyical aspects can often be the symptom of underlying unexpressed emotions, the aim is by exploring and working with all these aspects is that a person can gain a balance.
CBT/Solution Focused Approach
Where and when required we use CBT techinques in our work
Trauma Approach
Where and when required we use trauma skills in our work
