Grove Counselling
Hello...
...I'm Piers, and I'm going to tell you more about me.
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I came to psychotherapy practice from my own experiences of loss, and the enormous impact this had upon me. Therapy helped me to manage my anxieties, and to ground me in the new reality I faced. This was a transformative process, deepening my sense of empathy and understanding for other people, and consequently I made the decision to turn away from a lifetime in business to train as a psychotherapist myself.
My Story
I am an integrative counsellor, trained in psychodynamic and person-centred approaches, but I also use Cognitive Based Therapy (CBT) and other mindfulness practices to help bring us back to the present.
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My professional background was in IT where I worked for over 30 years, in increasingly managerial roles, following graduating from Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. I became increasingly dissatisfied with this way of life, and influenced and shaped by my own experiences of bereavement I took redundancy in 2020 and re-trained as a counsellor, initially in Guildford and later in Islington. I spent 2 years working for Care to Listen, a low-cost agency based in Croydon, and have recently moved to private practice operating out of rooms in Clapham and Battersea.
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I offer support for a wide range of issues, including grief, anxiety, depression, and trauma. Every client is different, there can be no one-size-fits-all approach, so I create a tailor-made approach for every client, recognising your unique lived experiences. The relationship between counsellor and client is central to this process, and I strive to foster a collaborative and open environment where you feel able to talk about anything.
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I can also be found on the following directories:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/profile/1401628
https://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/counsellors/piers-hadman
https://www.bacp.co.uk/therapists/410371/piers-hadman/london-sw12
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If you'd like to work with me, email me on piers.hadman@grove-counselling.com - or alternatively use the button below to fill in an online form.
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