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Joanna Pike
My name is
Joanna Pike. I live in Bourbonnais in Central France close to Bourbon
l’Archambault in the 03 Department of Allier.
My Background
My training is
in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. I am a professional member of the
Association of Group and Individual Psychotherapy in London
http://www.agip.org.uk
qualifying in 2002. On completing this training I registered with the UKCP
(U.K. Council for Psychotherapy). Living in France, I have been accepted
as a member of la Confédération Européenne de Psychothérapie
Psychanalytique (E.C.P.P.) which is a branch of the European Association
for Psychotherapy (EAP).
My initial training for work with individuals was in horticultural therapy
moving to therapeutic community settings 25 years ago in London, working
with young adults and adolescents. I have had a rich experience of gradual
personal and professional development throughout the years. The
culmination of part of my development led to managing a therapeutic day
centre for adults who had experienced mental illness with emphasis on
rehabilitation through the creative arts, individual counselling, and
groupwork. I supervised and trained staff and students for many years. I
have worked in private practice as a psychotherapist and counsellor since
1998 (first as a trainee and then as a qualified practitioner).
My working life in the field of psychotherapy began with an interest in
the writings of
C. G. Jung. Since this initial encounter, I have broadened
my understanding considerably through my own life experience and interests
together with my encountering other theorists in the field of
psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and philosophy. However, I feel still
indebted to Jung’s way of enabling us to perceive ourselves in relation to
our inner experience. My association with artistic life plays an important
part in my stance as a therapist.
What I offer you:
A confidential
meeting at the same time each week for 50 minutes. A space for you to talk
about the concerns which have brought you to therapy with a view to
understanding them at a greater depth. My work is to enable you to find
the answers you have within yourself. I will be with you to help you find
words for experiences which you may find confusing or upsetting in your
life and to help you to find a way of moving forward. The session offers a
space to get to know yourself more fully, the experience of which can
enable you hopefully to have more freedom and autonomy as well as a
greater enrichment in your life. Therapy can be short term or longer term.
Please feel free to phone me or contact me by email to arrange a meeting
with no obligation attached. I speak French and English.
I offer the initial consultation at €15 for a one hour session for us to
find out whether we can work together.
My subsequent fees will be 45€ per 50 minute session.
A sliding scale is available in cases of financial difficulty.
Contact telephone:
00 33 470 66 25 56
E-mail: jo (at) counsellinginfrance.com
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