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Longtime senior-accredited practitioner in the British Association for
Counselling and Psychotherapy, I have provided psychological therapy and
support in medical, private and online settings for almost 40 years.
Course director of an accredited advanced qualification in counselling
and author of several books and articles on therapy, I came to France in
2007 to build up a residential retreat centre with my wife.
Whether it is called psychotherapy or counselling or psychological
therapy or one of the multitude of names of therapeutic approaches
available, therapy is more art than science - it is more about the
relationship within the therapeutic setting… in the same way that our
wellbeing is about our relationship with ourselves within, with the
others outside and around us, with our world and with our planet.
I
practice and teach meditation and have written on mindfulness (and now
musicking mindfulness), meditation, the philosophy of human relating,
and developing a flow in our living - a Western form of the Tao. My
professional work has been grounded in the person-centred approach of
Carl Rogers, uses the creativity of Gestalt, and incorporates the
insights of Martin Buber in the field of human relating. My books
include “Stillness in Mind”, “Pathways” and “Just BE here”.
I no longer charge for casual or occasional sessions face-to-face or
online and would negotiate a rate with you if meetings needed to be
regular or prolonged. In my considerable time in this work I have
encountered a very wide range of personal and psychological difficulties
across the broadest spectrum of client backgrounds and situations, so I
invite you to phone or email and we will work out how I might help in
the situation in which you find yourself.
I
live in the Pamiers/Foix/Mirepoix triangle and prefer to work
face-to-face, but, with the exception of certain issues, also work
online using Skype or Microsoft Teams
You can contact me by phoning:
+33 (0)561 01 52 08
or by emailing: simon.cole.france@icloud.com
or by visiting my website at: www.life-counselling.co.uk
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