Cathy Crammer

Working Hours

In-person, Telephone or Zoom 

Monday: 8 am - 7 pm 

Wednesday: 8 am - 7 pm

Thursday: 8 am - 7 pm

Friday: occasional, existing clients only.

Walk & Talk 

I offer outdoor walk-and-talk sessions at Poole Park (a 3-4 km walk around the lake) during the above hours.

Current Availability

I am available to take on new clients.

Are you looking for support?

Hi, thank you for looking at my profile.  I am an experienced counsellor and provide sessions in person, via telephone, or Zoom. I also offer outdoor walk-and-talk therapy if you prefer to have therapy outdoors. 

I support adults and young people aged 16+.

I have experience working with clients experiencing: 

• Anxiety (including health and social anxiety)
• OCD - obsessive compulsive disorder
• Depression
• Stress
• Anger
• Grief, loss and bereavement (training through charity Cruse Bereavement)
• Identity issues
• Gender dysphoria
• Self-esteem
• Body image 
• Relationship problems
• Eating disorders such as binge eating, anorexia, bulimia, ARFID (training through Oxford CREDO programme and SEED eating disorders charity)
• Sleep problems
• Health issues
• Workplace issues
• Phobias
• Debt or financial worries
  
• Counselling for student counsellors (experienced at working with trainee counsellors undertaking Diploma, Degree or Master's courses)
  
• Menopause impacts for both women and men (a recent specialist area, as recently completed a Master's research project around this)
  
• I can provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a tailored intervention to support a specific problem.

If you're unsure where to start, please don't hesitate to reach out, and we can create a support plan tailored to your needs.

Format

Counselling can help you explore your thoughts, emotions, and behaviours to create changes in your life and improve your overall well-being. This may include examining your beliefs, values and behaviours and developing coping strategies or challenging thought patterns to help you create change. Your sessions will provide a confidential and safe space to explore your feelings without judgment.  We can work in various ways, and if you're unsure, I can recommend a plan for you after an initial session.

Session Length

Sessions are 50 minutes.  

I also offer 1-hour 15-minute sessions if you may benefit from longer sessions, particularly at the start of support.

Number of Sessions

We can either agree on a fixed number of sessions to fit your budget or time, or we can take an open-ended approach, providing sessions for as long as you require and tailoring support to what is most helpful to you. 

I can offer sessions weekly, fortnightly, or monthly to suit you and your budget.

In-person sessions held at: 

The Consulting Centre, 348 Poole Road, Branksome, Poole,  BH12 1AW

https://theconsultingcentre.co.uk    

(Please take a look at the website for photos of the setting.)

Accessibility:

• Free car parking is available at the Tesco Superstore opposite 
  
• The office is on the M1/M2 bus route
• Branksome train station is a 5-10 min walk
• Ground-floor rooms are available if you have any mobility issues

Introduction Sessions

I offer an optional 30-minute free introductory meeting to explore what you are looking to work through and to discuss how counselling might be helpful for you. 

We can also talk through how you would like to work and agree on session availability. You'll be under no obligation, and it's a chance for you to share what you might be looking for from therapy and to see if you feel comfortable with me and whether I can support you.

If, for any reason, I'm unable to support you, I'll also help signpost you to other suitable services. 

Alternatively, we can set up the first 50-minute session if you are ready to start counselling sessions.