Carol Maynard

PSYCHOTHERAPIST & SOMATIC BODY WORK PRACTITIONER

WHY THERAPY; You might be feeling down, stuck, confused, hopeless, helpless or experiencing really difficult emotions. You may have experienced a particular challenging or traumatic event or events. You might have been thinking about it for sometime & saying, no I'm fine; it's really typical to not ordinarily talk to anybody. Perhaps you doubt yourself & are critical of yourself. You may have tried self-help & you are finding yourself in the same patterns & want to understand patterns. You may be going through relationship difficulties or there seems to be no other alternative but to break up. You may also be experiencing body level issues such as tension, panic attacks, problems with breathing or an auto-immune condition.

MY WORK COVERS; family & childhood, inner child, health issues, body aches & pains, eating, depression, anxiety, stress, abuse & sexual violence, negative belief systems, trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD, attachment, relationships, codependency, marriage, divorce & separation.

THERAPY FOCUS; The three pillars of my work are Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, Imago Couples Therapy & Somatic Body Therapy (completed year 2 of 3 year course in Somatic Experiencing®). Across this I work relationally & / or with a trauma focused approach.

Happy to do a free video or phone call initially. Note practice times are typically between 9am-5pm, no evenings or weekends.

I WORK WITH; adults 18yrs+ & couples.

I WORK FACE TO FACE; indoors & outdoors in Cheshire & South Manchester - Cheadle & Wilmslow.

I WORK ONLINE; UK wide & internationally through Zoom, with a particular focus on London & Home Counties.

I WORK OUTDOORS; in nature with walk & talk outdoor therapy.

FOR COUPLES I also offer private couples therapy days & weekends, online or UK wide for face to face & at clients houses.

INDIVIDUAL WORK; This is based in Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy & Somatic Experiencing® . I believe experiences & emotions are stored in the body & I help clients learn what’s happening in their bodies & use this to achieve shifts & change. This includes body & emotional regulation techniques. I am a ‘why’ person & believe in going backwards to understand & acknowledge in order to go forwards. I enjoy helping clients be curious, join the dots, peel back the layers, gain awareness & to have a different experience in life. Some clients want information & some clients are looking for information & change. I also work with 'parts' theory & use creative techniques to help with understanding.

COUPLES WORK; This is based in Imago Couples Therapy (ICT). Imago is latin for ‘image’ & is the term used for the unconscious image we hold for our potential partner. Imago (Harville Hendrix) helps couples understand why they were drawn to each other, teaches about stages of a relationship & understand how they got in to difficulty. I work with the Imago Dialogue process which provides safety to develop understanding, communication, validation & empathy. I really believe in the process & see the difference with the work being between the couple, as opposed to directed at the therapist. Also entails bringing in Somatic Experiencing®.

PSYCHOTHERAPIST & SOMATIC BODY WORK PRACTITIONER

WHY THERAPY; You might be feeling down, stuck, confused, hopeless, helpless or experiencing really difficult emotions. You may have experienced a particular challenging or traumatic event or events. You might have been thinking about it for sometime & saying, no I'm fine; it's really typical to not ordinarily talk to anybody. Perhaps you doubt yourself & are critical of yourself. You may have tried self-help & you are finding yourself in the same patterns & want to understand patterns. You may be going through relationship difficulties or there seems to be no other alternative but to break up. You may also be experiencing body level issues such as tension, panic attacks, problems with breathing or an auto-immune condition. 

MY WORK COVERS; family & childhood, inner child, health issues, body aches & pains, eating, depression, anxiety, stress, abuse & sexual violence, negative belief systems, trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD, attachment, relationships, codependency, marriage, divorce & separation.

THERAPY FOCUS; The three pillars of my work are Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, Imago Couples Therapy & Somatic Body Therapy (completed year 2 of 3 year course in Somatic Experiencing®). Across this I work relationally & / or with a trauma focused approach.

Happy to do a free video or phone call initially. Note practice times are typically between 9am-5pm, no evenings or weekends.

I WORK WITH; adults 18yrs+ & couples.

I WORK FACE TO FACE; indoors & outdoors in Cheshire & South Manchester - Cheadle & Wilmslow.

I WORK ONLINE; UK wide & internationally through Zoom, with a particular focus on London & Home Counties.

I WORK OUTDOORS; in nature with walk & talk outdoor therapy.

FOR COUPLES I also offer private couples therapy days & weekends, online or UK wide for face to face & at clients houses.

INDIVIDUAL WORK; This is based in Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy & Somatic Experiencing® . I believe experiences & emotions are stored in the body & I help clients learn what’s happening in their bodies & use this to achieve shifts & change. This includes body & emotional regulation techniques. I am a ‘why’ person & believe in going backwards to understand & acknowledge in order to go forwards. I enjoy helping clients be curious, join the dots, peel back the layers, gain awareness & to have a different experience in life. Some clients want information & some clients are looking for information & change. I also work with 'parts' theory & use creative techniques to help with understanding.

COUPLES WORK; This is based in Imago Couples Therapy (ICT). Imago is latin for ‘image’ & is the term used for the unconscious image we hold for our potential partner. Imago (Harville Hendrix) helps couples understand why they were drawn to each other, teaches about stages of a relationship & understand how they got in to difficulty. I work with the Imago Dialogue process which provides safety to develop understanding, communication, validation & empathy. I really believe in the process & see the difference with the work being between the couple, as opposed to directed at the therapist. Also entails bringing in Somatic Experiencing®.

FOR INDIVIDUALS; This will vary dependent on each client. We might just talk, you might want me to know specifics about your story or an experience, I might ask you questions & you respond. If there is trauma of any degree we will make a point of slowing down & not going in to detail & it might be we purely focus on safety & stabilisation with emotional regulation techniques.

FOR COUPLES; We will take time to make sure you feel as safe as possible & feel present in the session. You will take turns to say why you have come & what you are hoping for. I will aim to introduce the Imago dialogue process, the appreciations process & the basics of Somatic Experiencing®. You will learn the basics of the Imago approach with some initial theory. The aim is you have enough information & as much of a taster to decide if the Imago approach feels right & if you would like to come back & meet again. 

PSYCHOTHERAPIST & SOMATIC BODY WORK PRACTITIONER

WHY THERAPY; You might be feeling down, stuck, confused, hopeless, helpless or experiencing really difficult emotions. You may have experienced a particular challenging or traumatic event or events. You might have been thinking about it for sometime & saying, no I'm fine; it's really typical to not ordinarily talk to anybody. Perhaps you doubt yourself & are critical of yourself. You may have tried self-help & you are finding yourself in the same patterns & want to understand patterns. You may be going through relationship difficulties or there seems to be no other alternative but to break up. You may also be experiencing body level issues such as tension, panic attacks, problems with breathing or an auto-immune condition.

MY WORK COVERS; family & childhood, inner child, health issues, body aches & pains, eating, depression, anxiety, stress, abuse & sexual violence, negative belief systems, trauma, PTSD, Complex PTSD, attachment, relationships, codependency, marriage, divorce & separation.

THERAPY FOCUS; The three pillars of my work are Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy, Imago Couples Therapy & Somatic Body Therapy (completed year 2 of 3 year course in Somatic Experiencing®). Across this I work relationally & / or with a trauma focused approach.

Happy to do a free video or phone call initially. Note practice times are typically between 9am-5pm, no evenings or weekends.

I WORK WITH; adults 18yrs+ & couples.

I WORK FACE TO FACE; indoors & outdoors in Cheshire & South Manchester - Cheadle & Wilmslow.

I WORK ONLINE; UK wide & internationally through Zoom, with a particular focus on London & Home Counties.

I WORK OUTDOORS; in nature with walk & talk outdoor therapy.

FOR COUPLES I also offer private couples therapy days & weekends, online or UK wide for face to face & at clients houses.

INDIVIDUAL WORK; This is based in Transactional Analysis (TA) Psychotherapy & Somatic Experiencing® . I believe experiences & emotions are stored in the body & I help clients learn what’s happening in their bodies & use this to achieve shifts & change. This includes body & emotional regulation techniques. I am a ‘why’ person & believe in going backwards to understand & acknowledge in order to go forwards. I enjoy helping clients be curious, join the dots, peel back the layers, gain awareness & to have a different experience in life. Some clients want information & some clients are looking for information & change. I also work with 'parts' theory & use creative techniques to help with understanding.

COUPLES WORK; This is based in Imago Couples Therapy (ICT). Imago is latin for ‘image’ & is the term used for the unconscious image we hold for our potential partner. Imago (Harville Hendrix) helps couples understand why they were drawn to each other, teaches about stages of a relationship & understand how they got in to difficulty. I work with the Imago Dialogue process which provides safety to develop understanding, communication, validation & empathy. I really believe in the process & see the difference with the work being between the couple, as opposed to directed at the therapist. Also entails bringing in Somatic Experiencing®.

FOR INDIVIDUALS; This will vary dependent on each client. We might just talk, you might want me to know specifics about your story or an experience, I might ask you questions & you respond. If there is trauma of any degree we will make a point of slowing down & not going in to detail & it might be we purely focus on safety & stabilisation with emotional regulation techniques.

FOR COUPLES; We will take time to make sure you feel as safe as possible & feel present in the session. You will take turns to say why you have come & what you are hoping for. I will aim to introduce the Imago dialogue process & the appreciations process. You will learn the basics of the Imago approach with some initial theory. The aim is you have enough information & as much of a taster to decide if the Imago approach feels right & if you would like to come back & meet again.