Christopher Piech

I have availability weekday evenings from 6pm-8pm. 

I offer face to face or online counselling to clients. I use a counselling agency local to the city centre for face to face client work and I typically use Microsoft teams for online counselling if you would prefer. 

Once you have made an enquiry I will offer you a free 30 minute initial assessment over the phone, digitally if you prefer. In this time I will ask a set of questions to understand what you are looking to get out of therapy, any previous history of therapy, hopes, fears and anything in between. This is an important part in your process to see if I am the right therapist for you.

If you believe that I am the right therapist then we can agree a time and location for therapy to commence. In preparation for your first session you will receive a contract outlining the framework of our work together. In here you will find the time and location of the work, how I work, memberships, insurance and how to set up payment. 

Sessions run for the counselling hour of 50 minutes and I recommend you attend weekly. Undoubtedly we both shall take breaks for holiday and I will inform you of my holidays in good time, all I ask is that you let me know too and we can hold the work until next time. The work we do will be open ended which means you are not confined to a number of sessions, you simply choose when you would like to end. All I ask is that you give me a sessions notice so we can explore how you would like to end and ultimately so that we can do that safely.

My private practice has been in place for around a year however I began my training at the wonderful Nottingham Counselling Service. I completed my placement there for two years as I worked towards my Level 4 in Therapeutic Counselling. Within my practice I have worked with an array of presenting issues from everyday problems, depression and anxiety to more complex issues such as eating disorders. 

What you can expect from myself is a calm and caring way of being. I offer a non judgmental stance to provide you with a safe haven and the opportunity to speak freely. I will listen to you to build up a picture and aspire to feel your reality as you describe it to me. I will offer empathy and understanding to your experience with the warm embrace of my unconditional positive regard. 

Ultimately this person centred way of counselling will help to align parts of yourself which may have eluded you. I am not doing anything to you, there is no homework but it will become apparent that it is you doing the work. There will be incongruence but in time acceptance, I know that prospect isn’t easy but I am here to pick it all apart a make things feel lighter. 

My hope is that you will become accountable to yourself and that is a great place to begin because this means you are ready to take control of yourself. My job is to hold the space for you to flourish and unlock the parts of yourself that you truly want. Our relationship will take many shapes as you change and grow, I will encourage you to say what you feel and challenge what it is that maybe coming up for you. I will always be there to help you see the reasons you stepped in to beginning  the work with me.

The relationship will grow and will always be available to you more or less as you perceive. I am here with you.

In terms of your first session assessments and contracts will have been completed but may need handing over for signature.  With all that had its time for you to begin your therapy and I will listen and understand whereabouts it is you would like to begin. We will agree a focus for the work and continue to check in at the beginning of each session to understand if this is where you still want to focus or maybe if there is a change to where you want to focus.