Blowing my own trumpet
Long story... short
I've been in the counselling arena for over a decade - mainly helping soldiers deal with their trauma and guiding their family's through it. I also coach folk with improving their confidence - and also getting their book written and published.
Long Story... well, long
If you'd prefer to see how I'm qualified to help you, scoot on down to the bottom of this page. Meanwhile...
After being frustrated with witnessing my mother's depression and my father's cancer, I began to seriously focus on educating myself in the therapeutic field. It began with Natural Nutrition in 2001, followed by Emotional Freedom Techniques in 2004, then the Human Givens counselling method in 2006.
In 2013, I finally achieved a Masters in psychotherapy (relationships was my speciality) and, for the past decade I've made it my mission to help young soldiers find their feet and veterans calm their minds.
In 2020, after taking redundancy from the military environment, I began to think about setting up my own practice where I could work privately with clients. Today, I am writing books and working on creating workshops that help folk with PTSD and anxiety as well as for couples. I'm also putting all my efforts into presenting online training courses so I can reach even more people.
While helping military folk, I became aware that some systems we have grown up with, particularly political, legal, educational and medical organisations, can cause a lot of men and women an awful lot of stress. Stress has a habit of causing physical pain and emotional heartbreak if you don't know how to deal with it correctly.
My goal has always been to help people ease their emotional turmoil while dealing with stress. Of course, there are lot of good kindly folk who want to do no harm to others (me included) and I use my skills to get to the core of client's issues quickly, so that they can get on with life the way they want to.
I see this earth as a schoolroom, to have experiences we can learn lessons from. For almost six decades I've been living on this beautiful land, I've experienced life's delightful highs and devastating lows. Through that time, I've learned that there are only three laws that we all need to abide by, and they are:
Men and women have an obligation to cause no...
- harm or loss
- fraud
- breach of the peace
...to any other man, woman, boy or girl.
Sensitive, Empathetic - but Professional
I'll let you into a secret and make myself vulnerable for a moment or two. As a young girl, I was regularly judged to be 'too sensitive'. The typical 'girl in glasses' I often sat on my own while reading a book with a thumb firmly stuck in my mouth. Subsequently, girls attempted to bully me. Those who believed they were stronger. They soon learned otherwise.
To me, being sensitive has enabled me to get in sync with others' emotions and give me the ability to get on their wavelength. The older I have become, the more strength I have found in having these qualities.
I am aware of the spiritual aspect of our human nature and can enter the world of others' realities, accepting them for who they are. If you are someone who hears voices, or are experiencing strange synchronicities, I help you begin to understand how to accept and deal with these 'strange' phenomena.
Skills and Knowledge
As well as being able to empathise, I have been able to detach myself enough to allow healing to begin within my clients, in a way that is comfortable for them. What this means is that, working with all these different people has granted me a unique access into the contrasting minds and emotions of humanity.
Therefore, I understand it is natural that what technique works for one person, won't necessarily work for another.
To achieve my goals, I focused on learning only the best psychotherapy techniques designed to help you:
- ease your emotions
- understand why you think what you do
- figure out what it is you want from life - and how to get it
Putting these tools into practice has given me the ability to listen to you and the personal issues you face. Then, draw upon my training and knowledge to get to the point quickly, while using your language in helping you:
- understand the raw deals you are facing
- figure out a way get on with your life
- teaching you how to use your own knowledge, skills and experiences
Emotional Needs
By identifying the missing emotional needs, I help my clients find why life is pulling them down into the toilet Then I can teach them how to use their own psychological abilities and unique gifts in order to grow in self-confidence.
It raises the spirits to be able to laugh, and this is encouraged so my client's low moods can be lifted to a place they can feel comfortable and at ease with themselves.
Client Experiences
Often, people have returned to me with amazing comments about the things they've experienced soon after a therapy session with me. They have said they've felt more calm inside than they've ever felt before. Some have even expressed experiencing a magical sensation, some type of clarity and direction that before was foggy and clogged and, since the therapy session, that fog began to lift in subtle ways.
When I'm with a client, my insight into how to help heal troublesome memories and emotions grows throughout the sessions we have together. I put my instincts to good use by sensing my way through assisting people understand their addictions, anxiety, anger, depression and to show the pathway onward, to a greater way of living their life - their way.
When clients come to me with addictions to food, alcohol, drugs or even social media, I figure out a way to help them through the fear towards a freedom they've not known before. I don't just sit and listen. I feel the cries of pain so I can lead my clients through to clarity. I aim to help them identify and imagine the sensation of pleasure, of being able to use their own skills, experience and knowledge - and most importantly, to trust that inner voice.
Reviews & Testimonials
We are always delighted when people let us know how pleased they are when they have completed their course of therapy. Writing a review for us, gives confidence in our service to other people, which enables us to help more of them.
CREDENTIALS
Training
- Psychotherapy (MA)
- Human Givens Institute (Diploma)
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Diploma)
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (Diploma)
Nottingham Trent University
2011-2013 - Psychotherapy (MA) - Paper: 'Soldiers & Civvies: a comparative analysis of the emotional meaning in their work cultures'.
Human Givens College
2006-2009 - Human Givens Diploma - This is a method that has proven to work quickly and unobtrusively helping people back to health. It is registered with IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) and is a registered charity.
Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
2012-2014 - Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Diploma - This type of therapy is backed by thousands of research papers proving its evidence-based effectiveness. The therapy is a structured form of psychotherapy that assists in changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour during times of distress. It is fully compatible with medication if you use this. The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) gives an overview which supports its effectiveness, while the Royal College of Psychiatrists gives a summary.
Emotional Freedom Techniques
2004-2006 - Emotional Freedom Techniques Diploma - EFT is a method that has been used for over 40 years, and Kaye took her training with Gary Craig, founder of the EFT Institute. The therapy presents a form of tapping on the acupressure points on certain parts of the face and body, while simultaneously repeating positive affirmations thereby linking brain and body with thoughts for healing.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certificates
As a psychotherapist, it is a requirement to continue training and updating essential knowledge. Kaye has earned numerous certificates from attending courses, workshops and presentations. These have ranged from therapy modalities (including EMDR and Compassion Focused Therapy), to subjects that have included the biology of the brain, the gendered brain, workplace stress, self-esteem, consciousness, mindfulness, human behaviour, body language and grief. Kaye has also researched natural nutrition and energy therapies.
CBT Diploma
- Basic Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Theory
- CBT Assessment and Formulation
- Client Core Beliefs
- Collaborative Working
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Guided Imagery
- Goal Setting
- PTSD and reliving trauma
- Lifting self-esteem
- The Socratic Method
- Working with agoraphobia and panic disorder
- Working with Critical Dialogues
- Working with OCD
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Certificates
- BrainSex Matters
- Brief Psychotherapy Strategies
- Brief Therapy Skills for Stopping Addictions
- Dealing with Conflict, Confrontation and Disputes
- Effective Counselling
- Essential Brief Psychotherapy Strategies
- Effective Anger Management
- Fast Trauma Phobia Cure
- From Self-Harm to Self-Belief
- From Stress to Psychosis
- Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change
- How to Break the Cycle of Depression
- How to Lift Depression
- How to Lift Self-Esteem
- How to Manage Pain and Accelerate Healing
- How to Reduce Suicide Risk
- How to Tell Stories that Heal
- Therapy for Relationships
- Understanding Anxiety
- Understanding and Stopping Addictive Behaviour
- Working Therapeutically With Couples
- Working with Challenging and Complex Cases
Additional Course Credits
- Biology and Human Behaviour
- Emotional Freedom Techniques
- Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
- Consciousness and its Implications
- Indian Head Massage
- Intelligence of Emotions
- Listening and Questioning Skills for Services Welfare
- Meaning of Life
- Memory and the Human Life Span
- Mysteries of Human Behaviour
- Origins of the Human Mind
- Practicing Mindfulness
- Science of Self
- Science of Natural Healing
- Stress and Your Body
- Teenage Relationships in the Real and Digital Age
- Understanding the Brain
- Understanding Human Perception
- Understanding the Development of European Cultures
- Understanding the Rise and Fall of Civilisations
Business & Academic Courses
- Analysis and Critique
- Art of Critical Decision Making
- Statistics Made Clear
- Presentation Skills
- Public Speaking
- Strategic Thinking Skills
DBS Checked
Disclosure & Barring Service Certificate - DBS cleared to work with vulnerable young adults.
Ref: P0002MJTTO2.
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