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Patience Gwara - Cottage Garden Counselling
Psychotherapist, MBACP
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Ipswich IP2
Let's Connect 01473 794218
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As it is normal to experience emotional difficulties during life, counselling is one way of supporting you at such times. Some of the ways that couples therapy can work include, identifying toxic relationship patterns and helping couples to work on changing these, bringing a new perspective to issues and helping couples to understand each other's perspectives, finding new ways to resolve conflicts, building trust and improving communication. Most importantly, providing a safe space for both partners to work through their issues.
I work collaboratively with individual clients across the lifespan ranging from late adolescence to older adults. I specialize in COUPLES' ISSUES /relational issues, as well as depression, anxiety, divorce separation, addiction, co-dependency, social anxiety, loss, sexual issues, domestic violence, identity issues and addressing trauma histories.
Each hour that is spent in your therapy journey, is an opportunity to explore issues that may be preventing you from leading a more rewarding and fulfilling life. My hope is that, with time, clients can free themselves from past issues/behaviours and grow into the unique person/couple they really are!
Take the first step to help. Call or Email Patience Gwara - Cottage Garden Counselling now - 01473 794218
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Finances
Fees
- Individual Sessions £55
- Couple Sessions £85
- Pay by Bank transfer, Cash
Insurance
- AXA PPP
- Bupa
Please ask me about fees or use of insurance when you Email
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Patience Gwara - Cottage Garden Counselling
Psychotherapist, MBACP
Qualifications
- Verified by Psychology Today Membership with British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy Patience Gwara
- In Practice for 9 Years
- Certificate from Realise futures Couple's Counselling / 2012
- Degree/Diploma from University of Suffolk in (BA (Hons)) Arts in Counselling
- Bachelor Hons Degree Integrative Counselling (1st) /Foundation degree
Psychotherapist: Patience Gwara
Specialties and Expertise
Top Specialties
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Divorce
Expertise
- Addiction
- Adoption
- Alcohol Use
- Anger Management
- Antisocial Personality
- Armed Forces
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Behavioural Issues
- Bereavement
- Bipolar Disorder
- Bisexual
- Cancer
- Career Guidance
- Chronic Illness
- Chronic Pain
- Co-dependency
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Couples-Issues
- Dementia
- Dissociative Disorders (DID)
- Domestic Abuse
- Domestic Violence
- Drug Abuse
- Eating Disorders
- Education and Learning Disabilities
- Emotional Disturbance
- Family Conflict
- Gambling
- Geriatric and Seniors
- Hoarding
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Infertility
- Infidelity
- Internet Addiction
- Lesbian
- LGBTQ+
- Life Transitions
- Marital and Premarital
- Men's Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Narcissistic Personality (NPD)
- Obesity
- Obsessive-Compulsive (OCD)
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Personality Disorders
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Racial Identity
- Relationship Issues
- School Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Abuse
- Sexual Addiction
- Spirituality
- Sports Performance
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Thinking Disorders
- Trauma and PTSD
- Video Game Addiction
- Weight Loss
- Women's Issues
Client Focus
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black British
I also speak
Shona
Age
Teen ,
Adults ,
Elders (65+)
Participants
Individuals ,
Couples
Ethnicity
Asian ,
Black British
I also speak
Shona
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- Attachment-based
- Cognitive Behavioural (CBT)
- Culturally Sensitive
- Existential
- Gestalt
- Humanistic
- Integrative
- Multicultural
- Person-Centred
- Positive Psychology
- Psychodynamic
- Solution Focused Brief (SFBT)
- Transactional Analysis
- Trauma Focused
Location
Nearby Areas
Take the first step to help. Call now - 01473 794218
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Patience Gwara - Cottage Garden Counselling
Psychotherapist, MBACP