Constance Nash Emotional Support
1 to 1 counselling and emotional support sessions
Soutien psychologique et thérapie individuelle
Welcome, bienvenue
You are welcome regardless of your income, gender, social background, spirituality, abilities, sexuality, ethnic or cultural heritage. If you are affected by discrimination of any kind, be it racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ageism, or ableism, or several of those simultaneously, please know that you can safely and openly talk about it. Such discrimination can take a heavy toll on one's mental health, and should never be brushed aside or minimised.
Je vous souhaite la bienvenue. Quelque soit votre revenu, sexe, groupe socio-professionnel, votre religion ou spiritualité, votre sexualité, vos origines culturelles ou ethniques, vos handicaps ou désavantages. Si vous êtes affecté(e)(s) par quelque discrimination que ce soit (racisme, sexisme, homophobie, transphobie, 'âgisme', 'capacitisme'...) ou par plusieurs de ces discriminations simultanément, sachez que nous pouvons en parler librement et ouvertement. Ce type d'abus peut avoir de lourdes consequences sur votre santé, et ne devrait jamais être minimisé.
In a nutshell
I can help with:
Anxiety, stress, depression
Low self-esteem, Self doubt
Relationship difficulties, family problems
Grief, bereavement, loss
Toxic situations and relationships, abuse, bullying
Gender and identity issues, discrimination issues
Childhood adverse experiences
Although I am a generalist, I am also well informed on: food - and other substances - issues, body image, anger issues, trauma, PTSD and CPTSD.
How I work
I am a ‘humanistic’ counsellor: I work using a Person-Centred approach. I sometimes integrate elements from Existential therapy. I also integrate 'psycho-education': for example, it can be useful and empowering to understand what anxiety is, how it works, what it does. The person-centred approach can feel quite different from approaches such as CBT (which is aimed at working from a cognitive and behavioural perspective, and is goal oriented), or Psychodynamic approach (which focuses more on bringing ‘unconscious’ processes to the surface).
My way of working is ‘non directive’: you have the control over what you wish to bring up in a session. My way of listening is non-judgemental empathy: I will not interpret or assess what you share. Instead I will try to fully understand your experience as you feel it, and my questions will be aimed towards deepening that empathetic understanding.
Counselling
If you are struggling with a personal issue which is affecting your wellbeing, then a series of regular 1-to-1 counselling sessions can be useful. These sessions are generally an hour long, but you can book 90 minutes, if you feel that is a better fit for you. They are generally occurring weekly, although twice a week can be arranged, or once fortnightly, depending on your needs and budget. Therapy can be short-term (5 to 12 weeks), or longer-term, depending on your needs.
Emotional Support
If you feel that you don’t need therapy as such, but if you just want a safe place to ‘get things off your chest’ confidentially, to process things like a difficult day or week, the fall out of an argument, a worry that you do not want to burden anyone with, then booking a one-off support session when you need it can be beneficial.
You can choose a short session (30min), normal (60 min) or long (90 min). This can be arranged at short notice although I may not be able to find an available time on the same day.
My prices
Below are my full tariffs. Please note that I offer discounts to: people on low income or pension, students, asylum seekers and refugees. if you are struggling financially, don't hesitate to tell me during our first free session, and I will try to work out something to make my service affordable for you.
Therapeutic counselling:
Online or by telephone:
From 15th Aug, 2023:
Full price 60min : £50
90min : £75
First session: 45min : FREE
Discounts are possible, depending on your individual situation, which we can discuss during the free initial session.
Emotional support:
From 15th Aug, 2023:
one-off, stand alone sessions
Full price: 30min : £25
60min : £50
90min : £75
First session (30 min long): £15
Making counselling affordable
“In 2018, seeing a therapist usually costs between £60 and £90 per hour with specialists at up to £150/hour, however in 2021 seeing an online therapist is now usually between £45 and £65 per hour.” (Source: UK Therapy Guide)
Given the squeeze experienced by many of us through the rising cost of living and the impact of the pandemic, I choose to make my services as affordable as possible. I offer discounts and different frequency options to make my support financially more accessible even if you are on a tight budget.
Who am I? Qui suis-je?
I am a qualified counsellor (CPCAB L4 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling) with 3 years clinical experience. I am a registered member of the BACP (reg. nbr: 391785) and accredited registrant of the NCS (Nbr: NCS22-03617).
I have been working as a volunteer counsellor for different Surrey wellbeing agencies since August 2020, and as an emotional supporter for the charity "7 cups" since 2018. I'm also doing a degree in Forensic Psychology at the Open University.
I have been running my online emotional support service since April 2021 and my counselling one since October 2021
I am a native French and bilingual French-English.
Je travaille comme thérapeute bénévole pour une agence du Surrey depuis Juillet 2020. Je suis aussi "listener" (soutien psychologique) pour la plate-forme en ligne '7 Cups' depuis Mai 2018.
J'ai obtenu ma qualification de psychothérapeute ('counsellor' : CPCAB TC L4) en 2021 et continue mes études de psychologie (UK Open University).
Je suis membre de la BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) et de la NCS (National Counselling Society).
Mon service de soutien psychologique en ligne est ouvert depuis Avril 2021 et celui de 'counselling' depuis Octobre 2021.
Je suis française résidant au Royaume-Uni et suis bilingue Anglais-Français.