07394 509457
hillrise.counselling.practice@outlook.com
Hello, my name is Lucy and I am an Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor based near Reading, on the Berkshire, Oxfordshire border, currently offering online sessions.​ I specialise in Domestic Abuse and Substance Misuse with many years of experiencing working in these fields with clients who sometimes experience them intersectionally.
An Integrative & Intersectional Approach online & around Reading, Berkshire & Oxfordshire.
Welcome to my website, I am so glad that you have found your way to this space.
I specialise in working with clients who have experienced domestic abuse and/ or addiction (especially substance misuse and alcohol). I have many years of experience in these fields which can be linked more widely to childhood trauma, abandonment and relationship difficulties. I also have experience working with Personality Disorders, Anxiety, Depression and PTSD.
I understand that even looking forward to change or understanding can be daunting but sometimes you need a space away from family and friends where you can openly speak through your feelings without fear of consequence. For me, it is your feelings and experiences that are important, and it is this environment that enables healing, personal recovery and growth.
Often when we are going through or have gone through these experiences, it can be feel incredibly lonely and confusing, so being able to explore things at your own space and in your time is very important.
Embarking on counselling can feel like a huge step into the unknown so please contact me if you have any questions, it is fully understandable and I will offer you a warm space.
Hillrise Counselling Practice
My Intersectional Approach
I work holistically with you in mind to achieve your goals and aims.
My Integrative Approach takes a Person-Centered Approach which recognises you as being unique with your own experiences whilst acknowledging the past as integral to your present (Psychodynamic) and wanting to equip you with tools and techniques to help you move forward (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy).
This is achieved through creating a safe space and a professional working relationship which is tailored to you as an individual.
I also integrate Hypnotherapy techniques, Mindfulness, Motivational Interviewing, Self Care Practices and Grounding Techniques when appropriate as guided by you and the direction of our sessions.
This can all be explored in a first session where we are able to meet and explore your needs and what you are looking for from therapy. From this point, we can look at discussing a set number of sessions or work in a more long-term way where we have rolling sessions. Therapy often works better when we have weekly sessions but we can discuss frequency within this first session (I completely understand that needs can change and life can evolve so things can be changed when needed, please do not feel any pressure).
You can find out more about me on my counselling Instagram: @hillrise.counselling.practice
Services
I offer a few services which can be broken down here - ultimately all of these holistic approaches can be interwoven within our sessions so please feel welcome to contact me and arrange an initial 50 minute session so we can explore what would be incorporated in our working alliance.
Currently I am offering only online sessions through the Teams platform but also Whatsapp video call or telephone. I will be soon offering a face to face space just outside of Reading, near the Berkshire and Oxfordshire border.
Sessions work best when they are regular so we can look to have sessions weekly at the same time/ day each week but it is all about what works best for you.
Counselling / Therapy
I offer 50 minute counselling/ therapy sessions - these are safe confidential spaces for you to explore what is important to you. ​
I am Integrative therapist intertwining Person-Centered, Psychodynamic and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).​ I work within ethical boundaries and follow confidentiality in all my practices.
Addiction Therapy
I have experience within the addiction field so can help you explore triggers and maladapted coping strategies as well as what led you to the addiction using the Psychodynamic Approach.
Please do not attend sessions under the influence. ​I am not a medical professional, please contact your local Drug and Alcohol service or GP for medical support and prescriptions.
Other Holistic Techniques
I see real importance in exploration and then creating new ways of being moving forward, so our sessions can intertwine Grounding Techniques, Coping Strategies and Mindfulness​ whilst also bringing other practices such as Inner Child exploration and Motivational Interviewing (effective within addiction work).
Get in Touch
Based near Reading, by the Berkshire & Oxfordshire border.
07394 509457