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Mr Colin Mercer

Mr Colin Mercer

Mr Colin T Mercer MBACP (registrant), MNCS (accredited), EMDR full dual UK & Ireland Membership

Counselling 30039987

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Overview
Fee assured

Specialises in

  • Applied Relaxation
  • Behavioural Activation (BA)
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Counselling
  • Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  • Mindfulness based CBT
  • Psychotherapy
  • Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy
  • Solution Focused Brief Therapy
  • Transactional Analysis (TA)
  • Trauma focused CBT

Offers

  • Face-to-face consultations
  • Video and telephone consultations

About me

I am a qualified and accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and Certified Clinical Hypnotherapist.
EMDR Therapist.
BHSCT Counsellor
(Belfast Health & Social Care Trust).

I have extensive knowledge in providing Counselling & Hypnotherapy and specialise in Anxiety, Depression, Panic Attacks, Low Self-Esteem, Grief/Loss/Bereavement, OCD, Trauma, PTSD, Self-Harm, Phobias, Anger, Addictions, Insomnia, Psychosis, and Pain Management. I use Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TF-CBT), Trauma Informed CBT (TI CBT)
I am a fully trained and qualified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Therapist. and hold full dual membership of the EMDR Association UK&Ireland.
I provide full, in-depth Clinical Psychological Assessment reports, including formulation treatment plans for high-intensity intervention.

I have my private practice and also work as a counsellor with many local agencies, such as Lena by Inspirewellbeing, Addiction NI, and SHIP (Self-Harm Intervention Program). I provide High-Intensity Counselling for all emergency services, such as Ambulance and Fire & Rescue. I treat PTSD for armed forces veterans, NHS staff and government departments.
I also provide an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) counselling format for corporate and company employees.
I have also worked as a Bereavement Support Volunteer and A Bereavement Support Supervisor with Cruse Bereavement.
I now provide my clients with Mindfulness relaxation audio recordings (PMR) as part of my therapy practice.

Areas of interest

Anxiety; Panic Attacks; PTSD, Trauma; Grief/Loss; Addiction; Self-Harm; IBS related Anxiety Disorders; Insomnia; Covid related anxiety; Depression; Exam Nerves; Emotional Issues, relationship issues, illness processing and mental health recovery resourcing. Interpersonal familial advice and room to talk. Situational anxiety and over-worry.

Ages 18 and over;

Using: Psychotherapeutic Counselling, mindfulness-based CBT, hypnotherapy, Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, trauma-focused CBT, Client-Centred Approach, Bereavement Support, Applied Relaxation, and EMDR.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

  • Cardiac conditions
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Musculoskeletal conditions
  • Neurological disorders
  • Pain management
  • Rheumatological conditions
  • Anxiety Disorders
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Procedures completed

  • AA808

    Counselling session - (5-50)

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