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Specialises in

• Applied Relaxation
• Psychotherapy

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy

• Transactional Analysis (TA)

Offers

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

About me

I'm aware it takes courage to begin counselling and I aim to make you feel safe and welcome.

During our initial session, we'll talk about what you're hoping to gain from counselling and what I can offer you as a counsellor. This first meeting is an important opportunity to discuss what the process involves, explore and clarify your needs, and get a sense of whether we feel we can work well together.

What does therapy involve?

The capacity to talk about your life, feelings, emotions, relationships, ways of thinking and patterns of behaviour with someone you trust. We all need a little help at times and I aim to offer you a space where you can take a fresh look at your issues and understand them a bit better, giving you new choices about how to live your life.
It can be a deep process. My job is to facilitate this by being open, non-judgemental and encouraging. Helping you to rediscover your strengths and resources, to gain clarity, confidence and a more robust sense of self.

Where I work

In Sparkford (between Yeovil and Castle Cary)

I also offer sessions by video or telephone.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Training, qualifications & experience

I started work in the caring professions as a nurse in 1983. After working with seriously ill and dying patients I felt there must be something more I could offer. This lead to my explorations of shiatsu (a hands-on body therapy), deep healing energy work and spirituality.
I realised that awareness and understanding of our issues is core to deep and lasting healing. I feel counselling offers a space where one can gain a new perspective and insights into the situations that are troubling us.

Drawing on my wealth of experience I offer an integrated, holistic approach for clients with a focus on embodied awareness. I am an experienced Therapist and have been in private practice since 2013. I am a fully Accredited member of the BACP.

MBACP (Accred)- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, Accredited member of the BACP.
Former RGN - qualified general nurse
FwSS- Member of the Register, Shiatsu Society (Fellow)

Continuous Professional Development:

2025: Games people play; The Polyvagal Theory: Manage Anxiety, Trauma & Autism; Working with Adoption: Scenario-based learning and discussion;

2024: Treating Survivors of Coercive Control in Narcissistic Abuse; Deep Release Training - When Mothers Wound; Taming the Inner Critic,

2023: Deep Release Training � Playing Games in Relationships; Working creatively with Blocked Anger.

2022: Deep Release Training � Working creatively with Aspects of Self; Attachment behaviour in the Counselling room.

2021: Carolyn Spring � Working with Shame; Working with dissociative disorders in clinical practice.

2020: Mental Health and the Body; Dealing with Distress; Working with suicide and self harm, Carolyn Spring. Safeguarding children, levels 1, 2 and 3. Safeguarding adults, levels 1, 2 and 3.

2019: Emotional Regulation, Integrating Artwork in Counselling; TA 101.

2018: BACP Children and Young People conference (online), Self-harm, the solution not the problem, Working with young people who self-harm; Clients on Medication; Assertiveness; An Introduction to Modern Addictions,

2017: Attachment Theory, Working with Children and Young people; Eating Disorders; Transactional Analysis; Boarding School Syndrome; Motivational Interviewing; 2 Day Introduction to NLP

2016: Working with Trauma in the Body and Mind; Chelsea's Choice, Child Sexual Exploitation.

2013: Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling at Strode College, Street

2012: Cruse Bereavement course, including A Child's Grief module.

2011: Counselling Skills and Studies at Strode College, Street

1992-95: Shiatsu Practitioner Course, European Shiatsu School, London

1983-1986: Registered General Nurse training, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge

Areas of interest

Some of the issues that might bring people to counselling and that I have experience working with are:

Anxiety, worry, stress and depression;
Relationship difficulties e.g. affairs, separation and divorce;
Self development;
Spirituality;
Work related issues e.g redundancy, bullying;
Anger Management and communication e.g. arguments or not talking;
Bereavement and other losses;
Difficult childhood memories;
Health related issues e.g terminal or chronic illness;
Sexuality;
Life transitions e.g new baby, child leaving home, retirement;
Low confidence or self esteem;
Difficulty sleeping;

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Psychophysiological disorders

Medical secretaries

• Hannah Taylor
• 07866 804443
• hannahshiatsu@aol.com