Safe Shores Counselling
Counselling and Therapy in Poole, Dorset
Welcome...
and thank you for visiting Safe Shores Counselling
I'm Lucy, an experienced counsellor, IFS and CBT therapist and I offer one to one counselling and therapy to adults over 18. I can help with a range of difficulties including trauma, anxiety and depression and I also specialise in helping people through bereavement, grief and loss including non-person losses such as the loss of a job, a relationship, or a much-loved pet.
Life throws many challenges at us, some of them we can navigate on our own while others can leave us struggling with difficult thoughts and emotions we sometimes feel lost or trapped in. Every day can feel like a mountain to climb and the weight of what we're going through, heavy, sometimes exhausting, to carry. And when we're trying to carry it all by ourselves, it feel even heavier.
No matter how difficult things are right now, things can get better, healing is possible, and when you feel ready, I'm here to help you.
How I Work
Counselling and therapy with me is a safe, calm and supportive space where you can begin to feel better. It's a place where you can talk in complete confidence about the things you'd like help with and where we can find a way through those things together. .
We will only ever go at a speed you feel safe and comfortable with and each session will be a partnership rather than someone giving you advice or telling you what to do. Instead, I will help you find your own answers by walking beside you and supporting you every step of the way.
Here are just some of the areas I can help with.
Anxiety
Anger Management
Bereavement
Burnout
Cancer
Carer support
Depression
Low Self-Confidence
Low Self Esteem
Mental Health
Motivation
Non-person Losses
Panic attacks
Personal Development/Life Coaching
Physical Health
Redundancy
Relationships
Separation and divorce
Social anxiety
Spirituality
Stress
Trauma
Terminal/Life Limiting Illness
Types Of Therapy
Integrative Counselling
I'm what is called an integrative counsellor which means I can work with a wide range of counselling techniques that are tailored to your unique experiences, goals and preferences and what you feel works best for you.
I also have additional qualifications in the following:-
CBT (including ACT )
CBT (Cognitive Behaviour Therapy) and ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) are therapies that can help you notice, explore, and understand how thoughts, emotions and behaviours are connected and the ways unhelpful thought patterns can negatively affect how you feel. and engage in the world CBT and ACT can help you find tools, techniques and new ways of looking at things that help you think differently, cope better and make positive changes that reconnect you with the things that matter to you.
IFS
IFS (Internal Family Systems) is a therapy that can bring lasting healing and transformation. We all have different parts that are trying to help or protect us in some way but sometimes the opposite can happen which causes us problems. We can also have parts that can hold pain from the past. IFS is a way of exploring your inner world, helping all your parts work in harmony and those carrying pain, to heal
For more information about IFS, please see the video below or contact me for more information.
I'm a registered member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), so you can be sure I have met all their training requirements and work to their high professional and ethical standards.
Appointments
One to one in-person and online appointments are available which can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly depending on what you feel would work best for you.
Availability
I currently have a limited number of appointments available.
Fees
I offer a free initial, 20 minute, confidential telephone session where we can talk a little about what you'd like help with and I can answer any questions you may have.
If you would like us to work together after our initial call, the cost of each in-person and online session is £58.00 per 50 minute session.
Outdoor Therapy
Outdoor sessions are £65 per 50 minute session, either in and around the beautiful Poole Park or along Poole's lovely quayside. Sessions are also available in the grounds of Upton Country Park.
Bereavement, Grief & Loss Workshops
I can provide training workshops to groups and organisations who would like to gain an insight into the impact of bereavement, grief and loss and increase their level of confidence in supporting others.
Please contact for more information
Get in Touch
Please contact me if you have any questions about how I can help or would like to arrange an initial free of charge telephone session. Alternatively, you can call me on 07568 923506.
All enquiries are completely confidential.
My Location
Located in the Old Town part of Poole, Dorset close to Poole Quay, the building is easy to find and readily accessible by car, bus or train. There are plenty of carparks nearby and both the train and main bus stations are just a 10-15 minute walk away.
About Me
I've been counselling since 2018 and in addition to my work here, have experience of counselling and training in hospices and other charities. I have also worked as a health and wellbeing coach and trainer and currently run a gentle exercise class for a community charity promoting overall wellbeing as well as physical health.
Qualifications
- IFS Level 1 (IFS Institute UK)
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP Accredited)
- CBT Level 5 (CPCAB)
- Level 2 Certificate in Therapeutic Use Of Person Centred Creative Arts (APCCA)
- Mindfulness Practitioner Certificate (NCS Accredited)
- *Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (BACP Accredited)
* please note that I'm currently unable to offer help and support to children and young people under 18
