Tricia O'Connor

Therapist Directory Listing Category: Psychotherapists and Counsellors

About the Therapist

About the therapist:

I see clients online or at a small, comfortable and quiet counselling room in Kings Heath, South Birmingham. Each appointment lasts 50 minutes. My fees are £55 per session, although a small reduction may be negotiable depending on circumstances. After an initial assessment period, if we agree to continue, I see individuals on a weekly basis.

On your first visit we can discuss together what brings you to counselling, what you are hoping for and whether my style of working makes sense to you and your needs. It also gives you a chance to ask any questions and gives us both the opportunity to get an idea of whether we could work together - this is an important part of establishing a therapeutic relationship.

Sexual identity:

Other

Gender identity: Female

Gender history: As assigned at birth

Non-monogamy: No

Intersex: No

Neurodivergent: No

Qualifications - Links to websites:

Dip HE in Integrative Counselling

BACP accredited member

Tricia O'Connor - therapist in BIRMINGHAM | BACP

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Experience and approach:

Through my work at an NHS funded LGBT counselling service, two domestic abuse agencies, a GP surgery and private practice, I have experience of working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues, including family/relationship difficulties, stress, anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, abuse, bereavement, loss, work problems, sexuality and gender.

In addition, I have experience and a particular interest in working with adults, both men and women, who have experienced childhood and/or adult sexual, physical and emotional abuse, including those in the LGBT community who may have faced, and still may face, further abuse relating to their identity, and who need help making sense of their experiences, with keeping themselves safe and learning to trust again.

I work from within a relational approach. Basically this means that my belief in the influence of the counselling relationship in bringing about positive change is central to my offering a relationship from which we can explore together your current issues and concerns as well as those stemming from the past.

The therapeutic relationship can often bring up feelings and behaviour that can belong in the past and can mirror the patterns of relating that have caused the very concerns that may be limiting your ability to live life as you would like and which have led to you seeking counselling. By looking at your early attachment relationships and how you came to make sense of yourself, others and the world, we can explore together such patterns in a safe, therapeutic, non-judgmental context. The aim is to help you to achieve understanding, self-compassion and acceptance by deepening awareness of and working through the origins of such patterns and to shed light on your relationships with others and to help you to make changes if you so wish.

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