Serena Waite
Member Status: Accredited
Member No: NCS21-01775
Location: Chatham
I qualified in Humanistic Therapeutic counselling and Trauma Therapy and I work from my core Person Centred beliefs and trust in you having within you what it is you need to be all of who you truly are.
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists and also the National Counselling Society. I hold a basic DBS certificate and I undertake regular clinical supervision with a registered supervisor.
Fundamental to how I offer counselling is the provision of a safe, confidential and non judgemental space for you to explore any aspects of your life, your feelings, your thoughts, your relationships or experiences that you feel may be impacting or have impacted on your mental and physical well being and to work with you to find the best ways to support you in your exploration and to finding the best ways forward.
I believe that we all have within us what it is we need to live our lives to the full and that when we feel truly heard and accepted as we are, we are more empowered to being more of who we truly are and to living more of the lives that we truly want to live. I truly believe that for us to be in touch with our inner and outer experiences we need to experience a safe space free from judgement to hear them.
Underpinning my passion for my work are my personal experiences and my interests in ongoing research into the complexities of our mental health and how as humans we protect ourselves psychologically, emotionally and physically when we experience threat.
I value our whole being, our physical, emotional and psychological being and how we experience our relations with others and how we experience our environments and our circumstances and so fundamental to how I work is offering a space where we can work together to hear, recognise and value all of you.
I offer both long and short term counselling. The number of sessions available being open to negotiation as you may opt to have a set number of sessions or choose to leave it open.
I accept self referrals, professional and work place referrals.
If you have not experienced counselling before you may not know what to expect or what is expected.
Following your initial enquiry I will aim to respond to you within 24hours.
I offer a 30 minute free call to offer you information about my style of counselling and what I can offer; how I protect your privacy and to discuss what you may be hoping for from counselling for you to see if it is what you are looking for and how you feel talking with me. If you decide that you would like to proceed we can discuss whether you would like face to face, online or phone and book in an appointment. I will also ask to take some personal details and I will provide written details of our working agreement and my privacy policy for you to sign and keep a copy .
Exploring your life experiences, your relationships, your feelings and thoughts in counselling may at first feel difficult and may raise some painful feelings and thoughts, before you start to feel the benefits.
( For information on my privacy policy and how I protect your information please visit my website. )