Dr
Marie Mills - Private Psychologist and Counsellor
Many of us come to counselling for a variety of reasons. We can
feel overwhelmed by life and the things that have happened to us.
We don't feel 'good enough'. We seek meaning and understanding.
Above all, we want to feel better than we do now.
I provide counselling services in the Okehampton area in Devon.
Telephone: 01837 - 53809
Dr Marie Mills
Please
scroll down or select the following
links to see my counselling qualifications, my philosophy with regard counselling
and my experience with counselling:
Dr Marie Mills has a degree in psychology and a PhD from the University
of Southampton. She is a chartered psychologist, a BPS Registered
Psychologist Specialising in Psychotherapy with Senior Practitioner Status
[ROPSIP] and a BACP senior accredited counsellor. She is bound by
the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists [BACP] and
the British Psychological Association [BPS] code of ethics. She
has regular supervision.
She has lectured
and presented her work both here and abroad. She is also the author
of a number of influential papers.
I believe that counselling gives the client a safe and facilitating environment
to use the mind of a trained and experienced 'other' to explore these personal
pains and concerns. As a psychologist and counsellor, I provide a
warm, welcoming, safe and reliable place for this to occur.
Many of us come to counselling for a variety of reasons. We can
feel overwhelmed by life and the things that have happened to us.
We often feel very unhappy indeed. We can have relationship difficulties
that cause immense pain. Some of us feel socially isolated, some of
us feel isolated within ourselves. We don't feel 'good enough'.
We seek meaning and understanding. Above all, we want to feel better
than we do now.
With some issues I will tend to use a lifespan or psychodynamic approach,
focusing on the influence and link between early childhood experiences on
relationships and behaviours in later life. It offers a safe and secure
framework to allow understanding of the human condition across the life
span. For other problems I tend to use a more cognitive behavioural
approach, recognizing that the way we feel and think influences our behaviours.
I have been a counsellor for many years. I first became interested
in counselling through my research work with people struggling to cope with
major illness. Since then I have worked with people of all ages who,
for a variety of reasons, are unhappy with life.
I have worked in NHS psychology and psychiatric departments. I
also work with GP surgeries and charitable hostels for the homeless.
Currently I work primarily in private practice. As with most therapists,
I have worked with a wide variety of problems including depression/anxiety,
bereavement, abusive experiences, addictive behaviours, eating disorders,
trauma, relationship problems, work related issues, social anxiety and low
self esteem.
Dr
Marie Mills - Private Psychologist and Counsellor
