Welcome to Cumbria Psychotherapy and Counselling
Welcome to Cumbria Psychotherapy and Counselling
I am Carmen Docton, a Clinical Integrative Psychotherapist and member of the Humanistic and Integrative College of the UKCP.
What I Offer
Additional Information
I offer face to face or online therapy for individuals and couples of 18 years and over. Most of my work is in person, however for some online working is more convenient and I find this is a good alternative to working face to face.
My consulting room is in Carlisle. There is disabled access and a small amount of parking.
Online and telephone appointments are available Monday - Thursday, 08:30-17:30.
About
Philosophy
My belief is that we are all born with the potential to live full and satisfying lives. Sometimes difficult life experiences, traumas or uncertainties leave us feeling alone, demoralised and negative. Therapy or counselling can help us to regain our equilibrium, restoring faith in ourselves and helping us to build stronger relationships with the people around us.
Therapy Approaches
I am an Integrative Psychotherapist and Psychotherapeutic Counsellor. This means I am trained in a number of theories for example developmental, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioural and attachment theories. The breadth of this training allows me to use a variety of approaches with my clients, so that I can individually tailor therapy to suit your personal needs.
I will listen and support you to share what is troubling you.
We will work together psychoanalytically using Transactional Analysis. Many clients also choose to include creative approaches like imagery, music, dreamwork, bodywork or art to enable deeper self exploration. Often we will explore your past and how it affects your current struggles .
As an Integrative Therapist, I encourage clients to be brave and try new things in therapy knowing it is a safe and confidential environment.
Working Together
We will work to a contract that we agree together after an initial assessment. The contract will be a description of the problem you wish to resolve and how we have agreed to work towards this. We will regularly evaluate together how therapy is progressing. Individual work may be short term or long term depending on your needs. Couples therapy is short term of assessment plus 8 sessions.
Our work together will be strictly confidential and bounded by rules of Professional conduct laid out by UKCP.