BACP accreditied counsellor and psychotherapist in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch
Hello, my name is Annemieke and I work as a qualified counsellor and a psychotherapist in advanced training in the Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch area, helping people with a variety of issues.
It can be difficult to admit we need help to cope with our emotions. But just as we go to our GP for help with our physical ailments, people are increasingly turning to a psychotherapist or counsellor to help them understand their emotions, cope with stress, anxiety, depression and difficult life events such as bereavement or relationship difficulties.
Some people experience traumatic events such as abuse, rape and accidents as adults or children.
Others have mental health problems including addictions.
And some people are interested in understanding more about themselves and improving their self-awareness.
Whatever it is that has led you to seek help, I can provide a safe, non-judgemental space in which to explore your experiences and make sense of your thoughts and feelings, with a view to opening up opportunities for change in the future, a future with increased self-awareness.
"A huge bag of emotions have been released from my inner self ....This process not only has helped me but has been amazingly interesting. Work... and my relationships have improved no end" (Client T 2020)
"I have achieved a sense of calm and happiness which I have not felt for a very long time" (Client A, 2023)
I practice using a particular type of psychotherapy called Transactional Analysis. One of the basic concepts used in Transactional Analysis is Drivers. These are ways we have learned to behave in the world in order to feel safe or OK. Can you identify with any of the following 5 drivers?
Please others
Be strong
Hurry up
Try hard
Be Perfect
To find out more about this theory and how I work as a psychotherapist please click here. I am an accredited counsellor with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
“The value of the safe place you have given me ... is immeasurable. Priceless.It's the safest space I've ever had, the place I can be my most real (even when that's been really uncomfortable) and feel all the feelings. A place where I am accepted as imperfect and weak and that gave me the courage to be those things outside of your four walls" Client K, 2016
My counselling and psychotherapy practice is situated in Bournemouth, in the Ensbury Park area, within easy reach of Bournemouth University and Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch town centres.
You can follow me on twitter by clicking the twitter link below. I tweet various articles relating to mental health and wellbeing. I've also just started a new blog, which you can see on the 'Annemieke's blog' page of this website, or by following me on Twitter or my Facebook Page.
