About me

Hi, my name is Lorraine Childerstone and I offer friendly and flexible face to face counselling in Brackley and online counselling UK wide.

Why I am a counsellor

Ever since I first started work as a journalist many years ago I loved working with people, and listening to their stories. Every human being is unique. Every story is filled with personal perspective and meaning, and it is a privilege to be entrusted with these stories, to help clients explore, value and rewrite them. I love to see clients start to realise that change is possible, how their own patterns have been keeping difficulties in place, and that they can influence more than they realise. I love to see clients as they are – unique and incredible human beings who can bring pain, confusion and despair to the room as well as growing self confidence and self-understanding as they face their difficult feelings. The courage and self worth clients develop as a result of the work is a privilege to witness and I always learn a lot about myself in the process.

My skills 

I am a fully qualified  humanistic relational counsellor, with a Level Four Diploma in Integrative Counselling and a member of the BACP, working in accordance with its ethical framework, including full supervision. I am also a certified online and telephone counsellor, having undertaken 80 hours of additional training in these skills.

You will also benefit from skills I have integrated through trainings in:

• Hypnotherapy
• NLP   
• Body-based work (Tai chi )
• End of life work.
• Mindfulness and spiritual practice

As a counsellor I have worked with a range of clients, including at a hospice and for a general counselling charity.  Together we have explored: anxiety; depression; grief and loss; health issues; stress; abuse; trauma; transitions and life-changes; low self-esteem; identity issues; academic and work challenges; relationship issues; family problems; and spiritual issues.

As a Hypnotherapist and NLP Practitioner I have also supported clients with self-esteem and self-confidence, and working to break habits such as smoking.

Personal development

I keep my skills up to date with continuous professional development.