Didsbury Therapy Partnership

DIDSBURY THERAPY PARTNERSHIP, AT THE SYNTHESISE CENTER

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT CALL: 0161 434 4443
The Synthesise Center
829a Wilmslow Road
Didsbury Manchester M20 5wd

0161 448 9048 - 9.0am - 6.0pm John Monday to Friday
0161 613 1698 - 9.0am - 6.0pm Louis Monday to Thursday

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As psychosynthesis therapists we work with appreciation of the whole person and view symptoms causing pain and suffering in the broader context of the life journey and struggles of each individual person.

Some of the sorts of issues which our clients have brought to therapy are:
Stress
Anxiety
Self esteem
Depression
Obsessive and compulsive feelings
Burnout
Trauma
Bereavement
Addiction
Concerns around eating and food
Suicidal and self harming feelings
Relationship difficulties
Sexuality issues
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning issues
Gender identity
Life threatening illness including HIV and cancer
Diagnosis of BXO,LSA and penile cancer
Lack of life meaning and purpose
Spiritual crises

Because we seek to understand specific issues and symptoms in the context of the whole of a person's life, therapeutic work is usually ongoing rather than time limited.


WHO WE ARE

Didsbury Therapy Partnership is an independent practice established in 2003 by psychosynthesis psychotherapists John Shiers and Louis Taeijon.

Our approach to therapy is centred on building a therapeutic relationship with the client so that pain, joy and everything in between, can be fully recognised and held.
The aim, through the therapeutic relationship, is to increase our potential to chose how we live and to find meaning and purpose in our lives, rather than being driven by pain and distress from the past.

John and Louis are graduates of the London Institute of Psychosynthesis and are qualified and experienced psychotherapists and counsellors.

Psychosynthesis recognises how our life experiences can leave us with deep feelings of pain and fragmentation.
It also validates a spiritual dimension to life, which is understood as an evolving journey to deeper levels of creative expression and authentic living.
We have integrated our psychosynthesis training with other approaches to therapy. In particular we work with psychodynamic approaches that focus on unconscious aspects of the relationship between client and therapist, and body oriented therapy which recognises how trauma is located in our physical and energetic bodies.

John Shiers is registered with, and subject to the code of ethics of, the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP registered)

Louis Taeijon is accredited with, and subject to the code of ethics of, the British Assocation for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP accredited).

John and Louis are also qualified and experienced supervisors of counsellors and psychotherapists.

LOCATION OF DIDSBURY THERAPY



Didsbury Therapy is located at the Synthesise Center 829a Wilmslow Road Disbury Manchester M20 5wd with good public transport connections by bus (to Didsbury Village) and rail (to East Didsbury Station) .

RESPECTING DIFFERENCE

We value and work with respect for the differences between people.

Issues of gender, class, race and culture, sexual orientation, age, disabilities and the environment in which we live, all influence our lives and need to be held within the therapeutic relationship.

The therapeutic relationship is about finding or clarifying the life path for each individual person, rather than fitting in to cultural expectations of who we have been taught we "should" be.

The impact of culture and society, as well as family background, has a major impact on life. Our therapeutic approach is one that seeks to fully recognise external as well as internal factors that impact on a client.

HOW WE WORK

An initial meeting is agreed for client and therapist to consider what is bringing the client into therapy and what working together may be like.

A therapeutic contract is agreed at the commencement of therapy which may be for an agreed number of sessions followed by a review, or may be for ongoing therapy.

Therapy usually takes place on a weekly basis although it may on occasion be of greater frequency.

Confidentiality is an essential aspect to therapy and is only broken if a client is at serious risk of harming him/herself or another person.

When a person is receiving psychiatric treatment and is considering psychotherapy through Didsbury Therapy, a letter from the consultant psychiatrist giving consent for psychotherapy is required in order to commence therapeutic work.

FEES

For Counselling and Psychotherapy

The fee structure is currently £40 for the initial meeting and a sliding scale from £40 to £60 for all subsequent sessions depending on income. We also have a small number of concessionary spaces but there are currently all taken

For Supervision

The fee structure is currently £45 for one hour, £60 for one and a half hours and £80 for two hours.