COMMON SENSE COUNSELLING
A Platform For Positive Change
COMMON SENSE COUNSELLING
A Platform For Positive Change
MENTAL HEALTH
Children, teenagers and adults are all just as likely to suffer with issues caused by the pressure and stress of modern life.
Common Sense Counselling is a platform for positive change for issues such as Anxiety, Depression, Phobias, Anger and Low Self-Esteem.
MENTAL WEALTH
The maintenance of your mental health is just as important as having a healthy body.
Age has no boundaries when it comes to how we view, perceive and interact
with our world.
Anyone, young or old, can benefit from Counselling and Psychotherapy.
FREE CONSULTATION
Many people feel quite vulnerable when they want to see Ruth, so a FREE pre-treatment consultation (PTC) is offered. This can take about 30 minutes.
A PTC is an opportunity for you to meet Ruth, to ask any questions, and for her to establish your individual needs.
Ruth does not charge for a PTC.
RUTH COMMONS
Ruth has over 30 years' experience of working with children in a variety of settings, including as a Primary School Teacher for 16 years.
Ruth understands the important of engaging both the child/adolescent and their parents to ensure the best outcomes for the young person.
Ruth is an Accredited Member of The National Counselling Society.
Ruth's qualifications include
BA Hons (QTS) Primary Education
Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy
Cert in Counselling through the Arts
Leadership Pathways (National College for School Leadership)
SSCO training for physical development and excellence (Youth Sports Trust & Sport England).
Ruth offers
Free pre-treatment consultations.
One to one child and adolescent/teenager sessions.
Child & parent sessions and family sessions.
Therapy for Children, Adolescents & Teenagers
Therapy for children, adolescents and teenagers through the arts has four stages.
These stages are not fixed in the time they take to process and are dependent upon the individual,
their emotional maturity and the underlying reasons they maybe struggling to express themselves
or feel overwhelmed by their feelings.
This is only a guide for those who need a clearly defined sense of the process.
Stage 1 — Identifying the ‘self’
Stage 2 — Helping the child tell their story.
Stage 3 — Enabling the child to process their feelings.
Stage 4 — Empowering the child to make choices.
Each session will start and finish in the same way. This clear routine, and closure at the end of each visit,
ensures anything difficult can be held within the therapy session.
The content of each session will be increasingly defined by the young person engaged in the therapy.
This enables them to take ownership of the process for their future wellbeing and empowering them
to take strategies and skills into their life independently and with confidence.
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Ruth is trained in Child and Adolescent Therapy through the Arts, and uses it as a creatively based approach to counselling.
It is semi-structured, involving play for younger children and creative exploration for older children and adolescents.
Her practice incorporates a number of therapy styles depending upon the needs of the client -
these include CBT, Person Centred, Gestalt, and Coaching.
We explore elements of their lives at their own pace and on a regular basis. This approach gives young people
an opportunity to explore their feelings and the different ways they can express themselves creatively,
giving themselves a voice and constructive strategies to manage overwhelming anxiety.
It gives them a safe and confidential place to do this with a professional who can support with advice and guidance
where it is needed, at a level they are ready to process and work with, and to empower them in their
own communications outside the therapy room.
Therapy for Adults
Therapy for adults is usually semi-structured and likely to involve some guidance, direction and information.
It will usually explore elements of your life (past, present and future) in order to help you understand your issues.
This is done at your own pace and in a way which you will find as comfortable as Ruth can make it.
Each session will start and finish in the same way. This gives clear routine and closure at the end of each visit,
ensuring anything difficult that might arise can be held within the therapy session.
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Ruth is trained in Person Centred Therapy (PCT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Gestalt, and Coaching,
and uses them to help and aid you to explore, understand, and move forward with your issues.
Ruth will help you by using many therapy tools from her tool box.
This helps to ensure that the therapy will match the best technique,
from the best approach, with the issue that the you face.
Her work can help you to understand and resolve your issues, enabling you to live a fuller life.
Ruth strongly believes it is important to listen, respect and understand the client, whatever the issue.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are you doing with regard to the Corona Virus?
We follow the latest guidelines from our societies, the NHS, and the government.
We have hand sanitiser available and clean the room after every session with antibacterial wipes.
If you or a member of your family is symptomatic of Covid 19, then please cancel your appointment and rearrange
for at least 2 weeks later. Even if the cancellation is on the same day there will be no charge made
as this is about protecting everyone.
When can I see you?
Ruth offers appointments during the day time, evenings and weekends - Please contact us to check for availability.
Do need a referral from my GP?
Many GP’s do refer clients to Common Sense Counselling. However, it is not essential that you need a GP referral to see us.
Many clients come to us with a referral from a friend, or family member, or from their own initiative.
In regards to children
Parents often refer their own children to see Ruth.
What is the length of a session?
The length of a therapy session is 1 hour (the Initial Consultation can take between ½ hour to 1 hour).
Please note that if your session exceeds the allotted time (always at the digression of the therapist) there will be no extra charge. However, late arrivals will still finish at the allotted time.
How many sessions will I need?
This depends on the issues that you have, and will be discussed with you during your Free Consultation.
I cannot see any Testimonials on your website, why is that?
We follow and support our societies guidelines on this issue.
It is believed that testimonials are incompatible with the therapeutic relationship.
CONTACT
Please contact Ruth to arrange a convenient time for your FREE consultation.
She is here to help regarding any questions or queries you have about our services, or any issues you, or a loved one, might be worried about.
Our private, comfortable and friendly treatment room is conveniently situated in Misterton.
There is ample parking, as well as onsite facilities.
Grove House Stables Equestrian Centre
Grovewood Road
Misterton
Doncaster
DN10 4EF
07946 218 342