About Mel Taylor
Is life getting you down? Have you felt unhappy or perhaps overwhelmed by circumstances or events, either in your personal or work life? Have you suffered loss?..been anxious about relationships?..or felt uncertain about who you are or what you want out of life?
Being able to express feelings about your difficulties, to a counsellor like myself can help you gain emotional support, a better understanding of yourself, and the insight and skills you may need to make decisions that are right for you.
Why not contact me to discuss what you may need and want from counselling?
My training, work experience and any achievement
I am a qualified counsellor and counselling supervisor, and an accredited practitioner with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
My main qualifications are:
Post-graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling,
Scottish Institute of Human Relations (SIHR), 2002
Post-graduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Supevision,
(SIHR), 2008
Other training and qualifications:
P/G Diploma in Social Work, Robert Gordon University
Certificate in Trauma and Loss, Stirling Centre
Certificate in Brief Intervention with Couples, SIHR
Certificate in
Alcohol addiction, Paisley University
Certificate in Intro Forensic Mental Health, Paisley University
Experience:
I currently work in my own private practice, providing counselling to individuals and supervision to trainee counsellors.
Over the last 10 years, I have had a wide range of experience of working in different settings:
NHS Lanarkshire Domestic Abuse service
NHS Glasgow GP surgeries
NHS Glasgow Sandyford Initiative, Sappho Counselling service
North Lanarkshire College Counselling service
CRUSE Bereavement, Glasgow
I enjoy my work as a counsellor, and I have remained enthusiastic and motivated to help and support people through their most difficult, stressful and uncertain times in their lives.
I myself, have sought counselling in the past, which I found to be invaluable, providing me with the space I needed to gain support and resolve my difficulties.
Counselling requires a commitment from both yourself and I, to work hard, to develop trust, meaning and safety between us, to enable you to gain support, understanding, and a resolution of your difficulties.
If this sounds like something you are seeking to do, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Further Information
What to do next:
Contact me either by landline, mobile, or e-mail. I will return your contact usually within the same day, when we can discuss briefly your difficulties and how counselling could help you.
I offer appointments during all days of the week, and in the evenings. If you have a specific request for an early or late appointment, I am happy to discuss this with you.
Supervision available (view supervision profile)
Online counselling available
Telephone counselling available
