Welcome to Peterborough Counselling

My name is Shirley Hemmings and I started my career as a Humanistic and Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist. Gestalt therapy remains at the heart of my practice. I believe that each of us has the tools that we need, to enable us to live our life to its fullest potential. After working as a counsellor and psychotherapist for several years, I understand that talking about our feelings is essential. I have also come to understand that sometimes, just talking is simply not enough to access what is held at a deeper level in our brains and bodies. Because of this, I have trained in several alternative, treatment type options, which are described more fully on a separate page.
Counselling & Psychotherapy services based in Peterborough

Peterborough

Counselling

Main issues with which I currently support clients, both male and female:

Trauma, including PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). A traumatic experience is one that was too big for our brain to process, at the time that it happened. Behind Anxiety, Depression and Addiction are often unprocessed traumatic memories or experiences that are held in the memory networks in a raw, unprocessed form, how ever long ago they happened Nightmares and disturbed sleep are our brain’s way of letting us know that something held in our neural networks is unprocessed and stuck Rape and Sexual Abuse, including Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse and Incest EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) for a range of conditions. Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for reconnecting with the body that you may have disconnected or dissociated from. I provide a range of treatments to relieve the effects of painful memories
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Welcome to Peterborough

Counselling

My name is Shirley Hemmings and I started my career as a Humanistic and Integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist. Gestalt therapy remains at the heart of my practice. I believe that each of us has the tools that we need, to enable us to live our life to its fullest potential. After working as a counsellor and psychotherapist for several years, I understand that talking about our feelings is essential. I have also come to understand that sometimes, just talking is simply not enough to access what is held at a deeper level in our brains and bodies. Because of this, I have trained in several alternative, treatment type options, which are described more fully on a separate page.
Counselling & Psychotherapy services based in Peterborough

Peterborough

Counselling

Issues that I have worked with clients on

Trauma, including PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). A traumatic experience is one that was too big for our brain to process, at the time that it happened. Behind Anxiety, Depression and Addiction are often unprocessed traumatic memories or experiences that are held in the memory networks in a raw, unprocessed form, how ever long ago they happened Nightmares and disturbed sleep are our brain’s way of letting us know that something held in our neural networks is unprocessed and stuck Rape and Sexual Abuse, including Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse and Incest EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) for a range of conditions. Somatic Experiencing and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy for reconnecting with the body that you may have disconnected or dissociated from. I provide a range of treatments to relieve the effects of painful memories