Mary Spencer

The least of things with a meaning is worth more in life than the greatest of things without it.  – Carl Jung 

When things are tough, it is often hard to understand why we feel or respond the way we do. We can get overwhelmed and then be left feeling uncomfortable, frustrated and low.  Exploring why these patterns of feeling and behaviour occur, can help us to understand ourselves better.  With this understanding we can work towards changing the difficult patterns that are creating problems within our lives.

Counselling Services

Every therapeutic process is different, but it is my belief that we all have within us the potential to support ourselves.  I offer help to discover that potential and find what is best for you.  I concentrate on the hear-and-now while still exploring how past experiences still influence your responses today. My approach includes Interactive Drawing Therapy, Dreams and Bodywork. These processes help facilitate healing because they relate what is going on within you, to what is happening in your everyday life.

Supervision

I provide supervision for a range of professionals including counsellors, health professionals and those in training where supervision is a requirement of their work.  Supervision is a vital & healthy part of any practice and helps ensure quality client care, advances learning and supports the resilience of the work being undertaken.

About Me

Mary is a registered trained counsellor, with over 18yrs experience working with adults, teenagers and children. She has worked in Group Family Conferencing, with parents on Parenting Skills and previously spent 8 years working as a School counsellor.

Prior to the above, Mary worked both here and in the UK in agency and hospital settings.  This included the King’s College & Maudsley hospitals where she supported adults and young people experiencing mental health issues, in particular Anxiety, Depression, Grief and Loss. Mary has also worked with people 65+ and the attendant difficulties and changes of this stage of life.