{"id":203,"date":"2014-04-09T20:37:40","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T20:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/talkingtime.co.uk\/?page_id=203"},"modified":"2023-03-29T09:08:56","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T09:08:56","slug":"who-i-am-counsellor-g12-w2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/talkingtime.co.uk\/index.php\/who-i-am-counsellor-g12-w2\/","title":{"rendered":"Who I Am – Counsellor G12 and W2"},"content":{"rendered":"

Counsellor G12 and W2:<\/strong><\/p>\n

My name is Maresa Segura. I am a BACP registered<\/a> \u00a0counsellor in G12 Glasgow and W2, West London. I am a private practitioner focused on creating solutions for the still suffering individual.<\/p>\n

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Counsellor G12 and W2<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

My personal motivation in becoming \u00a0a therapist is the passion I hold for creating greater understanding and better outcomes in the field of mental wellbeing. Too often, I have spoken with people who have had poor experiences of accessing therapy. Some couldn’t get access to therapy in their area,whilst others felt they were being offered an inadequate level of support, pointing to a serious lack of supply within the health services. Many were also confused about the variety of complex, incompatible theoretical approaches to healing and health.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Combating Shame and Stigma<\/h2>\n

During my education and training as a therapist at the University of Roehampton, I also became aware of the whole variety of taboos and barriers encountered by people seeking better mental wellbeing. I have met people who have been shamed and stigmatised because of their sexuality, their ethnicity, their culture, race, religion, HIV status, background and education – and moreover, because of the nature of their issues, such is the misunderstanding of many in society when faced with the symptoms of drug, alcohol, food, sex, gambling and work addictions.<\/p>\n

That’s why I started to practice. My ethos is simple. It’s about:<\/p>\n