Counselling for Children and Adults

PHILIPPA CAWTHORNE MA, DIP.COUNS., AMInstLM., PGCE, MABCAP (ACCRED)

What I offer:

  • Counselling and life coaching for children and adults; 
  • A range of therapeutic approaches to meet individual needs;
  • Solutions to life’s challenges;
  • Short or long-term therapy, depending on need;
  • Practical advice for parents;
  • In person counselling sessions or online.

I can support you with:

  • anxiety
  • stress
  • low self confidence
  • low self esteem
  • life’s worries
  • relationships
  • family changes
  • attachment
  • bereavement
  • mild to moderate depression
  • transitions (moving house or job)

I can support your child with:

  • anxiety
  • stress
  • low self confidence
  • low self esteem
  • exam worries
  • friendship issues
  • bullying
  • bereavement
  • social skills
  • attachment
  • family changes
  • mild to moderate depression
  • transitions (moving house or school)

FREE 15 minute telephone consultation!

Based near Tisbury, Wiltshire

You're good at this. You'd make a great therapist!

Ben (aged 9)

London
Bowerbird Therapy
5
2024-09-21T15:49:12+01:00
You're good at this. You'd make a great therapist! Ben (aged 9) London
Philippa was able to support my daughter when she went through a phase of worrying about everything. We had moved house and there was a new baby to get used to. With patience and understanding, Philippa managed to banish those worries and I now have a much more confident and happy daughter.

Alex

London

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-02-18T10:05:55+00:00

London

Philippa was able to support my daughter when she went through a phase of worrying about everything. We had moved house and there was a new baby to get used to. With patience and understanding, Philippa managed to banish those worries and I now have a much more confident and happy daughter. Alex
My son was really struggling with low self esteem. Through working with Philippa, Marcus learned to value his strengths and tackle life's challenges with positivity.

Brendan

London

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-02-18T10:06:43+00:00

London

My son was really struggling with low self esteem. Through working with Philippa, Marcus learned to value his strengths and tackle life's challenges with positivity. Brendan
I have had weekly sessions with Philippa for a while now. I used to get very anxious about school work and relationships with others. 

Philippa gave me useful, mindfulness based, strategies for dealing with my anxiety and helped me to come to terms with my diagnosis of ASC. I am now much more confident and positive about life.

Arthur aged 12

Wiltshire

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-05-17T09:38:19+01:00

Wiltshire

I have had weekly sessions with Philippa for a while now. I used to get very anxious about school work and relationships with others.  Philippa gave me useful, mindfulness based, strategies for dealing with my anxiety and helped me to come to terms with my diagnosis of ASC. I am now much more confident and positive about life. Arthur aged 12
My 8 year old daughter had a lot of trouble settling into her new school. She struggled with school work and found it hard to make new friends.

Philippa helped Harriet to develop a growth mindset so that she could cope with more challenging school work and gave her strategies for forming positive relationships with her peers.

Nicki

Dorset

Bowerbird Therapy
2024-08-01T19:01:39+01:00

Dorset

My 8 year old daughter had a lot of trouble settling into her new school. She struggled with school work and found it hard to make new friends. Philippa helped Harriet to develop a growth mindset so that she could cope with more challenging school work and gave her strategies for forming positive relationships with her peers. Nicki
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COUNSELLING APPROACHES

I am an integrative counsellor and mindfulness-based psychotherapist using a range of approaches to suit the needs of the adults and children I support.

The main types of therapy I draw on include:

Integrative counselling

Using a variety of techniques and tools from different therapeutic approaches, I can tailor an individual counselling plan for you or your child. Through increased self-awareness, I can help to identify any concerns or triggers and offer support in developing new behaviours as well as setting goals for a more positive life.

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

MCBT aims to help a person change the way they think (cognitive) and what they do (behaviour). I focus on current problems and practical solutions to help adults and children feel better in the here and now. Working with me, any negative thinking will be identified and challenged so that situations can be dealt with more successfully and positively.

Person-centred therapy

Person-centred therapy is based on the view that everyone has the capacity and desire for personal growth and change, given the right conditions. I help adults and children to come to terms with any negative feelings and to change and develop in their own way.

Life Coaching

Life coaching for adults and young children helps everyone to be the very best they can be. I will work with you or your child to raise self-awareness and develop confidence and resilience through counselling sessions using robust strategies to ensure that difficulties are overcome.

Creative Therapy

With younger children I use art, stories and play to explore and communicate issues, feelings and emotions which may be too difficult or distressing to express in words. Understanding emotions and how to regulate them, is key to their happiness and wellbeing.

 

 

Why Bowerbird Therapy?

PHILIPPA CAWTHORNE MA, DIP.COUNS., AMInstLM., PGCE, MABCAP (ACCRED)

Experience

Having worked in education for more than 25 years, in various roles from class teacher to senior leadership, I am passionate about promoting the wellbeing of adults and children and the need for positive mental health. In recent years, I have supported many adults and children, as a counsellor, as part of my role as Head of Wellbeing for a group of London schools. Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience of counselling and coaching adults and children, I offer expert guidance and practical solutions for a variety of issues that you or your child may be struggling with.

Qualifications

  • Advanced Counselling and Psychotherapy Diploma
  • Level 7 Postgraduate Coaching and Mentoring Certificate
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Diploma
  • Mindfulness Teaching Qualification for Children and Young Adults
  • MA in humanities, University of Southampton
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Southampton
  • Mental Health First Aider, MHFA England

Professional Association Membership

  • Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ABCAP)
  • National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT)

 

You're good at this. You'd make a great therapist!

Ben (aged 9)

London
Bowerbird Therapy
5
2024-09-21T15:49:12+01:00
You're good at this. You'd make a great therapist! Ben (aged 9) London
Philippa was able to support my daughter when she went through a phase of worrying about everything. We had moved house and there was a new baby to get used to. With patience and understanding, Philippa managed to banish those worries and I now have a much more confident and happy daughter.

Alex

London

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-02-18T10:05:55+00:00

London

Philippa was able to support my daughter when she went through a phase of worrying about everything. We had moved house and there was a new baby to get used to. With patience and understanding, Philippa managed to banish those worries and I now have a much more confident and happy daughter. Alex
My son was really struggling with low self esteem. Through working with Philippa, Marcus learned to value his strengths and tackle life's challenges with positivity.

Brendan

London

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-02-18T10:06:43+00:00

London

My son was really struggling with low self esteem. Through working with Philippa, Marcus learned to value his strengths and tackle life's challenges with positivity. Brendan
I have had weekly sessions with Philippa for a while now. I used to get very anxious about school work and relationships with others. 

Philippa gave me useful, mindfulness based, strategies for dealing with my anxiety and helped me to come to terms with my diagnosis of ASC. I am now much more confident and positive about life.

Arthur aged 12

Wiltshire

Bowerbird Therapy
2018-05-17T09:38:19+01:00

Wiltshire

I have had weekly sessions with Philippa for a while now. I used to get very anxious about school work and relationships with others.  Philippa gave me useful, mindfulness based, strategies for dealing with my anxiety and helped me to come to terms with my diagnosis of ASC. I am now much more confident and positive about life. Arthur aged 12
My 8 year old daughter had a lot of trouble settling into her new school. She struggled with school work and found it hard to make new friends.

Philippa helped Harriet to develop a growth mindset so that she could cope with more challenging school work and gave her strategies for forming positive relationships with her peers.

Nicki

Dorset

Bowerbird Therapy
2024-08-01T19:01:39+01:00

Dorset

My 8 year old daughter had a lot of trouble settling into her new school. She struggled with school work and found it hard to make new friends. Philippa helped Harriet to develop a growth mindset so that she could cope with more challenging school work and gave her strategies for forming positive relationships with her peers. Nicki
0
1
Bowerbird Therapy

COUNSELLING SERVICES

CHILDREN’S COUNSELLING

  • Counselling sessions one to one or online
  • In-person sessions at my practice or in your home
  • Sessions last up to 60 minutes (depending on age of child) with feedback to parents
  • Fees start at £55 (plus additional travel fees)

COUNSELLING FOR ADULTS

  • Counselling sessions can be one to one or online
  • In-person sessions at my practice or in your home
  • Sessions last 60 minutes
  • Fees start at £55 (plus additional travel fees)

PARENT COUNSELLING

  • Counselling sessions can be one to one or online
  • In-person sessions at my practice or in your home
  • Sessions last 60 minutes
  • Fees start at £55 (plus additional travel fees)

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