Karen McDonald

01789 292052

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Covid-19 Update

Although Lifeways house remains closed at present, our garden is open for counselling and we have set up gazebos in private spaces for use by counsellors and clients.

We are always happy to signpost those seeking counselling towards help and answer queries on 01789 292052. As well as using the Lifeways garden, many counsellors are offering online or phone appointments.

We look forward to reopening the house and welcoming the community as soon as we can do so safely.

James and Angela.

Welcome to Lifeways

a natural health charity with nearly an acre of community-run garden
Therapy Rooms

Hire rooms for the practice of therapies, small meetings and individual classes and meditation
Community and Sensory Garden

Lifeways has nearly an acre of gardens, shared with the community

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Dramatherapy is a creative psychological therapy, conducted in a safe and confidential relationship with our qualified Dramatherapist Karen McDonald.

In general terms, Dramatherapy aims to enable you to:
• Express your feelings, thoughts and emotions
• Explore difficulties, concerns and relationships with others
• Experience different ways of viewing yourself, others and issues you bring to therapy
• Build on your strengths to help you manage difficulties and make troubling issues more bearable
• Support you to explore and find your own resolutions

Because Dramatherapy does not rely on a purely 'talking' approach, it can allow people to communicate, express and explore indirectly, safely and in your own unique way.

Sessions can include using the imagination and talking, art, music, story, sand play, puppets, movement, drama and mindfulness, depending on your preferences and needs.

Professional Registration under the Health Care Professions Council
Full Member with The British Association of Dramatherapists (Badth)
Holds an enhanced DBS check certificate

07816 790 535

www.kmdramatherapy.co.uk

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Therapists and Counsellors

Jan Merrills
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Nicky Adams
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Vanessa Adye
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Peter Keynton-Hook
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Christopher Spriggs
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Clear Minds Counselling
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Dr. Rosa Chillari
Dr Rosa Chillari is an experienced and effective practitioner. She has a wide breadth of knowledge about the psychology of mind and behaviour. She offers you the most appropriate approach tailored to your needs. Read More
Emma Rands
Emma is a fully qualified and experienced practitioner who delivers outstanding and professional treatments Read More
Ally Purchon
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John Earls
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Heather Shipley
Friendly, emphatic, calm and supportive. I truly believe that talking and creative therapies will help you experience a more positive outlook on life. I work with tools from both CBT and Emotional Therapeutic Counselling to be able to help you. Read More
Stephen Newman
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Anna Zaboronski - LivingMyLife Consultancy
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Edwina Brook
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Sue Davies
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Roger Green
Roger Green is long-standing expert in Autistic Spectrum Disorders such as Aspergers. He works with children, young people and families. Read More
Therapy Challenges - Ruth Lyne & Stephanie Hershon
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Ian Richards
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Jenny Smart
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Therapy Centre Services
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Jane Longville
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Amber Threapleton
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Clare Welch
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Katherine Michaelis
I am a qualified and experienced mindfulness teacher and supervisor. I am passionate about mindfulness having benefited greatly from learning mindfulness myself. I teach mindfulness to the general public in small supportive groups. Read More
Linda John
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Susan Cole
Susan Cole has been a teacher of yoga for over 20 years. The style of yoga she teaches is attributed to Krishnamacarya and his son Desikachar of India, (formerly known as Viniyoga). Read More
Kim Carr
Positive Psychology Coaching using several styles including humanistic, cognitive behaviour and positive psychology. With a background in teaching, coaching and mentoring, I coach adults and teenagers, enabling them to create a flourishing and thriving life. Read More
Fiona Doherty
I work with adults and young people (age 14 and up) as a CBT based counsellor with an interest in trauma, domestic abuse, bereavement, anxiety and depression. Read More
Suzi Lauder
I offer counselling, psychotherapy, coaching and receive GP referrals. I have a private practice located near Stratford upon Avon and I also work from the Primary Care Centre in Alcester and at Bidford Health Centre. Read More
Jane Spilsbury
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Diane Pulley
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Karen McDonald
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Carla Devereux
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Liz Lyons
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Belinda Wells
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