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About Me

Juanita Hunter Bsc, COSCA PgDip, MBACP

Experienced Person-Centred Counsellor

Bsc Archaeological Studies, (University of Glasgow)

COSCA cert Counselling Skills, (Centre of Therapy, Glasgow)

Pgdip Person-centred Counselling, (University of Strathclyde)

MBACP Member of British Asscociation of Counselling & Psychotherapy

Hello, and welcome! Red Oak Counselling, is my small private practice located in Glasgow. I realise that finding the right counsellor to work with is just as daunting as the decision to try counselling itself. So I hope that my website helps relieve the anxiety in some way.

I am a fully qualified Person-centred counsellor and as such look to create a therapeutic environment aimed at the needs of my client. I try to encourage a comfortable safe space in which my clients can talk freely about the areas of their lives that cause them the most difficulty. I look to listen, hear and value your perspective so that you can work through opening up your world to new perspectives and support you in moving forward.

I know that finding the words to express yourself can be difficult at times, so I will work with you using various methods to aid your process. I have in the past used art work, visual aids and small activities during sessions to help achieve this, and they are all client lead. I also when weather allowed like to offer outdoor work starting, presently walking sessions. Most importantly I will work at your pace!

Further Training

Child & Adult Protection (2015)
Trauma: The Neurological Effects on the Brain & Dissociation (2016)
ASIST : Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (2016)
Self-harm (2016)

Experience

I was a part of the counselling team at Simpson House Counselling & Recovery Services in Edinburgh for a little over two years working with clients struggling with addiction and Trauma.
I was a part of the team for SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health) April 2016- Sept 2017 based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital & Motherwell Office supporting individuals with complex mental health issue who have had long-term hospital admittance. I work with them on a 1-1 basis, encouraging self-empowerment, hope and recovery and assisting them with their transition back into the community.
I am currently employed with an EAP Service (Employee Assistance Programme) Part-time, providing counselling support for individuals from all walks of life who struggle with either their work environment or personal life or both. I work as part of a team to provide structured telephone sessions and counselling helpline advice covering all areas of mental health.

What I Can Help With

Mild, Moderate and Severe Depression
Suicidal thoughts and feelings
Stress and Anxiety
Exploring and managing addictive behaviours i.e drugs, alcohol, eating disorders
Exploring and working through emotions connected to traumatic experiences, including childhood sexual abuse, domestic abuse and sexual crime.
Working with anger and aggressive behaviour.
Exploring and working with self-harm and hearing voices.
Processing feelings of grief, bereavement and loss.

Cost of Sessions: 50 Mins

30 min Free Consultation

F2F Individual £45, Student: £35

Outdoor Sessions £45

Telephone Session: £25

Photographic Therapy Session Indoors & Outdoors: £45

AVAILABILITY

Wednesday: Day & Evening

Thursday: Day & Evening

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Person-Centred Approach

What is Person-centred Counselling?

Person-centred Counselling is a form of talk therapy that focuses on looking at ways an individual perceives themselves on a conscious level, instead of a counsellor attempting to interpret their unconscious thoughts and ideas. The counsellor is there to understand the individuals experience from their perspective, valuing the client in all aspects of their humanity.

This particular approach to therapy is aimed at facilitating an environment where an individual can work towards developing their personal growth and building of relationships by providing a space that is safe, non-judgemental and empathic. In addition offering the opportunity for the individual to explore their own strengths and personal identity. The Person-centred counsellor is there to assist in this process and provide vital support. It focuses on aiding the individual to reconnect with their inner self in order to make the necessary changes in their life.

"Connect with Yourself Connect with Your World"

When you experience moments that cause you deep emotional pain and find it difficult to express how you feel you gradually become disconnected to yourself and in turn the world around you, leaving you feeling isolated and alone and at times lost and stuck in life.

I believe strongly that this does not have to be a permanent state of being and given the free space to explore those painful emotions and experiences in the right setting you can come to not only understand your 'self', but value your 'self' and experiences too. Making such a connection changes how you see your world and those who are in it, connecting with others differently than before and finding new ways to live your life, appreciating it from a new perspective, allowing you to move forward. The journey is not easy, its hard work, at times extremely exhausting, but in the long run its completely and utterly WORTH IT!

Walking Sessions

No one said that therapy had to stay within the four walls of the counselling room. I cherish the calming environment that the outdoors can bring, the reflective space it provides and the soothing elements of beauty that surround me when I am outside. Due to this I offer the chance for walk & talk sessions which are at no extra cost. Clients have expressed that walking sessions have helped them articulate better how they are feeling, being outside helped calm them and they found it to be less confining than the four walls of a room. Clients have also expressed that walking side by side felt less intimidating than sitting F2F, which left them feeling more at ease to express themselves. Call now to schedule a session.

F2F Sessions Indoors & Outdoors

Individual: £45

Students: £35

Benefits Negotiable (proof required)

Photographic Therapy Sessions

Sometimes it is hard to find the words to express how you feel and I have decided to introduce Photographic Therapy Sessions. Photography is a medium that can be used to help focus how you perceive yourself and the world around you. If you struggle with mental health, mild or severe it can motivate you outside, connecting you with the world around you. It provides an environment that encourages reflection and self-expression and promotes a new perspective, and you don't need to be a photographer or have a fancy camera, The camera on your phone will do. Its all about you!

Likewise using photographs from albums during F2F sessions is also a therapeutic way of working, considering memories or perceptions of self.

Interested call and schedule a session.

Photographic Therapy Session: £45

Workshop Days

Coming Soon: I am currently working on developing some indoor & outdoor workshop days that will involve group work & self-reflection. Paying attention to self-compassion, grounding, mindfulness and valuing yourself & life experience.

Watch This Space!

"When I have been listened to and when I have been heard. I am able to re-perceive my world in a new way and to go on. It is astonishing that elements that seem insoluble become soluble when someone listens, how confusions that seem irremediable turn into relatively clear flowing streams when one is heard. I have deeply appreciated the times that I have experienced this sensitive, empathic concentrated listening." ~ Carl Rogers

Schedule a Session

If you would like to make an enquiry or arrange a Free 30 min Consultation or counselling appointment, you can contact me via email: or call me on 07465204489

I hire therapy rooms for sessions at the addresses below:

111 Union Street,

Glasgow, G1 3TA

Centre of Therapy & Counselling Studies

8 Newton Place

Glasgow G3 7PR

Red Oak Counselling

"Connect with yourself, Connect with your World"