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Hello and welcome to my website. My name is Monika Szeder. I offer counselling and EMDR therapy for adult individuals in person in my therapy room in Stroud and nationally on the telephone or via video.

I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and a member of the EMDR Association UK.

Deciding to come to counselling is not easy. If you feel ready to take this step, contact me by email, or phone to book your 30-minute free consultation.

About Me

Monika Szeder

MBACP (Accred) Dip. Therapeutic Counsellor and EMDR Therapist

Professionally registered and accredited integrative counsellor in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Memberships:

  • MBACP Accred – Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • EMDR UK – Member or EMDR Association UK

Offers:

  • EMDR Therapy   – face-to-face and online
  • Integrative Counselling – face-to-face, online and telephone

Works:

  • With adult individuals
  • For EAP agencies
  • Open-ended and short-term Solution Focused therapy

Worked with a wide variety of issues, including:

  • Trauma, PTSD, addiction, eating disorders, stress, anxiety, self-esteem, low mood, depression, suicide, self-harm, attachment issues, relationships, parenting, identity, loss, grief, and many more.

Supervision:

  • Attends regular supervision.

CPDs:

  • Invests in continued professional development each year to provide services to a high standard.

Insurance:

  • Being insured by Holistic Insurance.

Languages:

  • The services are available in two languages: English and Hungarian.

Training:

  • EMDR Therapy post-grad Training (full training: Part A-D) at the University of Worcester
  • Diploma in Integrative Counselling
  • BA (Hons)
  • Compassionate Inquiry Master Class
  • Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling
  • Certificate in online and Telephone Counselling
  • Certificate in Existential Psychotherapy

 

Career background: 

  • Private Practitioner: face-to-face, video-, and telephone counsellor
  • EMDR Therapy
  • Associate Counsellor at Employee Assistance Program (EAP): face-to-face, online and via phone
  • Working in a Psychodynamic Counselling agency: face-to-face counselling
  • Working in the addiction field with drug,- and alcohol misuser clients: face-to-face counselling

What is counselling?

In a safe environment with a qualified counsellor’s presence, you will have the opportunity to address and understand your feelings, thoughts, and fears and get closer to your authentic self.

With greater awareness of the difficulties, you may also realise the opportunity to make positive changes for yourself.

Why do people look for counselling?

  • Have you ever experienced feeling stuck and not being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel?
  • Have you ever found yourself in a dead end in your relationship?
  • Have you ever thought that your life has lost its meaning, it’s sense of purpose?
  • Have you ever wanted to escape from unpleasant feelings?
  • Have you ever felt unworthy or unlovable?

We all have these feelings from time to time and working on them is how we can begin to heal. You can make this journey in the presence of a professional counsellor.

What is EMDR?

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is an evidence-based psychotherapy that is recommended for treating unprocessed traumatic events. EMDR is a structured therapy that encourages the patient to focus briefly on the trauma memory while simultaneously experiencing bilateral stimulation (typically eye movements), which is associated with a reduction in the vividness and emotion associated with the trauma memories.

Why do people look for EMDR?

  • You might have a conscious memory of a traumatic event you haven’t fully processed.
  • You might not have conscious memory but suffer from depression, panic attacks, or phobias.
  • You might suffer from PTSD or complex PTSD symptoms like nightmares and flashbacks.
  • You might feel triggered, irritable, or angry, seemingly for no reason, or overreact.
  • You might feel relive the past or try to avoid certain situations.
  • You might feel frozen in grief for a long time.

Issues covered in my practice

– PTSD and complex PTSD

– stress, anxiety, panic attack

– depression, low mood

– self esteem

– hopelessness, meaningless, existential crisis

– trauma

– self harm, suicidal thoughts

– addiction

– eating disordered

– identity issues

– bereavement, loss

– boundaries

Area, where we can work

– self-awareness

– coping strategies

– social life, relationship

– parenting

– work and much more

Fees

Your first 30-minute initial consultation is free.

COUNSELLING

50 minutes face-to-face / video / telephone session

 55
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EMDR

80 minutes Face-to-face or video session
 100
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Testimonials

  • Female client in her 20s

    ‘I was quite anxious beginning my journey with Monika however I went in with an open mind. Our sessions brought many mixed emotions with some highs and some lows but overall, I have come out feeling a weight lifted from my shoulders and have learned so much about myself that I never thought would be […]

  • Female client in her 50s

    “Working with you and receiving EMDR therapy has made such a dramatic improvement in my symptoms, as evidenced in my before and after scores. I’d highly recommend you.”

  • Male client in his 20s

    “Thank you for such an incredible learning experience. My 8 sessions with you have taught me so much about myself, and about how I go about in the world.”

  • 39 year old female client:

    “Monika took the time to understand how I was feeling, gave me space to talk out my issues, and come to my own conclusions where possible. She was able to make me realise a lot of things by talking about the issues and where these have arisen from. She was extremely professional and kind.”

  • 43 year old male client:

    “I could not thank Monika enough for assisting me during this really tough period of my life. She has been so caring, compassionate and professional, which has really helped me in opening up on a number of aspects of my life, that I would not normally disclose. I know it will be a long road […]

  • 30 year old male client

    “I have struggled with depressive periods for as long as I can remember. I felt particularly low following a split with a long-term partner. At this point, I decided to reach out for help and started seeing Monika every week; over a period of three years, I have completely turned my life around and have […]

  • 29 year old female client

    “I have been suffering because of panic attacks for 10 months. Many times my anxiety level was so high, what I wasn’t able to handle. I couldn’t stop crying, I was terrified to die. 2 months ago, after a very bad panicky episode I decided to reach out for help. I was looking for a […]

Confidential counselling service

All discussions between us are private

An honest, non-judgemental approach

I will be completely open with you

Friendly

Warm, encouraging space to share

Flexible

Short or open ended therapy

Free initial consultation

30 minutes free initial meeting

How to contact me

– Call me on 07766 540 171 (voicemail is not available)
– Text me on 07766 540 171
– Email me: contact@mszcounselling.co.uk

You can also find me here

Where I am based

I offer face to face support in my counselling rooms in Ownzone, Stroud, Gloucestershire.

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