Winter Kym

At Kym Winter Psychotherapy and Counselling Services, we offer a range of therapeutic interventions designed to help you navigate life's challenges and complexities. With over 20 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families, we are well-equipped to support you in exploring your thoughts, feelings, and experiences in a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental space.

Our principal therapist, Kym Winter, is a trained and qualified counsellor and psychotherapist with a background in psychology. She has worked in various settings, including the NHS, charitable sector, and higher education. Kym's approach is broadly psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, but she also incorporates other approaches such as CBT and Mindfulness to tailor her interventions to each individual's needs.

Services Offered

We offer a range of services, including:

• Individual Counselling/Psychotherapy: Our individual counselling and psychotherapy sessions provide a safe and confidential space for you to explore personal issues, feelings, and experiences. We can help you navigate difficult life events, manage anxiety and depression, and improve your relationships with others.
• Couples Counselling: Our couples counselling sessions aim to help couples strengthen their communication, resolve conflicts, and build a more fulfilling relationship. We provide a neutral and supportive space for couples to explore their feelings and work towards a shared understanding.
• NET Cancers/MEN/Rare Diseases: We have a particular interest and expertise in working with individuals and families affected by neuroendocrine tumours (NET) cancers, multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndromes, and other rare diseases. We understand the unique challenges and complexities of living with a rare disease and can provide support and guidance to help you navigate this experience.
• Supervision: We offer supervision services to counsellors, psychotherapists, and other healthcare professionals. Our supervision is designed to help you reflect on your practice, identify areas for growth, and develop your skills and competence.
• Consultancy: We provide consultancy services to healthcare professionals, charities, and other organisations. Our consultancy services focus on improving mental health and wellbeing, developing therapeutic interventions, and promoting best practice.

How We Work

At Kym Winter Psychotherapy and Counselling Services, we believe that therapy should be tailored to each individual's needs. We offer both short-term and long-term sessions and work collaboratively with you to establish a therapy plan that is right for you. We also understand that taking the first step towards therapy can be daunting, which is why we offer an initial consultation to help you decide whether therapy is right for you.

Our Approach

Our approach is grounded in the principles of psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapy. We believe that exploring your unconscious thoughts and feelings can help you gain insight into your experiences and behaviour. We also recognise the importance of the therapeutic relationship and strive to create a safe, trusting, and respectful space where you can feel heard, understood, and supported.

We also draw on other therapeutic approaches, such as CBT and Mindfulness, to tailor our interventions to each individual's needs. We believe that a flexible and integrative approach is essential to providing effective therapy that meets each person's unique needs and circumstances.

Our Commitment to Professional Standards

We are committed to maintaining the highest professional standards and adhere to the UKCP Code of Ethics and Practice. We hold full professional indemnity insurance, have an enhanced CRB check, and are fully accredited UKCP Supervisors. We also undertake regular professional development and supervision to ensure that our practice remains up-to-date and evidence-based.

COVID-19 Update

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently offering online and telephone sessions to ensure that we can continue to support our clients safely and effectively. We are monitoring the situation closely and will resume face-to-face sessions as soon as it is safe to do so.