Gary Taylor

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS14-01286

Location: Carrickfergus

Hi. Thank you for looking.
Change is inevitable and can be frightening and upsetting. Counselling helps you to implement and navigate change, manage emotion and learn ways to cope with whatever difficulty life has given you.
I have been privileged to assist people with this for many years and in addition to private practice I see clients on behalf of Northern Ireland's leading mental health charity.
I work integratively and will use all of my experience, learning and skill to ensure that you will receive the best care that I can possibly give. To further that aim I continuously update my skills with further training and supervision.

• Qualifications & Experience

  AQA Certificate in Counselling Skills.
  AQA Advanced Diploma in Counselling (L4).
  AQA Higher diploma in counselling Practice (L5).
  Cruse bereavement training.
  Asist training.
  MHFA training.
  Accredited member of the National Counselling Society.
  
  I have worked with Cruse Bereavement Care and Lifeline and am working with Inspire (Niamh Carecall) and Spectrum Life.
• What I can help with

  • Abortion
  • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
  • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
  • Adolescence
  • Adoption
  • Ageing and related issues
  • AIDS / HIV
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
  • Autism Spectrum
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Bullying
  • Cancer
  • Carers
  • Children / teenagers
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
  • Cultural issues
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Driving tests
  • Eating disorders
  • Emotional issues
  • Exams
  • Family
  • Financial difficulties
  • Gender identity
  • Generally unhappy with your life
  • IBS / Digestive Issues
  • Illness and dying
  • Immune system support
  • Job interviews
  • Mindfulness
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenting skills
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
  • Pregnancy related issues
  • Public speaking: stage fright
  • Relationships
  • Relaxation
  • Self-defeating behaviours
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Sexuality Identity
  • Shyness / Social Phobia
  • Sleep
  • Spirituality
  • Start exercising
  • Stop smoking
  • Stress
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma
  • Violence / Victim support
  • Young people and children
• Languages Spoken

  • English