Cadmar

Healing for heart and mind

Help when you need it

 

Deciding to heal is an act of bravery: it takes courage to change patterns of thought, feeling and behaviour. This is especially true if current-day events are echoing situations in the past. The journey towards wholeness is made easier by having a reliable companion who can help you stay on track and avoid pitfalls.

 
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Creating safety to explore

 
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It may initially feel daunting to open up to a stranger, so we will go at the pace that feels right for you and build trust.

The goal is to create a sense of safety so you feel able to explore the light and shade of your experiences, whether past or present. As a pluralistic therapist, my aim is for us to work in partnership, co-creating a therapeutic process that is tailored to your needs and personality.

I can draw on a range of approaches and encourage you to share your own ideas about what might help you. If the words don’t come easily, or talking isn’t enough, we can use creativity or somatic approaches to gain insights and process feelings. You are the expert on what we need to look at and when: this is your healing journey.

Janie Keddie

BSc (Hons), MSc, MBACP, ASMCOSCA

I am a pluralistic counsellor and psychotherapist, which means I’m rooted in the belief that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to therapy. Different things work for different people at different times. I honour your uniqueness, and welcome the insights, knowledge and preferences that you bring with you into therapy. I am committed offering you an authentic relationship founded on collaboration, respect and care.

 
 

How we can work together

 

Our sessions will always focus on the issues that are important to you. I hope we can work together in a way that is tailored to your needs, personality and what you hope to gain from therapy. I can draw on a range of approaches, and you will have ideas of your own. Your therapy will incorporate our combined knowledge and experience, but you will always be in control of the pace and direction of your healing journey.

 

Fees

 

I offer a free 20 minute exploratory consultation so you can get a sense of how we might work together, and be confident that we are a good fit before booking a session. Please feel free to contact me, and I’ll be happy to arrange this with you.

I charge £60 for counselling sessions which are a full hour in length. This allows you time settle into a session gives space for reflecting and grounding before you return to the rest of your day. We will have regular reviews (approximately every 6th session) to discuss your progress and consider whether you might benefit from more sessions or are ready to move on by yourself.

If you want help to move forward, but are not sure that counselling is quite right for you just now, I also offer a range of other bespoke services which can be adapted to your needs. Do explore these to see if one of these alternative approaches might suit you.

Services

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    Recovery from Trauma

    I have a particular interest in working with people who have suffered trauma in their lives. I use the most recent developments in research-informed therapy; helping clients to stabilise and providing coping skills to manage symptoms. From that foundation, we can then safely address more difficult material before moving into meaning making and reclaiming the future. My approach is science based, but gives scope for creativity. It is said that “the body remembers”. We can use body-based (somatic) approaches such as movement, breath work and posture as well as more traditional talking/cognitive approaches to process trauma effectively and to bring lasting relief.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information.

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    Coping skills tailored to you

    Perhaps you’re struggling with anxiety, stress, or intrusive thoughts. There is hope. Many of my clients report feeling much more in control of their lives as a result of learning skills and coping strategies to overcome problematic symptoms. Using insights from neurobiology, I can help you understand and respect why you may sometimes react in problematic ways. We will develop personalised methods to calm your mind and soothe your bodily reactions.

    Some clients then choose to do further therapy at a time that is right for them. However, many people find that two or three sessions are enough to give relief and enable them to thrive once again.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information.

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    Transitions and change

    There are times when we move into a new phase of life or way of being. It may be a divorce, new career, parenthood, change of location or milestone birthday.

    Whether chosen or imposed on us, navigating change can be uncomfortable and brings a mix of emotions. It can help to have a reliable companion as you explore the light and shade of the new world you’re entering.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information.

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    Harnessing creativity

    I can help you with creative approaches such as guided meditation, arts & craft, drama, journaling or storytelling. I can introduce you to traditional healing practices such as walking the labyrinth, medicine wheels, and fire ceremonies.

    You might want to create unique ceremony to come to terms with life events such as divorce or bereavement - and also to celebrate positive, but potentially stressful, transitions such as a new career or parenthood.

    Please contact me if you wish to discuss this further.

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    Weathering the storm

    Perhaps you’ve in the middle of series of crises that leave you feeling overwhelmed and floundering. No matter how resilient you are in normal circumstances, everyone has limits. It may help you to have a safe place to offload about what you’re going through, safe in the knowledge that you won’t be judged. I can offer you a warm, supportive presence while you weather the storm and find your way to calmer waters.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information.

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    Workshops & Training

    You might want to attend one of my workshops on subjects such as walking the labyrinth, making meaning through art, journaling and writers’ circles.

    I enjoy helping people develop knowledge and skills through learning experiences. I have tutored counselling at both skills and graduate diploma levels, and am a guest-lecturer and speaker. I am an accredited trainer at counselling skills level with COSCA.

    Please feel free to contact me for more information.

Taking the first step

If you’re ready to make a start, let’s talk. I offer a free 20 minute initial exploratory consultation by phone or over Zoom. This will give you chance to get a sense of who I am and whether I’m the right person for you. If we both feel there is a good fit, we can discuss what approach is best for you and take it from there.

 

For your comfort and safety, all appointments are currently either by phone or online over a secure video connection.

This gives you the flexibility to choose a location where you feel at ease. Although this way of working became necessary due to the Covid pandemic, many clients have commented that this facilitates their therapy. For example, we might discuss objects that hold significance for you or find coping strategies that you can implement in your home environment.