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Practitioners

Our counsellors and therapists have been chosen for their warmth, kindness and compassion as well as their skills and training. At The Lightwell Practice you will find a warm welcome and a confidential, safe and relaxed atmosphere.

Caroline Smith BSc (Hons)

UKCP Registered Psychotherapist

Certified Transactional Analyst

Provisional Training and Supervising Transactional Analyst

Caroline will immediately put you at ease by providing a safe and empathic space in which you can explore your issues. 

She brings a calm and grounding presence to the therapy room and is a skilful and compassionate listener, but is also able to use her therapeutic skills and knowledge of psychology to help you to understand your problems from a different perspective.

If you are looking for straight forward counselling, Caroline will listen and explore with patience; if you want something deeper and more challenging, she can use her training in Transactional Analysis to help you to understand your psychology and behavioural patterns and find new solutions to familiar problems.

Caroline’s interest in individual psychology grew through her own personal experience, her work in the complementary medical field, and in her development as a senior yoga teacher. 

She has a deep interest in the connection between physical and emotional health and wellbeing and this directly informs her practice of psychotherapy.

Caroline is a Certified Transactional Analyst, Integrative Psychotherapist and Counsellor, and Supervisor.  She has a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics and 30 years experience in the healthcare field.

Caroline works with individuals and couples and is particularly skilled in working with issues around low self-esteem, low confidence and anxiety. 

She is registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and is a member of UKATA and EATA. She attends regular supervision and training and keeps up to date with current practice through CPD.

You can find more information on Caroline’s website.
You can contact Caroline directly via
email

Dave Smith

MBACP & DipTA

Before training as a therapist Dave had a wide and varied career including working in the music business, as a mentor in the creative arts and as a business coach.  He is a safe and trustworthy pair of hands and will immediately put you at ease so you feel able to open up and talk.

Dave is a great problem solver and likes to work in a way that gets straight to the heart of the matter! He does this with warmth, compassion and sometimes with humour.

He is likeable, easy-going person and he is passionate about understanding psychological motivations and working in depth to help people to change repeated and familiar patterns of behaviour.

Dave works with individuals and couples; he has a a particular interest in ‘couples’ work and has helped many couples to get their relationship back on track.

He attends regular supervision and training and keeps up to date with current practice through CPD.

You can contact Dave directly via email

Sheila Knight 

Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy

Sheila is warm, down to earth and calm, an empathic presence who supports you to explore your deepest thoughts and feelings. 

Her background in book publishing informs her practice: together you will make sense of your story, identify themes and patterns, and find creative solutions. 

She believes that the therapeutic relationship – based on mutual commitment, acceptance and trust – can enhance your connection to self and others, promoting understanding, growth and new ways of being in the world.

Sheila offers short- and long-term work with adult individuals.

She is especially interested in mental health and wellbeing; relationships with self and others; and working with the impact of abuse and loss.

A registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy), Sheila attends regular supervision and is committed to Continuing Professional Development.

You can find out more information on Sheila’s  website

You can contact Sheila directly via email

Jennifer Raper

MA (Hons), MA, PGDip Transactional Analysis (Psychotherapy) Studies 

Jennifer is an experienced therapist committed to working within a respectful, therapeutic relationship with clients.  She has previously worked in private practice, as well as in the NHS and charity sectors with clients in the Brighton area and in London.  

Jennifer’s approach is an exploratory, relational one, informed by TA theory and concepts which seek to understand how and why we function and behave as we do.

She offers space for unhurried reflection and exploration where clients can talk about and get support with difficulties being experienced such as anxiety or depression, working through a relationship difficulty or period of stress in life, or unhappiness or trauma stemming from experiences and relationships earlier in life.

Jennifer is passionate about helping clients to reflect with self-compassion on events and relationships which may have had significant impact or long-term consequences on well-being.

 

With the aim being to work together to unlock recurring patterns and difficult feelings, finding ways to manage them for greater peace of mind and ultimately, more enjoyment in life.

She works with clients on an open-ended basis or for an agreed time period, whatever is needed.

Jennifer is a registered counsellor with the BACP, has a Postgraduate Diploma in TA (Psychotherapy) Studies, and an MA in Modern Languages and Cultural Studies.

She has also worked for 20 years supporting students in the University sector. She is a member of UKATA and EATA. 

She attends regular supervision and maintains her current professional and ethical practice through continuous professional development. 

Location

The Lightwell Practice
8 High Corn Mill
Chapel Hill
Skipton
North Yorkshire
BD23 1NL

07708 173 666
info@lightwellpractice.co.uk

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