About me

Chris Rudyard - MNCS Accredited & Reg.
​Professional Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Fully Insured & Member of Department of Health's' Accredited Register
ACCPH Senior Member

​Chris Rudyard MNCS Accredited (He/Him/His)

Professional Standards Authority registered
•AEDP Lv1 Therapist
•Cert. Brainspotting Ph 1, 2, 3 & Masterclass
•Cert IFS Lv 1, 2, 3, & Masterclass •Cert EMDR 1, 2, 3 •EMDR 2.0
•Dip Lv.4 in the Theory & Practice of Counselling •Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
•Diploma in Neuro-Linguistic Programming •Cert in NLP Professional Coaching
•Post Graduate Cert Lv7/Masters Level
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy CBT (inc 3rd Wave) & Person Centred Therapy
•Cert. Eye Movement Integration/EMI Therapist Lv 1 & 2 + Supervision •Cert Solution Focused Counselling Skills •Cert in Hypno-Psychotherapy •Cert Ego State Therapy with EMDR
•Cert in Supervision approved by British Psychological Society & more

People usually come to see me because of how they're feeling, or because of difficulties they're having in life. Some people come to maintain a more general sense of 'well-being' through 'personal development'. Whatever your reason, I'll be glad to help.

I like to get it right for my clients, take pride in my work, as well as looking at it objectively through personal supervision.
​I do not practice any therapies that I have not trained in, or experienced myself.

Examples of concerns I regularly work with are:

 Abusive/Narcissistic relationships | Anxiety | Bereavement & Loss | Distressing Memories | Drug & Alcohol use | Family & Relationships | Stress-related Physical Symptoms | Sexual Abuse | Trauma | Unresolved Childhood Experiences.

A lot of my clients are seeking a highly informed Trauma Therapist, for dealing with complex trauma and PTSD.
  I love to see people get 'back on track', and start to feel their familiar Self or feel even better after working with me.

A wide range of people come to see me including: 

artists & musicians - business persons - consultants - engineers - GP's - government departments & officials - labourers - lecturers -
medical professionals - office workers - police - scientists - sports persons - social workers - solicitors - students - teachers - therapists - trades persons travellers - writers - young people. 

You will be of utmost importance in our therapy. I aim to help you get what you want from therapy, and I will commit to helping you achieve this.

My interest in people is genuine and is a compassionate, non-judgmental approach. Every therapist is different in their approach and the way they work. The relationship I provide with my clients is a personal one (although, of course it mostly about you) with professional boundaries.
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I work long term & short term, and it is always my clients choice of how long they attend sessions for. A lot of my clients get so much from the sessions they come for over a year, or more, and check back in from time to time to further develop or just get support when something new is going on.

I am an active role in the therapy process, I don't just listen (unless it's needed). I help with therapies that heal, and that you can feel.
​ I love to connect with people through therapy, and form healthy, refreshing relationships.

As a person I am interested in and enjoy, health, travel, a range of music, food, different cultures & film.

 
My practice has been audited by the BACP and has been approved by this process. I have also gained counselling organisations their BACP accredited status.
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For some people, therapy is just about offloading or simply talking to someone independent, who is highly skilled in listening. I take this further by helping you to engage you in a 'therapeutic process'. We will really start to delve into what's going on for you, I take a genuine interested in you, your life, and your story.
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I have over 18 consecutive years experience providing counselling & psychotherapy, in the private sector, plus over 20 years working in charities, the third sector, and health & social care specialist support services. I am trained and qualified in different models of psychotherapy, which allows me to be flexible to suit your needs within therapy. In hindsight being trained in solely, one counselling approach was restrictive for both me and my clients. I also have experience in providing training, and presentations to small and large professional and public groups.

​Having worked in primary care (NHS hospitals), secondary care (NHS services), several employee assistance programmes, The Priory, and well known 3rd sector services (charities) across the North-West; I have a vast experience to offer. As well as working with therapy agencies, I have also worked closely with businesses that are world renowned - inc two of Liverpools' most successful businesses..

I am non-religious, and I respect people's faith, I acknowledge that there are parallels between certain religions and the Person-Centred approach - which is where my 'therapist' roots lay.
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I help people through a psychotherapy, philosophy, and integration of neuroscience. This way of working has great substance and depth, helping to promote individuality and self-awareness.​ It also helps the nervous system to learn regulation.

It's hard to say exactly how I work because each therapeutic relationship is so unique. Just think of the relationships you've had or had, every one of them feels very different, and psychotherapy is no different. I use a range of psychotherapy approaches while holding compassion, realness, and a non-judgemental stance for you as my client. I don't tend to stick to one model of therapy because I have lots of training in many different ones, and have seen the benefits of all of them. What I will say is that the IFS approach informs all my work as l as being person centred in my approach IFS Therapy has helped me understand and see people better than any other model I have trained in.

Initially, I spent 4 years studying The Person-Centred model and completing training that specialised in this approach only. This robust, and radical training gives me a well-grounded theoretical model to work from, whilst remaining flexible to suit your needs. I have spent the following years studying other therapeutic models and approaches.​
Since 2015 I have had a growing interest in trauma and studying modern psychotherapies which seem more adept at treating/healing/processing trauma. The main models I have furthered my training in are AEDP, Brainspotting, EMDR, EMI, Neuroscience, and Internal Family Systems/IFS Therapy. I'm always looking more and more into the field of trauma which is never-ending!

AEDP, Brainspotting, EMDR, & IFS are the latest therapies that are causing a lot of excitement amongst therapists globally. However, there are not many therapists in the UK who are proficiently trained in all these approaches.
In addition to my counselling work, I have years of experience, caring for and supporting people who have a condition of Autism/Asperger's', severe Epilepsy, mental illness & dual diagnosis, profound learning difficulties, and also with children & young people living in care with experience of trauma/abuse & neglect.
In the past 'outcome measures' and research evidenced that my way of working is 'helpful & effective'.

I have also created a second business that offers a range of psychological therapies, and internet-based services called Online Trauma Therapy​

See here if you would like to see all my experience, qualifications, and training

"You are not here to be measured,
you are here to be heard, understood, and supported to heal"

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