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I am no longer accepting new clients.
\nSorry it that’s a disappointment.
\nGood luck with your search for a therapist.
\nRichard Mills
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Therapy and\/or counselling is for anyone<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

People come for therapy for all sorts of reasons, and in all sorts of states. \u00a0And I meet all sorts of people in my consulting\u00a0room. You don’t have to be ‘ill enough’ or ‘sane enough’ or ‘distressed enough’ to make use of therapy: you just have to want to come and talk… or even not talk, if that’s what you need to do.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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\u2026 so when I see you, I work with you and not just your \u2018issue\u2019. Whilst it helps that I have worked with people who are bereaved, depressed, abused, directionless, stressed, divorced etc, each therapy is created afresh, tailor-made for you.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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My top priority<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

I have a number of aims when I meet someone for therapy, but top of the list is that during and after our first meeting you can say to yourself, ‘I think I can talk to this man’.<\/p>\n

Counselling and psychotherapy with Richard Mills<\/h3>\n

Oakwood House, Leeds, LS8 4BA<\/h5>\n

Hello, and thanks for landing here. There’s a fair amount of information that you can check out here on my site that may give you a flavour of what it might feel like to meet me for therapy. Hopefully it can start to help you decide whom to approach.<\/p>\n

By all means give me a ring on this number:<\/p>\n

07984002495<\/h3>\n

if you want to ask me one or two questions… or send me a text\/email message to get the ball rolling. If you’re ready to make an appointment I’ll offer you a time: I can usually see folks who enquire within a few days.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>

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Why is therapy like a tree?<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

Doing this work, whether sitting in your seat or my seat, is like looking at a tree: we see one thing, a living tree with leaves, branches etc., but below this is a whole system of earth and roots that are routinely obscured from view. There are a few ways we can consider this\u2026read more<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Words... metaphor<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

It’s so helpful to put words to what we are feeling… so often our distress seems much more manageable if we can verbalise it: the thing feels no longer like an uncontrollable enemy once it’s visible, in our mind.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Boundaries<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

This work is hard, because at best it helps us open up to ourselves and someone else (the therapist) about who we really are. \u00a0This requries a large degree of safety, provided in part by….boundaries. I will write more about this soon…<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>

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1:1 counselling + psychotherapy<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

Start here if you want 1:1 sessions. \u00a0My private practice is conveniently situated in Oakwood, Leeds, near Roundhay Park.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Couple counselling<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

I offer couple counselling: please enquire.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Confidence + assertiveness courses<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

Find out about my unique experiential courses here.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Co-counselling<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

Find out about this unique form of expressive therapy, which could equally be called ‘self-therapy’, ‘peer-counselling’ or ‘mutual counselling’.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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Supervision<\/a><\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\n

Click above here to find out about the supervision that I offer to other professional practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>

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This will be a therapy group for men. Click above here for more information.<\/p>\n

Email:
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