About the Work
Welcome to Belinda Quantock Counselling Services. Our sessions are a safe place to build a trusting and robust therapeutic relationship. I invite you to share your story with the goal of helping you discover new and personalised coping skills while also working through longer-term challenges. If the words 'stuck' and 'trapped' ring any bells for you, I'm here to help. I use a mixture of ACT, CBT if requested and strengths based therapies to best help examine and shift barriers to change and emotional regulation.
In addition I acknowledge that if you are here because of pandemic related difficulties and trauma, there is an additional layer because that trauma still active. We do not pretend something isn't a current obstacle simply because that is popular opinion. Our therapy is grounded in reality which in turn gives you more agency and a chance to build an internal world that embraces your core values.
About Me
When I'm not being a counsellor, I enjoy spending time with my horse Ron and playing a wicked game of croquet. I'm a huge believer in cat watching/worship, marathon sessions of Buffy, Succession, Twin Peakes, Ted Lasso and The Great British Bake Off. I'm also an avid gamer and often use immersive stories and sophisticated mechanics to soothe my ADHD nervous system. Personal favourites include The Last of Us II, Horizon Zero Dawn and the Assassin's Creed series. The beach or local parklands are my favourite places to while away the hours with a solid podcast such as Maintenance Phase or a really slow burning crime novel.
I might be chronically ill but I have a extrememly healthy sense of humour. I try to limit my social media but am prone to ranting on Twitter. In short, I'm a human being just like you. It would be an honour to get to know you.
Practice Policies and Pricing
Please note that I do not use AI in any part of this practice. Your notes and invoices are manually created and stored as is all payment information. Any changes in pricing are subject to change and Belinda endeavours to give as much notice as possible. Pricing is for 60 minute sessions and starts at $130 (sliding scale). Additional fees may be incurred for reports and letters.
Lived Experience
I have lived experience of chronic pain and hormonal dysregulation (endometriosis, persistance pain disorder and PMDD), neurodivergence (ADHD) and I, like many of you, live each day with the societal pressures of navigating a world that so often ignores the rights of disabled and chronically ill people. I still have hope and would like to share that with you.
Words from the Wise...
'Some things in life cannot be fixed. They can only be carried.'
'Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.'
- Groucho Marx
