Maggie Buckley Contact: maggie@buckleycounselling.com
Simon Oldroyd Contact: simonoldroyd@hotmail.co.uk
SPERO
A Latin verb meaning hope.
Spero ut pacem habeant semper.
I hope that they may always have peace.
Welcome and thank you for visiting us. We know that finding the right counsellor or supervisor for you is a challenge, as these are important relationships. We hope we give you enough information here to encourage you to contact one or both of us to start our conversation. We do not charge for initial exploration conversations, when we will give you as much information as possible in assisting your decision making.
We each work independently and have separate counselling and supervision rooms in the Harrogate-Knaresborough area and utilise Zoom or phone for remote working. We come together when the work requires our collaboration, such as for bespoke group sessions, for organisations such as schools, businesses and any uniformed or care service.
Maggie Buckley
T: 07795470519
E: maggie@buckleycounselling.com
Maggie is a Counsellor and Supervisor working with children, adolescents and adults across Harrogate and within the local region. Maggie grew up in Manchester where she worked for many years in Childcare and education before moving to the Harrogate area with her family. Maggie qualified as a Counsellor at York St John University and as a Supervisor with Leeds Centre for Psychological Development. Maggie continues to develop her integrative practice which includes writing bespoke courses and also teaching Mindfulness within schools.
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (York St John University)
Diploma in Supervision (Leeds Centre for Psychological Development)
Certificate in Child and Adolescent Studies and Therapeutic Skills
Comprehensive Child protection Pathway Training (CCPP Level 2)
Accredited and Registered Member of BACP
Simon Oldroyd
T: 07530 558767
Simon is a Counsellor and Supervisor. As a Person-Centred Integrative therapist his focus is on the wellbeing and various needs of his clients, in whatever setting. Qualifying as a therapist at York St John University his portfolio of work continues to develop, including the Supervision of other Counsellors. Originally from Bradford and with a business background, Simon lives near Knaresborough with his wife. His two independent adult daughters both work in the caring professions.
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (York St John University)
Certificate in Counselling Supervision through Suparna Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision Training. Distinction
Accredited and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
COUNSELLING:
Having someone alongside you, who is fully accepting of you, not judging you, has your wellbeing always in focus and is separate from family friends and colleagues, who have their own agendas in response to your distress. A unique kind of relationship where you can feel safe, respected and where you can speak your truth in order to engage in recovery, finding new pathways towards your better wellbeing. Counselling works to develop your ways of coping in your life and how you may initiate and engage in change. Using this relationship with your counsellor to explore your life in its many aspects, identifying the challenges to face that are detrimental to your peace of mind and what may be helpful in managing your own life by developing greater cognition and autonomy. In simple terms, laying it all out on the table, shining a torch on the dark areas and taking control of your life in ways that have meaning for you.
SUPERVISION:
Counselling practice supervision and counselling training supervision are professionally important in having a safe space to explore the many and varied challenges this work presents. Be the challenges supportive, educative, qualitative, ethical dilemmas and/or developmental. The aim here is attaining and maintaining high standards of service for your clients’ wellbeing and also for your own. In the same way, in other work settings this is true. By having a valuable external relationship to confidentially examine the dynamics, relationships, practicalities and challenges all work presents for us, we may attend to our own wellbeing and the quality of our work in the demands that are placed on us. We also don’t undervalue having the space to safely ‘unload’.
Our approach, both individually and collectively is humanistic, person centred and existential. Humanistic because we receive you as the individual, unique and whole person you are in this world, our aim is to promote your welfare and progression. Person Centred because your wellbeing is always the focus for us. We facilitate understanding the ‘whys’ of behaviours and beliefs. What we offer aims to assist you to access and utilise for your benefit the inner resources that may not be available to you right now, which is (we assume) why you have read this far. Existential as we all face the same life questions, threats, fears, shame, guilt feelings and emotions but in differing intensities, unique to us as individuals.
Both of us are Accredited members of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy whose Ethical Framework guides our practice and you can find this at www.bacp.co.uk
In whatever setting Counselling can help with:
Self-belief. Fear. Stress.
Self-awareness, Guilt. Abuse.
Grief and loss. Anxiety-Depression. Change.
Self-esteem . Processing the past. Shame.
Loss of control. Relationships. Overwhelm.
A few quotes in closing for which we have permission to share here:
“These sessions have helped me to prioritise my own needs and feel in control of my life”
“I’m feeling more myself now and enjoying being with my family”
“I thought feeling so bad about myself was all my fault and because I deserved it. I now understand what was done to me and now have choices”
“Having supervision means I’m not isolated”
“Simon and Maggie never judge us or our stories” anger management group member
“I can’t change my circumstances but I’m managing the reality of this better, finding bits for ‘me’ time”
“The reflective group sessions helped us get our focus and share best practice” professional group transitioning and acclimatising to management change.
“I’ve learned to handle my emotions and actions when I’m upset” school student.
“I practiced being mindful and it helped me sleep better” Mindful living technique group member.
Please give us a call on 07795470519 or 07530 558767
Or email maggie@buckleycounselling.com or simonoldroyd@hotmail.co.uk
SPERO
Bespoke flexibility to appropriately respond to what is needed.
ORGANISATIONS – utilising psychologically informed awareness to facilitate the development of here and now best practice for staff and management.
SCHOOLS – supporting students, families and staff through life’s current challenges with considered and bespoke focus.
MINDFULNESS – learning to balance thinking and sensing with an aim to spend more time in the present moment and living a more fulfilling life where stress and anxiety can be reduced.
COUNSELLING- a safe and ‘outside’ space to personally reflect, grow understandings and enact healthy change based on your own reasoned choices and capacities.
SUPERVISION – providing regular sessions in a safe environment to speak truth, process events, learn coping strategies and new best practice, feel supported, explore self-care and check out function and functioning.
CARING PROFESSIONS and CHARITIES – assisting those who help others and the recipients of their care, in psychologically informed, ethical ways.
