Soulful Therapy Caroline Vieira
I am an Integrative Transpersonal therapist in practice for many years working with adults and young people. I offer the opportunity to explore, self-reflect and integrate emotional experience.
Tough stuff and messy. Fears and depression. Let’s look at it together in a non-judgemental, confidential, safe way.
I have a warm comfortable log cabin studio with private access and I currently have some spaces on Tuesday and Thursday.
If that sounds like something you’d like to access please get in touch.
To find me I'm in Clements End, Nr Coleford GL16 8LL
Feeling worried or depressed
If you’re feeling fearful, worried, anxious, sad or angry during these uncertain times.
Experiencing trauma or PTSD
If you're having a difficult time managing or coping with the stress of past or present traumatic experiences.
Having family or relationship issues
If you’re not sure how to deal with difficult family members, partners or the stigma of mental health illness.
Therapeutic Approach
Experience a transformative journey through a compassionate therapeutic approach designed to facilitate personal exploration and effectively address emotional challenges.
In over two decades of experience in the field, specializing in integrative transpersonal therapy, I have cultivated a deep understanding of the therapeutic needs of both adults and young people.
My approach, which harmonizes conventional therapeutic theories with creative techniques such as visualization, drawing, and enactment, has proven effective in enabling clients to achieve deep self-reflection and personal integration.
I am particularly adept at helping individuals connect with their underlying "soul story," drawing inspiration from the works of Thomas Moore and James Hillman.
Fundamental to my therapeutic approach is my focus on relationality.
The way we meet and relate is where we meet ourselves and where our healing takes place.
I am approachable and always curious to hear what it is that you want to work with, and what you are afraid of, or ashamed of, in the shadow.
Being integrative and soul-focused offers the opportunity to include all of yourself in a safe and caring way.
Please email me on caroline.vieira108@gmail.com
What is Soulful?
“The care of the soul adds depth and meaning to everyday life, with heart, warmth, connections, intelligence and vision.” Thomas Moore
Soul brings you closer to your essential self, to that part of you that is central to who you are, beyond trauma and confusion.
If you ask, "What lifts my heart even in the darkest times?" what would you respond? Is it Spring birdsong; sunlight through newly budding leaves; the sound of waves on a beach; thunderclouds; driving rain, music or dancing? It is that which touches you in your soul uniquely.
In working together therapeutically I pay particular attention to the images that you may use to describe your feelings, since the soul expresses itself through imagery.
For instance you may say, “I feel like I’m in a fog”… “bogged down” …”It’s like being at the bottom of a well.”
Or you may bring images from your dreams.
Or you may want to show me rather than tell me what you are feeling – I have paper and paints and colours if you wish. You may want to show me the “whirling tornado” or the “brick walls”.
There is no rush. The soul doesn’t have a time scale. It can express itself by circling round and round a common theme, or travelling in spirals to something new.
This is your time to discover and share about your deep inner life, and discover healing and freedom from self-doubt.
Qualifications and Experience
The qualifications of the practitioners highlight their extensive training and expertise in providing effective counselling aimed at facilitating personal growth and addressing emotional challenges.
Training in Psychotherapy from a Soulful Perspective, Re-Vision, London, NW6 6RY
A creative, contemporary approach to psychotherapy, integrating developmental, relational and archetypal perspectives in a soulfully grounded way.
I work within a framework that blends concepts from Jungian, Gestalt, relational, psychodynamic, neuroscience, body psychotherapy and family systems theory, as well as developmental and archetypal psychology. Through this, I combine a broad perspective with down-to-earth high quality therapeutic skills.
Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychosynthesis, Re-Vision, London, NW6 6RY
My approach to counselling is to recognise the impact of life experiences that have contributed to us to feeling depressed or desperate, confused or helpless, panicked or compulsive.
What is it that has occurred that has caused us to feel lost to our self?
Through building a therapeutic relationship between us we can address where feelings and emotions have become challenging and difficult to express or understand.
This is the soulful process, and aims to marry soul and spirit with being practical in the world – soul’s delight in the detail of everyday life with the spirit’s awareness of the bigger picture of which we are each individually a connected part, and to which we can contribute practically in our life.
My work in the Field Privately, for Employee Assisted Programs, and with Young People
Since 2022 I have been working primarily with adults.
Previously I organised and led the counselling service at Hartpury College and University for 15 years, counselling young people encountering a wide spectrum of challenging issues.
I am still happy to work with young people over the age of 16.
Hartpury, Gloucestershire, GL19 3BE
Counselling Soul
Testimonials
"Initially I was very tentative to discuss my personal life, but sitting with Caroline we quickly established a rapport which helped me relax and gradually talk through what had persistently distressed me since my teenage years."
"I was only 9 when my Nan died who I was very close to. I lived with raw grief gnawing away at me even though it was years ago. In counselling I was finally able to say how much I had loved her and now felt able to say Goodbye. I feel so much better."
"I had realised I had big problems in my marriage but I had no idea how to face it. In therapy I began to take responsibility for the things I could change, and gradually discovered the courage to talk it all out with my partner."
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I contact you?
Please email me on caroline.vieira108@gmail.com
What day's are available?
All day Tuesday from 9.30 am. Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Last session begins at 5.30pm.
What are the fees?
£48 for a counselling hour
Do you offer a sliding scale?
Yes, occasionally. For students and young people on low income I'm willing to discuss affordability.
How many sessions do you offer?
I work on an open-ended basis, or for an agreed time period, as long as you feel it is still serving you in your personal self-discovery.
What issues can I bring?
We can explore a a wide range of issues such as:
Stress and anxiety
Depression
Relationship issues with self and others
Loss of life meaning
Bereavement & loss
Sexuality
Childhood related issues
Sadness and grief
Suicidal thoughts
Low self-esteem
Problem drinking
How long are sessions?
50 minutes. This is known as the therapeutic hour.
Where will I find you?
Where I'm located
I'm based in the Forest of Dean in Clements End, not far from Coleford.
I have a dedicated therapy studio in a comfortable log cabin.
Easily accessed from the B4228 main road from Chepstow to Coleford. Clements End road becomes Oakwood road between the villages of Sling and Bream.
There is parking on the grass verge.
Contact Me
I’d love to hear from you and answer any questions your might have