Hi, you may have guessed by now my name is Damian Stoupe
... and I am a counsellor and hypnotherapist. I trained at the University of Bristol on a BACP accredited course. The emphasis of my course was to work in a 'person centred' orientation but also to have experience and understandings of several other different approaches such as CBT, Gestalt, Solution focussed therapies in what is generally called 'organisational settings; workplaces to you and me! This means that, unlike many other counsellors, I have been trained in working within a short term counselling framework; which I find ideal for using in both workplaces and in my private practice.
Many people come to counselling to deal with specific issues; they do not want to be 'in therapy' for many years and I must admit that whilst I do have some long term clients it is not my intention to marry my clients. I would much rather help my clients out with the issues they face and be there if they need more help in the future.
My course specialised in working with clients in organisational settings where time was limited such as in NHS, private employers, EAP settings. This, training and work experience provides me unique insights into issues affecting people in the workplace. I have been lucky enough to be able to share these insights at a national level by facilitating a workshop at the national conference for the Association for Counselling at Work and writing a number of articles for professional journals.
I am now continuing my studies for my MSc in Counselling in Organisational Settings at Bristol University focussing on working with small businesses and dealing effectively with workplace bullying especially focussing on those accused of bullying behaviours.