Christie-Connor Counselling

Town: Elgin County: Moray Country: Scotland Mobile: 077 090 346 77 Email: sharonkillarney@hotmail.co.uk Website: http://www.christieconnorcounselling.vpweb.co.uk

Description  Christie-Connor Counselling  Counsellor in Addictions  Alcohol, Drugs, Gambling and Eating Disorders etc. Covering Morayshire, Aberdeenshire and the Highlands and Islands Sick of being sick and tired? Don’t run away from the word “addiction”, it has more than four letters, so it can’t be a dirty word! Addiction can strike at any age, doesn’t care whether you’ve had a privileged upbringing, or whether you lived from hand to mouth.  It doesn’t care whether you’re sixteen or seventy six.  It doesn’t care whether you’re happy or sad.  It doesn’t care whether you’re a man or a woman.  It’s a bit like a virus; anyone can get it. It has nothing to do with willpower, moral integrity or level of intelligence.  If you are a human being, you can suffer from addiction. It’s an illness, not a moral failing.  The World Health Organisation recognises it as an illness.  People suffering from addiction are not bad people trying to get good; they are sick people trying to get well. Slowly but surely, day by day, recovery is possible and so is a life better than the one you’re emerging from. There are as many theories about addiction as there are days in the year, and some!  However, part of the recovery process is to accept that you can know all there is to know about addiction and still drink or drug or eat or starve yourself to death!  About The Counsellor  Sharon Christie-Connor Member of FDAP (Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals   Hazelden Diplomas in Addiction Counselling and Addiction Studies.  Over 1600 hours of supervised clinical practicum at the Alexander Clinic in Oldmeldrum.  Diploma (pending) in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders, awarded by the National Centre For Eating Disorders. History and Training Sharon Christie-Connor did her training in Ireland, Scotland and London.  She is Hazelden trained, and did her practicum at the Alexander Clinic, a treatment centre for addictive disorders in Oldmeldrum, Aberdeenshire. The Hazelden programme is abstinence based and uses the 12 step programme of various self help groups, such as Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers Anonymous, Overeaters Anonymous, Al-Anon, to help people live a more content and happy life without the aid of the substance or behaviour which is helping them cope. Sharon's Eating Disorder training was done at the National Centre For Eating Disorders (NCFED) in London. Sharon was born in Northern Ireland and after leaving college, moved to Kent to work.  Her career has been varied - jobs included working on the Channel Tunnel when it was being built, then moving to London to train as an accountant.  Contact Christie-Connor Counselling No counsellor is the expert in another individual’s life.  The individual is the expert.   That is the reason that an approach is taken which is tailored to the particular individual’s needs. Please feel free to contact Christie-Connor Counselling for a confidential chat. Please telephone or email using the contact details listed above, or fill in the contact details, confidentially, on the Christie-Connor Counselling website.   Website details are also listed above, with a direct link to the site.