Kevin McGrath
I was counsellor at Plas Ffynnon Surgery, Oswestry for four years until August 2003 but now I’ve moved to Telford, spending Mondays at Sutton Hill and Tuesdays at Charlton Medical Centre (Oakengates).

I’ve been a counsellor since 1984 (I trained then as a couples counsellor with Relate), and a supervisor of other counsellors since 1994. I’m an accredited member of the BACP, and when I’ve completed the requirements for my Psychodrama Diploma (I’ve completed all the practical training and examination) I will apply for registration with the UKCP as a Psychodrama psychotherapist. Over the years I’ve had quite a range of training and attended workshops in other approaches and emphases, including Transactional Analysis, NLP, Solution-Focussed Therapy, Post Traumatic Stress and Sexual Problems.

In addition to my work at the GPs’ surgeries, I also work for the department on Thursdays as a Couples Counsellor at the Dawley Centre, Telford, offer supervision to other members of the Department and facilitate a Psychodrama group at Dawley.

Outside the department, I supervise several groups of counsellors for other organisations, and I have a private practice based in Ironbridge. In all my therapeutic work, I see unique individuals: sometimes on their own, sometimes as couples, sometimes in groups but the common thread in my work is a belief in each person’s own expertise on himself or herself, and a respect for the differences which often lie at the heart of the problems we work on.