About Brian Simpson

My partner and I have set up Red Kite Therapy & Training which offers counselling, psychotherapy, Reiki, and training.

We are based in South Liverpool in comfy surroundings by Sefton Park and are well served by public transport

My training, work experience and any achievement

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I have worked in human services for most of my life. I started as a teacher and then worked with young, unemployed people. Following this I supported people with learning disabilities and those affected by long-term neurological conditions and brain injuries. I gained enormous experience with people from a diverse range of backgrounds and those struggling to make sense of complete changes in their lives.​ Working closely with people who have become disabled or been affected by long-term health conditions has played a major role in my career over many years resulting in assisting individuals to return to work or find meaningful alternatives to work.
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Following a recommendation from someone I supported, I started training in counselling, gaining a diploma in person centred counselling in 1992. Since then I have widened my knowledge and skills by training in Gestalt Therapy, Transactional Analysis, NLP and Adlerian Therapy. I have also undertaken training in trauma, anger, creative visualisation, personal relationships & sexuality, and solution focused brief therapy. I would now describe myself as an integrative, relational counsellor.I gained accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2009 and operate under their ethical guidelines
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I gained a certificate in supervision in 2012 and am now able to supervise other counsellors and a wide range of other professionals who work with individuals or groups.

I am trained and experienced in dealing with problem anger both to groups and individuals
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My training and experience have led me to develop the following specialities: return to work; disability & long-term health conditions; personal relationships & sexuality; relationship issues; anger; stress; anxiety; trauma as well as general counselling.
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Currently I am a volunteer with Compass Counselling Agency, have my own private practice, offer supervision and co-facilitate training in understanding and managing anger.