Welcome to
Blue Star Counselling and Therapy Centre
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| We invite you to enter the field of infinite
possibilities. Together we will co-create experiences of greater
inner peace and harmony in your life. |
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Do you feel you need counselling?
If you are struggling with some aspect of your life and it
is interfering with your ability to live a happier, more fulfilling
life, there is help! A trained, professional counsellor is
available at Blue Star to work with you to co-create
solutions.
Certainly, you do not have to be crazy to seek counselling
or undergo therapy. There are many reasons for seeking help.
You may be experiencing stress, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem,
anger, grief. Everyone experiences times like these in their
lives.
At Blue Star, we believe that all the resources needed
to solve problems and meet challenges are already present
in clients, helpers and their total context. This context
includes the dimensions of Environment, Body, Mind and Spirit
of all in the field.
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| We provide compassionate, confidential
and comprehensive counselling and therapy |
Where
Blue Star Centre
Bandoo Street, Claxton Bay
659-0440
When
Counselling sessions may be scheduled as follows:
Tuesdays & Saturdays : 2-5 pm
Wednesdays : 3 -6 p.m.
Thursdays : 10 am – 3 p.m.
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Appointment
To make an appointment, give us a call (659-0440) to book
a first session to discuss what you want. You can then decide
if counseling is something you wish to explore for yourself.
Fees
Typically the fee for the initial consultation is $100.00
tt. Fees thereafter are arranged between you and the counsellor
at your first meeting, using a sliding scale, according to
your means. Free sessions may be offered depending on specific
circumstances
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Background of the Centre
The Blue Star Counselling and Therapy Centre was established
in March 2002 following Sri Vasudeva’s visits to two major
therapy centres in Europe through the invitation of Dr Imelda
Mc Carthy. These centres of training are to the forefront of
the therapy field in England and Denmark. Sri Vasudeva immediately
saw the possibilities for establishing a similar yet unique
centre in Claxton Bay.
With Dr Imelda McCarthy at the helm, as Programme Director,
a course of study was formulated which incorporated conventional
approaches to counselling and therapy and a new approach developed
by Dr Mc Carthy and Sri Vasudeva.
In March 2005 the first group to complete the three-year programme
received their certificates of completion.
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| The Approach |
The Co-Creative approach to counselling and therapy is a common
sense one which enables individuals to address difficulties.
It is an approach that rests on the following principles:
* We are multi-dimensional beings
* In the Spirit we are free
* We are co-creators
* We co-create in an already intelligent Field
* We co-exist in a Field of infinite possibilities
In the process of counselling, the co-creation of ‘sacred
space’, where clients and helpers meet and in which solutions
emerge, exists in a field of infinite possibilities. While a
skilled therapist or counsellor is important in facilitating
the co-creative process, it is their ‘presence’
and the quality of the therapeutic relationship, which are seen
as the main factors in this venture. Therefore, in the acts
of co-creation the solution-building process is directed neither
by the therapist nor the client per se but rather by the collective
wisdom, which is manifesting in and through the total context
involved.
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 Blue
Star Certificate Training Programme 
Applications are invited for entry in September 2005 from
persons who wish to pursue the training programme held by
Blue Star Counselling and Therapy Centre.
Co-Creative Counselling and Therapy Training Programme
Blue Star Centre
Bandoo Street
Union Village
Claxton Bay, Trinidad.
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 Centre
Director: Sri Vasudeva
Programme Director: Dr. Imelda McCarthy
Clinical Co-ordinator: Reena Rampersadsingh
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| Admission to the Training Programme |
Blue Star is pleased to introduce this training
programme to all those who are interested in continuing educational
opportunities.
Teachers, nurses, other health care professionals, social workers
or any one interested in developing knowledge and bringing new
skills into their work are welcome to register. This is a unique
opportunity to participate in a pioneering programme that aims
to provide experiences to expand consciousness and to explore
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| Programme Description |
Students will study major concepts and practices
from diverse fields of psychotherapy and counselling in a supportive,
challenging, creative and friendly environment. Major emphasis
will be on the co-creative approach developed by Dr McCarthy
and Sri Vasudeva.
The primary teaching methods are role-plays, video and audiotape
recording for step-by-step analysis of sessions, discussion
groups and workshops by visiting professionals.
Through role play and discussion students will develop skills
in
• setting goals
• creating empathic
contact
• conducting therapeutic conversations
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listening with the heart
• reflecting content and
feelings
• tracking, paraphrasing and reframing
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Contact: Reena Rampersadsingh
at Blue Star Counselling and Therapy Centre, Bandoo Street,
Union Village, Claxton Bay, Trinidad.
Tel: +868 659 0440 for more information.
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