Milton Keynes Service Area: • Buckinghamshire • Luton • Newport Pagnell • Onley • Stony Stratford • Emberton • Dunstable • Leighton Buzzard • Buckingham • Milton Keynes •
Services: • Counselling • Psychotherapy • Anxiety & Stress Treatment • Life & Career Coaching • Personal & Professional Development • Dream Analysis (Jungian) • Counseling • Marriage Guidance •
Issues: • Mental Health • Depression • Low Self-Esteem • Abuse • Anxiety • Stress • Relationships • Couples • Anger • Self-Harm • Eating Disorders & Distress • Bullying • OCD •
We have included our contact details at the top of this page to save you time effort navigating the site.
If you have a general enquiry with respect to Counselling, Psychotherapy, Anger Management, Personal Development or any of the other services we offer please use the general enquiries contact details below. All enquiries will be answered as soon as possible and are most welcome and treated with respect and in confidence.
Email: Info@TonicTalk.co.uk
Tel: 01933 395 497 (Private office line with answer machine)
If you have chosen a Therapist or for whatever reason you wish to directly contact either of the Therapists below please use their individual contact details. Any personal information that you choose to include will be treated with respect and kept in the strictest confidence.
Tel: 01933 395 497 (Private office line with answer machine)
Mob: 0796 897 2906
Email: Carlos@TonicTalk.co.uk
Tel: 01933 358 739 (Private office line with answer machine)
Mob: 0783 778 4663
Email: Suzanne@TonicTalk.co.uk
Everyone needs a space to think. A quiet private place and a comfy chair. A place to reflect and work through issues, history and events and perhaps, someone to share that process with. To unburden oneself without a sense of burdening others. To share one’s deepest secrets, fears and concerns in confidence. A place to be free and heard.
Counselling and Psychotherapy offers such a space and an individual to share with without fear of burdening, being judged or rejected, but instead, with a sense of acceptance, understanding and courage to go where you need to go. A Psychotherapist or Counsellor can offer you the help and support you need during your exploration and at times perhaps gentle guidance of an uncluttered compassionate and open-minded view to keep you on track. Our Male and Female Therapists are qualified, trained, experienced and skilled in facilitating your personal journey, self-discovery and growth. They can help you outgrow or overcome personal issues that have plagued your life, hampering your happiness, career and healthy relationships. They can guide you to new understandings and a realisation of your potential; and healthier more productive ways of processing and relating that will enhance your life. You can have the life and relationships that you need to make your life joyous and fulfilling.
Why leave your happiness and health to chance? Why not arrange a free consultation and discover for yourself what we can do to assist you?
TonicTalk is an independent client funded partnership of fully trained, qualified and experienced Psychotherapists and Counsellors who specialise in providing high quality Counselling, Psychotherapy and other Therapeutic services to the general public. We provide services to Men, Women, and Young people, from all backgrounds, faiths and walks of life. Our Male and Female Therapists are fully inclusive and non-discriminatory and dedicated to providing for your needs. We are her for you.
Not all Psychotherapists and Counsellors are the same. As it is with all professions there are those who are dedicated to their work; who give reverence to the needs of others and are therefore useful, properly trained, skilled, helpful and diligent Professionals and there are those who are not. Therefore, do not leave your personal and professional development or your or your family’s health and wellbeing to chance. Instead, contact TonicTalk and employ a proven professional.
Our practice catchment counties are Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, and Buckinghamshire. This includes the towns and villages in and around Northampton, Bedford, Milton Keynes, Newport Pagnell, Wellingborough, Kettering, Olney, Corby, Stony Stratford, and Rushden. While you may have to drive to us, your personal care, development and wellbeing is worth a short car journey.
For more information, please visit the following:
- About TonicTalk: A description of the partnership, its goals history and function.
- Contact Us: Details of how to contact us and our venue locations.
- About this Site: Details concerning this site and its function.
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TonicTalk Counselling and Psychotherapy specialise in providing high quality and affordable psychotherapeutic services to individuals, couples, groups and corporate clients. Our services include: • Psychotherapy, • Counselling, • Anger Management (Therapy), • Anxiety Therapy, • Stress Therapy, • Couple Counselling, • Relationship Therapy, • Systemic Therapy, • Life Coaching, • Career Coaching, • Dream Analysis (Jungian style) and • Personal and Professional Development.
We also provide psychologically based training to improve: • Communication skills, • Relationship building, • Customer / Client Management, • Employee Management and • Team Building.
All our services are available to groups and corporate clients with the addition of bespoke group facilitation and training, designed and developed in consultation with you to meet you very specific and exacting needs.
For more information concerning our services and Fees and Conditions please select one of the following:
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Considering the importance of psychological health and the impact that personal issues and concerns can have on an individual’s life and wellbeing; we feel that it is important for clients to find accessible professional and effective Counselling and Psychotherapy services. To this end we have two venues that can be accessed conveniently in which such services can be found.
Newport Pagnell
This room is situated within DeVere’s hotel and conference facility in Newport Pagnell. It is a smart, tidy building with plenty of off-street parking, a public gym, reception areas, coffee bars, internet access and much more besides. The room itself is light and spacious and furnished in a contemporary style. Utilising a conference facility allows us to offer our clients complete anonymity and confidentiality. If you arrive early to your session you can relax and take advantage of the public waiting area with free refreshments and WC. This facility has excellent disabled access.
  
Its catchment area includes Milton Keynes, Olney, Emberton, Kempston, Stony Stratford, Bletchley, Bedford and other surrounding towns and villages. See Contact Us for more details.
Higham Ferrers
This private room is bright and airy and comfortably furnished and is conveniently situated in East Northamptonshire with plenty of parking and easy access from the A6 and A45.
Its catchment area includes Rushden, Corby, Kettering, Wellingborough, Wollaston, Irthlingborough, Finedon, Thrapston, St. Neots, Pavenham, Sharnbrook, Billing, Earls Barton, Cogenhoe, Great Doddington, Northampton, and Bedford. All are within 15 miles travel. See Contact Us for more details.
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- Full time professional practice: Sessions available from early morning to late evening.
- First session, the ‘initial consultation’, is Free of charge and without commitment or obligation.
- Each subsequent session is to be paid for in advance.
- Concessions available upon request.
- Individuals: £40 per hour weekdays between 9am and 9pm.
- Individuals: £50 per hour Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 5pm.
- Couples: £50 per hour weekdays between 9am and 9pm.
- Couples: £60 per hour Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 5pm.
- Individuals: £40 per hour weekdays between 9am and 9pm.
- Individuals: £50 per hour Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 5pm.
- Couples: £50 per hour weekdays between 9am and 9pm.
- Couples: £60 per hour Saturdays and Sundays between 10am and 5pm.
Newport Pagnell venue (near Milton Keynes) facilities include: Private off street parking; Reception; and a waiting area with free refreshments and WC which can be use before and after your session.
For more information on Fees and Concessions and conditions of service; please visit our Fees and Conditions page
Anger and aggression issues are a serious problem that can ruin lives and therefore there is a need to prioritise and dedicate time, effort and money to resolving this issue before it overwhelms your life. Anger Management (Therapy) is a cost effective Therapeutic solution to achieving sustainable and long term changes to how you live your life and relate to others. When weighed against loosing ones job, a criminal record for common assault or worse, the failure of a relationship or divorce, the cost of such Therapy is a small price to pay for a healthier, happier and more prosperous future. Considering that our fee structure is very reasonable and we offer concessionary rates for those in financial difficulty (without means-testing) why not contact us to see how we can help you?
Please note: Group Anger Management is only offered at our Newport Pagnell Venue.
- £230 for an Eight week group course consisting of one Two hour session per week (Maximum group size is seven)
- As is standard with all courses, the Fee is payable in advance and non-refundable
- A discount of £30 is available to all those who contact us directly without referral
- No other discounts or concessions are available
This service can be integrated into Therapy or offered as a fixed term contract. As such, its fee structure is the same as Therapy and is available at all our venues. Please see Therapy fees above.
For more information on Anger Management fees please visit our fees and conditions Fees and Conditions page.
This section contains pages pertaining to each of our therapists. We hope that this will allow you to get to know our therapists a little better and help you choose who you would like to work with.
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Carlos is an extremely insightful Psychotherapist who works with his clients in a gentle, caring and non-judging way. He is sensitive to their needs, fears, frustrations, and frailties, but also has the strength, courage, congruence and compassion necessary to truly connect with his clients and support them through whatever difficulties they may bring without he himself becoming jaded, rejecting, retaliatory, fearful or demanding. He has over four years clinical experience as an NHS Psychotherapist and Counsellor providing Therapy in and around Northamptonshire and also works for MIND and in the past for CRUSE as a Bereavement Therapist. His patience and care, combined with keen analytical and interpretative skills provides his clients with an environment for growth and change that is second to none and he has extensive experience Counselling Adults, (both Men and Women), Adolescents and Children.
His experience is wide and varied and ranges from common life issues including: Depression, Anxiety, Self-esteem issues, Relationship issues, Bereavement, childhood neglect and abuse, Bullying, Divorce and Separation, Work and Career issues, Adoption, Spousal / Partner / Wife / Husband Abuse, Anger Management issues, Substance Misuse, Alcoholism and Self Harm, and Neglect. To less common issues including: OCD, childhood sexual abuse, Adoption, Suicide, Schizoid issues, Bi-Polar, Personality disorders, and much more besides. Carlos is willing and able to work with any individual or couple and their presenting issues and is a fully qualified and indemnified member of the BACP (MBACP). Read Carlos’ profile.
Suzanne is an intuitive, compassionate, committed, and insightful Therapist with over three years experience and has worked for the NHS and CRUSE providing Counselling and Psychotherapy to Adults and Adolescents. Suzanne is an Integrative Jungian Psychotherapist who is able to work with any individual and their presenting issues and her experience includes Depression, Infertility, Childhood Sexual Abuse, low self worth, Bereavement, Bullying, Parental abuse, and much more besides. Suzanne has an MA in Psychotherapy and Healing Practice (Middlesex). Read Suzanne’s profile.
We are a privately funded Psychotherapy and Counselling practice and therefore work directly for our clients and in their best interest. Client confidentially is assured through the following procedures:
- Since computers are vulnerable to attack and data theft; no personal client information or Counselling / Psychotherapy session notes are kept on computer.
- Client session notes and personal information are only kept as hard copy and securely locked away. Access to these paper records is restricted to the Therapist and Client unless directed by a court order or under other legal obligation.
- To ensure privacy and confidentiality, TonicTalk and its agents will not share any information concerning Counselling, Psychotherapy or other services accessed by a clients with any other agency unless specifically directed to do so by court order.
- The health services keep complete and lifelong medical records of all medical interventions including those reported by other agencies. Many, both within and without the health services have access to medical records and as such they should not be considered confidential. Often, insurers and employers demand access to medical records such that their content may prejudice both the availability and cost of insurance or be detrimental to employment prospects. In our opinion, it is therefore, not in the best interest of clients to inform G.P.s of services accessed.
For many people making the decision to take up Counselling or Psychotherapy is difficult. They often feel that their issues and concerns are not important enough to warrant attention for fear of being seen as a ‘malingerer’, ‘time waster’ or fraud when there are people who ‘really’ need help out there. Others feel that their issues and concerns are so insurmountable and overwhelming that they are impossible to resolve. And if they expressed how they feel; that they would lose themselves or never stop crying; or that a Therapist would not be able to ‘cope’ or be unwilling to help. Others feel that no one could begin to understand how they feel or be able to help, so what is the point trying to explain it? And others feel that their ’secret’ is so terrible or damning that they would be judged and rejected if anyone knew.
Small or large; any issue or concern that is having a detrimental effect on your life or the life of your family or your personal wellbeing is worth investing in to resolve. Anything that ‘pulls you down’, depresses you, causes you stress, anxiety or fear or to devalue yourself is something Therapy can help you to overcome.
Counselling and Psychotherapy, when practiced by a properly trained, qualified and developed Therapist, offers a unique opportunity to engage with how you feel and think and with your past and present experiences, within a safe, supportive, non-judging, nurturing and healthy environment. It is a positive opportunity to work perhaps on the most difficult elements of your life and in so doing grow beyond them and be renewed.
Everything that you currently Feel, Think and have Experienced is completely ‘real’ and undeniable; but, while it may do, it does not have to be the limit of your life and potential happiness. You can grow beyond Fear, Shame, Depression, Anxiety, Despair, Loneliness, Unhappiness, Worthlessness, Aggression and anything else that plagues your life and robs you of your Dignity, Value, Resilience, Spontaneity, Confidence, Tolerance, Appreciation, Peace and Joy. Life has infinite possibilities and in general, is what we make it. Through Therapy you can realise your potential and become all that you able to be.
While many may feel that Therapy is for weak, and perhaps ‘mental’ or ‘crazy’ people; it is not. Therapy is for everyone and anyone who wants to move beyond their issues, worries and concerns or overcome personal psychological problems that degrade their lives. Through the assistance Therapy offers, you can achieve joy, and a better connection and understanding with yourself and those in your life; you can become more tolerant and peaceful; and you can achieve a sense of self appreciation that will reflect in everything you do. Happiness is achieved when what you think, feel and do are in harmony with each other and your social and personal context; and Therapy can help you achieve this.
There is no need to ‘suffer in silence’ or ‘put up with’ things as they are. We are here to help you.
All our Therapists are experienced, skilled, qualified, reputable and professional practitioners who are able to provide help and therapy in the vast majority of cases. They are ordinary people who have worked and studied hard for years to acquire skills, insights, and personal qualities and achieve personal development that enables them to work effectively with clients.
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Ordinarily, for the majority of people before they engage the services of a therapist they have many questions pertaining to types of therapies, diagnosis’, costs, time scales, expectations, and much, much more besides. In this section we hope to ask those questions and answer them as clearly and succinctly as possible. If however, you have a question that is not answered, please feel free to ‘contact us’ and we will endeavour to answer the question, find you an answer or point you in the right direction.
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Here you will find Ideas, and Experience concerning how best to utilise your resources, Financial and Personal, to gain maximum benefit with respect to your personal development. We hope to promote that which we feel is helpful, explode some myths and expose the pitfalls so that you can at least recognise them. The section is divided up into four pages:
- Personal and Professional Issues
- Personal Therapy
- Training
- Group Work
- Reading
- Independent Growth
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In this section we have placed all that we would like to include on this site that did not fit under any of the previous headings:
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This article has been randomly selected from a group of Counselling and Psychotherapy articles which attempt to provide information concerning the Therapeutic process and how it can help with respect to specific issues and concerns. The list is not exhaustive and we will continue to add to it when the opportunity arises.
The vast majority of people will at some point in their lives suffer from Depression and therefore depression is probably the most common symptom or ‘presenting issue’ which brings people to Counselling and Psychotherapy. Psychiatrists tend to divide depression into two categories; Neurotic or Reactive Depression and Psychotic ‘Endogenous’, (from within), Depression with symptoms respectively ranging form loss of apatite and insomnia to hopelessness and suicide.
As Therapists we are uncomfortable with the labels ‘neurotic’ and ‘psychotic’ as these have social connotations that are unhelpful to clients. Instead, we prefer clients to recognise the ‘normality’ of their conditions and rather than single them out as abnormal and perhaps without prospect or hope; we, in recognising their normality, offer hope and the prospect of overcoming their difficulties. We therefore, prefer to use a scale by which we can describe the psychological traits of the vast majority of people. The scale we use is divided into two equal parts; the Depressive spectrum occupying one side and the Obsessive spectrum the other. The most people will fall somewhere on the Depressive-Obsessive scale and though it as a scale, an individual may occupy either one or two positions, i.e. just display ‘dominant’ traits or also display ‘subordinate’ traits. Most people display a significant number of traits which would result in them being described as having Depressive or Obsessive tendencies, however, they will also display traits from the opposing spectrum which ‘modify’ their dominant trait. That is to say that some people are either ‘purely’ Depressive or Obsessive but many are depressive-Obsessive or obsessive-Depressive.
The Depressive spectrum ranges from severe or chronic Endogenous Depression through milder Endogenous Depression all the way to Reactive Depression.
Counselling and Psychotherapy, when given the opportunity, can help with all forms of depression from severe to mild, however, there is sometimes difficulty with more chronic forms of depression because the efficacy (effectiveness) of Therapy is significantly affected by the Therapeutic Relationship and sometimes with chronic depression there is an inability for the client to relate to others or themselves which may thwart the Therapist’s attempts to form a relationship.
The following quote is taken from Shakespeare’s
‘The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark’, (Act II, Scene II).
In it Hamlet describes his melancholia or depression thus:
“I have of late, but wherefore I know not, lost all my mirth,
Forgone all custom of exercise;
And indeed, it goes so heavily with my disposition;
That this goodly frame, the Earth, seems to me a sterile Promontory;
This most excellent canopy the air, look you, this brave overhanging firmament, this majestic roof, fretted with golden fire:
Why, it appears no other thing to me, then a foul and pestilent congregation of vapours.
What a piece of work is a man!
How Noble in Reason?
How infinite in faculty?
In form and moving, how express and admirable?
In Action, how like an Angel?
In apprehension, how like a God?
The beauty of the world, the Paragon of Animals;
And yet to me, what is this Quintessence of Dust?
Man delights not me; no, nor Woman neither. ”
For the complete article please visit Depression on our articles page.
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