Alana Burton

Self-employed practitioner of Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy with a Diploma in TA (MBACP), (expected to achieve a Level 7 qualification as a Certified Transactional Analyst in 2024). Registered with the ICO. Fully insured. Member of: BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy), UKATA (United Kingdom Association for Transactional Analysis), EATA (European Association of TA), ITAA (International Association of TA), IARTA (International Association of Relational TA).

I offer weekly face to face counselling and psychotherapy sessions to adults, couples and groups on an open-ended basis. Experience of working with broad range of psychological issues including personality disorders, trauma and (C)PTSD, substance use and abuse, suicidal ideation, attachment disorders and more. 

I meet and talk to people who may be experiencing some sort of emotional distress. I believe that emotional distress, can be complex and confusing. It can also be viewed as a valid emotional response to a particular experience. My role as a therapist is to help you increase your understanding of yourself and your situation. I will support you to make better use of existing resources. We can also develop new resources to help you change and grow.

Together we will work to explore what’s going on for you as an individual person with your own history and experience. We will create a coherent narrative to support you moving forward. You won’t need to do this alone.

My location is in RH20. I see individuals and couples looking to improve the quality of their life and relationships. I also offer psycho-educational groups and group therapy. 

My initial training in Transactional Analysis provides a fundamental basis and structure to my work. Transactional Analysis is a modality of psychotherapy that provides a useful framework to help understand how people are structured psychologically. It helps us to understand how people function and how they express their personality in terms of behaviour. 

While I primarily use Transactional Analysis in my work, I also call on other resources and tools depending on your needs. Since my original training I have also incorporated techniques from other ways of working such as Trauma training and Mindfulness. I will draw on such complimentary methods that facilitate growth and change from the areas I have trained in below.

• UKATA Diploma in TA Practice
• Registered Member of the BACP
• Advanced Clinical Training in Transactional Analysis
• TA101 Certificate
• Certificate in Counselling Skills
• Certificate in Trauma Therapy
• ASIST Training (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)
• Anger Management
• Psychosexual Therapy
• Working with Couples
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
• Adult Safeguarding
• LGBTQ Awareness
• Working with Dissociative Identity Disorders
• Certified Paws b Trainer (MiSP – Mindfulness in Schools Project)