About Us
Welcome to the website and thank you for being here. Dare to Dream Counselling & Psychotherapy provides confidential, strength based and solution focused counselling to address stress, depression, anxiety and other challenges that get in the way of valued living.
Together, we will explore your unique narrative, your lived experience, your resilience and emotional fitness to embrace life’s key challenges. Our emphasis is always on you as a valued, unique individual, with your own unique strengths, attributes and abilities.
Our aim is to help you explore where you want to go, and provide you with the tools and approaches you need to get there, and help you survive, thrive and prosper in the process. To accept the present as it is, envisage how it can be, and enjoy the ongoing journey, the experience and the moment as it unfolds.
We draw on evidence based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness based modalities such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).
Depending on your own unique needs and requirements, we may also explore aspects of Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) (i.e. attachment styles), Hypnotherapy (i.e. safe relaxation techniques) and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) (e.g. moving from present state to desired state).
So who am I, and why should you listen to me?
I am Neil Paddock, that happy guy on the rock. I am passionate about successful living in challenging circumstances.
My professional background was originally in accounting and systems, although in recent years my interest in systems led me to study human psychology, behaviour and interpersonal relationships and interactions. My quest has essentially been to understand how to get the most out of life. It has taken some interesting and unexpected turns.
My curiosity was originally sparked with a book by Napoleon Hill “Think and Grow Rich“, and over the course of the 35 years since I first read it, some of my beliefs and values have changed radically to accommodate what constitutes both successful and mindful living. Being flexible and adapting; discarding old methodologies that no longer work and embracing new ones.
Sharing my discoveries, including some of those unexpected course corrections along the way, is what this website and Dare To Dream Counselling & Psychotherapy (dareiidream.com) is all about.
Dareiidream.com was established to pursue my passion; to share my interest in psychology, motivation and human behaviour with the wider community. My mission is to Nurture, Encourage, Inspire and Liberate, and facilitate positive change by embracing life’s key challenges.
I help clients overcome addictions, have better relationships and get more of what they want out of life. I help them make safe, lasting changes to live happier, healthier and wealthier lives.
I have been married since 1990 and live with my wife Susan in Perth, Western Australia where we have been since December 2011, when we emigrated from the UK. We have two adult sons and two cats.
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS – A MYTH?
A common misconception nowadays is we should be happy and successful all the time, otherwise there must be something wrong with us. However, we are all mortal and experiencing losses is inevitable. Buddhism maintains that suffering is normal and Charles Darwin advocated that struggling is necessary for us to grow (i.e. the survival of the fittest).
Acceptance of both the good and bad in life in equal measure can help us find meaning and perspective in suffering, raise our tolerance of stressful situations and develop more resilience to challenges, disappointments and setbacks when they inevitably occur.
That’s where Dare to Dream Counselling & Psychotherapy can help. Please see my resume or LinkedIn profile for additional information.
1. Appointments (Via Halaxy)
To book an appointment, please click on the button below and select a suitable day and time.
You will receive a verification code to your mobile to proceed. Once it is booked you will receive an email confirmation of your appointment.
Please note that individual sessions can be paid for via Halaxy direct, although the current discounted session rate (of 25%) will NOT apply.
Cancellation of Appointments
If you cannot make an appointment for any reason, then please give us a minimum of 24 hours notice (via text or email).
Otherwise, regrettably, the full rate for the session will be chargeable.
2. Payments (Via PayPal or Halaxy)
Payment (By PayPal, Debit Card or Credit Card) is required in advance of attending any paid appointment.
You can benefit from the 25% discount by paying in advance via Paypal for 3 or 6 bookings on the payments page of this website.
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If you want to contact us for more information regarding the services we offer, please refer to our Contact Us page or our Blog.
3. By Telephone / WhatsApp
You can also contact me on +44 (0)7587 915688 (UK mobile) or find Neil Paddock on WhatsApp.
4. Free Consultation
All new clients are entitled to a free initial 15 minute consultation by telephone or online (via Skype, Whatsapp or Zoom). Please refer to our Free Consultation page for more details.
TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
I have a Masters Degree (MA) in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Edith Cowan University, graduating in February 2020.
I attended Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) training with Dr. Russ Harris and Communications in Relationships and Mindfulness training with Relationships Australia in 2016. I ran a Hypnotherapy and Coaching Practice, Dareiidream Hypnotherapy, in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, UK, from early 2007, until emigrating to Australia in late 2011.
I trained in Hypnotherapy with Topher Morrison 2005-6 and became a Certified Hypnotherapist (CHt), registered with the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) until 2017.
I am a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), having trained with Andy Harrington of Inner Compass International in 2005. I also attended a number of Anthony Robbins’ motivational seminars and Mastery University between 2002 and 2006.
As a Chartered Certified Accountant, and a fellow of the Association (FCCA), I have over 20 years of experience of management accounting and finance and trained within large companies in areas such as Managing and Influencing Others, Presentation Skills and Project Management. I am also a trained Meeting Facilitator.
I am registered with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
