Loughton Counselling Services is a private counselling practice established by Bonny Flowers in 2002. The practice is based in Loughton Essex, within walking distance of the central line on the London underground and easily accessible by local bus services and major roads such as the M11, M25 and A406.
Bonny originally trained as psychiatric and general nurse at The Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. She practiced as a nurse for over 13 years in a variety of settings including Claybury hospital, a well known psychiatric hospital in Chigwell Essex. As a result of this Bonny has knowledge and experience of working with a wide range of physical and mental health conditions.
Bonny decided to retrain in 1996 and qualified as a counsellor in 1998 after finishing a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling. She then went onto study for a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy which she completed in 2000.
Following this Bonny worked part time for 7 years with the Essex probation services providing drug and alcohol counselling. A long side this Bonny worked in primary and secondary schools in the London Borough of Enfield for 8 years counselling children and young people aged 5-18 years. ny also worked at Anglia Ruskin University for 4 years counselling university students as well as facilitating workshops, support groups and therapeutic groups.