Karen Davison MBACP Senior Accred. UKRCP

Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN1
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01604 233289 (Confidential number)
www.karendavison.co.uk
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A BACP senior accredited counsellor and trauma therapist, I have extensive experience and knowledge of mental health, trauma, family, relationship and work place issues.

Committed to providing excellence in the field of counselling and psychological therapies, I am trained & experienced in a range of therapeutic approaches, which allows me to formulate each persons difficulties and issues from a variety of perspectives & offer therapeutic interventions based on individual needs & clinical evidence.

My services include:

Counselling (including brief solution focused & integrative)
Psychotherapy (analytic)
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Counselling for couples
Telephone counselling
Trauma therapy
Anger Management
Assertiveness Coaching
Supervision
Training & Consultancy

Training, Qualifications & Experience

Qualifications

MBACP Senior Acreditated
UKRCP Reg. Counsellor
MA (Warwick University)
BA Hons. (Essex University)
Advanced Cert. Education in Supervision of Counsellors & Psychotherapists (Birmingham University)
C.dip.OT (Dorset House, Oxford)

Additional training includes:

4 years training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy (Guild of Psychotherapists, London)
2 years training in group analysis (Inst. G. Analysis, london)
1 year training family therapy (City Unversity, London) plus 20 years experience in couple counselling

Experience:

I have over 25 years experience of working in psychological therapies (20 years within the NHS working in acute, rehab. & out patient psychology depts). Trained and experienced in working with individuals, couples, families and groups, I am comfortable working with a range of psychological, emotional, health, work and relationship issues.

I am skilled in assessment and the clinical management of vulnerable clients, my professional responsiblity having included 7 years as a senior clinician.

I have extensive experience of working with people following a range of traumatic incidents and have managed and provided psychological therapies following traumatic incidents in the UK and overseas.

As Counselling Services Manager for a leading employee assistance programme provider (1997 to 2003) I am skilled and experienced in working with workplace issues, including stress, workplace trauma and bullying and am regularly called upon by organisations to work with employees with a wide range of roles and responsibilities including senior management. Having managed teams of psychological practitioners with responsibilty for a network of 800+ affiliate counsellor and psychologist network, I also have first hand experience of management.

My responsiblity for the company's clinical network continued with my appointment as Head of Clinical Training and Affiliate Services, where I was responsible for the development and delivery of an extensive programme of clinical courses.

I have worked as a counsellor and trauma practitioner in private practice since 1994. In the summer of 2005, I moved exclusively into private practice and established Dovetail Partnerships which provides high quality bespoke training, consultancy and psychological services to clinical and other organisations; work with ensures that I am at the forefront of development within the psychological field. My work with organisations enables me to choose how many individual clients I work with, thus assuring the quality of the service provided to each.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Depression
Bipolar Disorder
Anxiety & panic disorders
Phobias (including health anxiety, social anxieties, agoraphobia, specific phobias)
Bereavement
Eating disorders including binge eating, bulmia
Couples counselling, family & relationship issues
Domestic abuse & violence
Sexual, emotional & physical abuse & neglect
Low self confidence & low self esteem
Post natal depression
Bullying & Harassment
Work related stress
Post traumatic Stress
Cancer & physical health issues & disabilities
Assertiveness
Anger management
Sleep problems

Therapies Offered

Fees

£50 per session for individuals & couples

In line with best practice some cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and trauma therapy sessions are longer than 50 minutes. The fee for such sessions is calculated as a multiple of your normal fee. Arrangements for longer sessions are always made in advance and the rationale for them discussed with you.

For organisational rates please enquire

Further Information

Additional Information about Karen Davison

Professionally accountable
Adhere to BACP codes of ethics & practice
Seriously committed to ongoing professional development
Over 15 years experience as a supervisor
Recognised by Aviva, Complete Medical Services & other health care providers
Also a qualified Occupational Therapist
Criminal Records Bureau enhanced disclosure
Registered for data protection

Consulting Suite
Discrete, confidential & easily accessible
Near Abington Park, Northampton
Plenty of free on road parking outside
The consulting suite is on the first floor (with a private enterance), please feel free to call me to discuss mobilty and access arrangements

For more detailed information on the services offered, please go to my website at www.karendavison.co.uk or use the link above.

Member Organisation(s)

Registered / Accredited Counsellor or Psychotherapist

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