Carol Bennett
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About me
Hello. I'm an experienced therapist working from my home in Charlton, near Andover. I offer both long term and short term support with a wide range of life issues.
I feel that the biggest step is acknowledging we need some help and making that first contact. We need to feel comfortable and safe in order to speak openly and I invite people to come for an initial half hour consultation to say a little about what’s bringing them to therapy and to see how it feels in each other’s company. This meeting is free of charge.
My home is situated in a peaceful location and there is parking directly outside.
I welcome enquiries by email, telephone or letter. You may find it helpful to view my website in order to get a more informed picture of the way in which I work.
Training, qualifications & experience
Masters Degree in Psychotherapy
Certified Transactional Analyst with a Psychotherapy speciality
Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy
Diploma in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis
Diploma in Clinical Supervision
I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and I am a UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor/Psychotherapist.
I am a registered member of the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) and a member of IARTA (International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis.
Member organisations
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BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Coping with life changes
Personal growth and development
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
£55.00 individual sessions lasting one hour.
Supervision at the cost of £55.00 per hour.
I offer a free thirty minute meeting to discuss the things you wish to explore and to see if working together feels right.
When I work
My hours of work are Tuesdays to Fridays between 8.30 am and 6.15 pm.
Further information
I believe counselling to be a process by which we can get to know ourselves at a deeper level. This can lead us towards self-acceptance and encourage us to have compassion for ourselves. Sharing thoughts and feelings within a trusting relationship with a therapist can help us to communicate more honestly in our personal worlds. We can then become more fulfilled and satisfied in our relationships, giving us a greater sense of well-being
