Jeremy Brooks
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About me
I am an experienced Psychotherapist / Counsellor and Supervisor with a Practice in St Albans, where I work with adults on a short or long term basis, according to need. Sessions last one hour and take place in my consulting room, a 'safe space' of trust, warmth, and confidentiality. My orientation is Transpersonal, which is a perspective that believes that we are more than the contents of our personalities; it is holistic, treating you as a whole person rather than as a collection of symptoms or problems. My role is to help activate your self-healing capacities mainly via talking, but possibly by creative visualisation, writing, free drawing, painting - whatever works best for you. Before becoming a counsellor I spent 20 years in commerce. I have a broad range of interests and experience and am particularly keen on outdoor pursuits such as mountain biking, scuba diving, motorcycling and walking my dog! In quieter moments I like to meditate, read, listen to music or visit the local pub.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and Supervisor and am a Member of CTP (Centre for Transpersonal Psychology) and a Registered Member of BACP and am subject to their codes of ethics. I have a Certificate and Advanced Diploma in Transpersonal Psychotherapy from CTP - see www.transpersonalcentre.co.uk. I work for a number of Employee Assistance Programmes as well as having my own Practice in St Albans. I work with adults, either individuals or couples. I am a Trainer and Supervisor for Cruse Bereavement Care and for Mind and also Supervise counsellors on a private basis. I have experience working with addictions through contract counselling for the Peripatetic Alcohol Counselling and Therapy Service (PACTS) in Welwyn Garden City and St Albans and with another alcohol support service, HAPAS, in Hertford and St Albans. I am a Tutor at West Herts College on the Counselling Diploma and Supervisors course and run Anger Management courses for Mind and Supervision training for Cruse.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Emotional difficulties; life issues; working with soul and spirit.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individuals: £50.00 before 17.45, £60.00 after, for 60 minutes. Couples £60.00 / £70.00.
When I work
Mon - Thurs, 08.00 - 20.00
Further information
I offer reduced rates for counselling students would consider lower rates or barter arrangements for sessions during the day. Will consider shorter sessions for reduced rates (pro rata).
