Lona Stafford MA. Dip.Counselling MBACP (accred)

52 Northcote Road
Twickenham
Middlesex
TW1 1PA
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02087441884
www.person-centred-counselling.co.uk
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Profile

I work as a BACP accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor and I trained at The Westminster Pastoral Foundation and The Metanoia Institute. I would describe my approach as Humanistic/Person Centred which means that I work in a confidential and non-judgmental way believing that everyone is unique and has the right to respect and autonomy. I try to understand the client's world from their point of view and if I believe it appropriate for the client I will draw on my knowledge of other appraoches to counselling such as CBT or Transactional Analysis.My training in EMDR has enabled me to work very seffectively with phobia, depression, anxiety, trauma and abuse. Perhaps you have repressed or bottled up feelings. Maybe you are feeling angry, anxious, depressed or fearful. It may be a time when you need to make a difficult decision or understand an issue. Counselling can help and it will give you an opportunity to explore your feelings in a completely confidential way. It can sometimes be difficult to make that first contact and I will do my best to make this as easy as possible for you. Perhaps it might help if we a have a brief talk on the phone before we meet. I enjoy working both with individuals and with couples. I am, for example, very interested in the challenges which couples may face when they adopt children. I am aware that it is a lengthy process which can prove very difficult and that it may be important when the child becomes part of the home that couples have support and an opportunity to talk in a confidential way about how they feel.I am of course also interested in the other problems which heterosexual and gay couples may face.

Training, Qualifications & Experience

BA.,Dip ED.,MA., Certificate in Counselling Skills and Attitiudes, DIploma in Counselling, BACP (Accred).Certificate in Counselling Supervision. Training in EFT, training in EMDR.
My experience has been gained in various settings which include the Metanoia Institute,Youth Counselling Service, Schools and private practice.I am an accredited member of the BACP and support this ethical framework. I have monthly supervision and undergo continual yearly training in order to promote my continual professional development. I am also a trained supervisor and enjoy working with individual counsellors and with groups.I ensure that I have supervision of my supervision. I am a visiting lecturer at Roehampton University where I teach the Counselling and Guidance in Schools module. I really like working with trainee counsellors and offer them a reduced fee.
I have worked with a range of clients with a variety of concerns and with an age range from 11 to 70.

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Family problems and difficulties for teenagers.Parenting skills . Separation and divorce. Those engaged in the process of adoption and the demands which are faced when the child becomes part of the family.
My training in EMDR has enabled me to help people who have suffered trauma and this technique is also helpful for those who fear flying and suffer from other types of phobias.

Therapies Offered

Fees

My usual fee is £45 per session. Trainee counsellors are charged £30 per session. My fee for couples is £60

Further Information

I am able to offer appointments during the day and evenings and can be flexible for people who work shifts or whose work patterns make it difficult to keep to the same time and day each week. I also offer telephone counselling.I can be reached by the H37 and 267 bus and the nearest railway station is St Margaret's which is a 10 minute walk.

Member Organisation(s)

Registered / Accredited Counsellor or Psychotherapist

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