Anwen Thomas
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About me
I am a warm, empathic and supportive individual with 15 years experience of being a counsellor. I have an authentic approach and put great importance on creating a collaborative, trusting therapeutic relationship in a safe and confidential space.
I am aware that every individual is unique therefore I will ensure that I am flexible in meeting each clients needs. Together we will explore experiences (past and present) in order to try and make sense of what's going on and look for meaning. The aim is to reach a greater sense of self awareness and understanding, and to create new narratives. We will look at learning new strategies and letting go of unhelpful habits in order to promote growth and change for the future.
I have experience of working with adults, children, young people and families. I worked for many years for charities who provided counselling for children in primary and secondary schools and also counselling young people in the communities. I have an advanced diploma in counselling children and young people.
Since qualifying as a counsellor I have been fortunate to have a vast amount of personal development and learning from many counselling training sessions and conferences. These include a 6 day course in Play Therapy, training on sexual abuse, attachment, brief therapy, self harm and suicide, drama therapy, trauma, bereavement and many more.
I have experience of working with a range of issues including self harm, bereavement, depression, family issues, gender issues, separation, stress and anxiety and anger issues.
Previous to my work as a counsellor I did a degree in Psychology and I also worked as a support worker with adults with learning disabilities in their own homes and in a respite care home.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA (hons) Psychology
PGrad Certificate Counselling and Psychotherapy (Integrative)
PGrad Diploma Counselling and Psychotherapy
Post Qualifying Diploma Working with Children and Young People
Volunteer Counsellor Sesame Counselling Newport
School Counsellor Eye to Eye Youth Counselling Service
School Counsellor Torfaen Youth Service
School Counsellor Teens in Crisis Gloucestershire
Member organisations
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
£45 per session (individual)
£60 per session (couples or families)
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Available daytime and evening Monday to Friday. Weekend afternoons also
Further information
I can offer 50 minutes weekly sessions (am flexible)
As well as face to face in a comfortable room, I can do online sessions, telephone sessions and also WALK AND TALK therapy which means therapy in a natural setting.
