Brenda Ross

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Aberdeen, Scotland, AB41 6RJ
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About me

My name is Brenda Ross, I have lived in the Udny area for the past twelve years. I enjoy walking my dogs, swimming and reading. I also take time out for myself such as relaxation therapies for example massage and Reiki mediation.

I regard myself as a reflective empathetic, genuine and person with sound grounded skills in addition to helping others. I help individuals work towards their ideal goals allowing them to adapt a better and more fulfilling understanding of themselves.

In addition to my present experience I am very interested in relationship counselling and I am currently in the process of training in Couple Counselling.

After having obtained my COSCA Certificate I followed on to do the Person Centred Post Graduate Diploma. Whilst I have been working in various agencies gaining more experience this has been ongoing for the past three years.

My training and support work along with my current counselling practice has covered the past 10 years of my life, which has been hugely inspiring.

Previous to my experience as a qualified Counsellor I worked in the public sector as a hairstylist and met with a huge amount of varied people with differing personalities. I regard myself as a people person with a natural intuitive personality and an empathetic understanding towards people. My fascination began to develop and I wanted to learn and understand more about human beings, as all people are very unique individually.

I am completely compassionate about my work with individuals and always work with good ethics and boundaries at all times.

Training, qualifications & experience

I began my training in rape and support nine years ago, where I supported women suffering severe trauma in relation to past experiences.

I have also worked as a support worker in Crown Street Alcohol Centre, and then moved on to alcohol support. This experience was very beneficial due to having started my counselling skills courses.

  • Introduction to Counselling Skills
  • SVQ in Counselling Skills
  • COSCA Counselling Skill Modules 1-4
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling
  • Training in Alcohol
  • Specialist Training in Rape and Trauma
  • Short courses in Domestic Abuse and Eating Disorders

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

Additional information

£40.00 per session.

I am open to negotiation.

2 Orchard Grove, Udny Station, Elllon, Aberdeen, Scotland, AB41 6RJ

Type of session

In person