Carole Brooks

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BSc Adv. Dip MBACP (Accred)
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Carshalton, SM5
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About me

Every so often we can come to a point in our lives when we feel confused or overwhelmed and our choices and options seem non-existent. This can bring on feelings of anxiety and stress an area that is my speciality. 

Therapy can help us achieve a healthier understanding of our selves and consequently help us to make better or different choices in the future.

Supervising other counsellors in private practice has brought a wealth of experience and knowledge to my counselling career.  

By seeking therapy we can identify recurrent or stressful patterns of behaviour. it can also help us to accept who we are and liberate us from damaging and destructive thoughts.

therapy is a passage of elation, self knowledge and discovery, frequently taxing  but constantly rewarding.


As a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor I believe we are all individuals and we can grow, heal and be enlightened in a way and pace we choose.

I work integratively which means I have been trained in different models of therapy which I tailor to each individual client.

I work in a non-judgemental, engaging way building a warm theraputic relationship allowing my clients to work at a speed which is best for them.

Sessions last fifty minutes, normally weekly and are conducted from my purpose built, private, comfortable and peaceful therapy room in Carshalton SM5

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor and an accredited member of the BACP [ British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy] I earned my degree in Psychology with the Open University then continued my studies at the CPPD [Center for Professional and Personal Development] in North London obtaining a Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma In Humanistic Integrative Counselling.

Short Course Skills are;

Psychiatry, Psychopathology and Psychodynamics
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Time-Limited Counselling,

Mindfulness

Certificate in CBT with the Grove in London

Bereavement Counselling at the Wimbledon Guild

Diploma in Clinical Supervision

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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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

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Fees

£60.00 per session

Concessions offered for

  • Keyworkers
  • Students
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

My fee is £60 payable at the end of each session with a twenty four hour cancellation policy.

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

I am available for day time and evening appointments Monday to Wednesday from 10am to 7pm. with a finish time of 7.50pm

Carshalton, SM5

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older Adults
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check

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Wheelchair user access
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

My consulting room is a comfortable purpose built private therapy space with a ramp for access unfortunately I do not have access to disabled toilet facilities.

Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

As a Supervisor I support counsellors to develop and integrate person centred and humanistic theory in practice.

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Carole Brooks
Carole Brooks