Catherine Lawson
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About me
Hi, my name is Catherine and I am an integrative person-centred and cognitive behaviour therapist and an EMDR therapist.
Life can get difficult at times and counselling can help you through these difficulties. I will walk alongside you with any issues that you are carrying and together we will find the best solution that is right for you. I believe everyone has their own answers and I will help you find yours.
I work mainly as a person-centred counsellor and EMDR therapist, working with your individual needs, supporting you through our work together as you develop a greater understanding of yourself. I may use various techniques like relaxation and different strategies to look deeper into the problems in your life affecting thoughts and behaviour.
I may send things home with you to extend our counselling hour, giving you techniques for life.
As a counsellor I offer you my genuineness as we build a relationship and trust. I will create a safe and confidential place for you to open your issues up and listen without judgement as we begin to move forward.
My clinical supervision is offered in an empathic manner, bringing in support, trust and challenge, allowing progression in your individual style of working.
Thank you for reading and please don't hesitate to call if what I offer is for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling
- College Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- EMDR
- Diploma in Family Counselling
- Diploma in Addiction Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Certificate in Counselling Concepts
- Certificate in Supervision Level 5
- Specialist Advanced Diploma In Supervision Level 6
- Online Counselling Training
- Play Therapy
Continued Personal Development in:
- Domestic abuse training
- Working therapeutically with children and young people
- Working with children and young people who self-harm
- Self harm: The solution not the problem
- Working with bereaved clients
- Love, Change and Loss, An insight into grief and bereavement
- Obsessive compulsive disorder: how can therapy help?
- Children and young people conference 2016, 2018
- Working with identity and self-esteem in young people with eating disorders
- Identity
- Working with Addiction
- Eating Disorders
- Young People in the LGBT Community
- Suicide Exploration
- Introduction to Integral Eye Movement Therapy
- Supervision Skills in Practice
- Supervision Training
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual £50-£70 an hour
Schools and Companies £55
Supervision £50 an hour
Schools and Companies £55
EMDR therapy £65 an hour
EMDR Schools and Companies £70
Concessions available for students, volunteers and OAP's :-
Counselling £40 an hour
Supervision £50 an hour and a half
When I work
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Monday 09:00-19:00
Tuesday 17:30 - 19:00
Wednesday 09:30 - 19:30
Thursday 17:30 - 19:00
Further information
One of the hardest things to do is to contact a counsellor in times of need and counselling can help you to move on in life.
