Claire Basil
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About me
Counselling is professional, confidential support which can enable you to make decisions and changes or accept past and present experiences. I have experience working with adults and teenagers covering a wide range of issues including relationships, depression, anxiety, low self esteem, stress and work related problems.
I work in a supportive and collaborative way so that you as the client are the focus of the sessions and are able to talk about what you feel is important to you.
We can all face concerns and difficulties in our emotional lives that can affect our work, relationships and well being, counselling can support your emotional health. Reflecting on your experiences in the counselling environment can seem like a daunting experience but this process could lead to you being able to make effective changes and find a way forward so life feels more manageable and fulfilled.
Please contact me by email or phone using the contact details on this page and I would welcome the opportunity to discuss with you how counselling might benefit you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma Therapeutic Counselling, BA (Hons) Counselling Greenwich University and BACP accredited since (2010)
My Qualifications
I qualified as a counsellor in 2008 having completed a therapeutic Diploma with the CPCAB. In becoming a counsellor I joined the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and became a fully accredited member in 2010, which means I have completed a significant amount of client hours and reflection of my work. I also undertook further studies in 2010/2011 to complete a BA (Hons) in Counselling.
My Experience
I work in private practice but also within a higher education facility offering one to one counselling and delivering mental health workshops. Alongside this I have worked for the NHS offering face to face, time limited counselling with adults.
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
An essential part of counselling is the relationship between counsellor and client, therefore I offer an initial 30 minute free assessment to see how counselling may benefit you but to also discuss any concerns you may have about the counselling process.
My fees are £50 per fifty minute session, I am registered with several EAP organisations and Bupa please contact me to find out more details.
I offer daytime and evening appointments
When I work
I offer evening and daytime appointments
