Clare Pointon
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About me
We all have the power to bring about change in our lives. Starting therapy can be the first step on that journey.
I have 23 years experience working as a psychotherapist and counsellor offering integrative therapy which means I can adapt the way I work to fit you, your needs and what you are looking for. I work with a wide range of difficulties including:
relationship issues, anxiety, stress, depression, self-esteem, trauma, loss, separation, family issues, identity ( personal, sexual and gender, ) sexual difficulties, infertility, work life, parenting, personal development, life change and Long Covid.
I also work with counsellors and psychotherapists in training.
With a Masters Degree in Integrative Psychotherapy (MSc), I bring together aspects of psychodynamic, humanistic and cognitive-behavioural approaches. But I know that ultimately the key to the success of our work will be the kind of relationship we build together. I am registered and accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP.)
As well as my private practice, I have many years of experience in the NHS, in Higher Education and the voluntary sector in the UK and the Middle East. From my base in Farnham (Surrey Hampshire border), I currently work both face-to-face and online with adults and young adults here and abroad.
Before training as a psychotherapist, I had a career as a journalist in international news and current affairs during which I lived and worked in France, the Middle East and the United States.
I know it can be hard to reach out for help and will do my best to make the process as easy and comfortable as I can. I am happy to talk by phone before meeting and to answer any questions you may have.
Training, qualifications & experience
Training:
My psychotherapy training was a four-year integrative masters programme at The Metanoia Institute which included the experience of working in a hospital setting with severe and enduring mental health issues. I have taken further courses to continue my professional development in a range of areas including various models of short-term work such as CBT and ACT, relational therapy, stress management and trauma, mindfulness, working with self-harm, gender identity, with university students and in group and coaching work.
I am also a qualified and experienced Associate and Instructor of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and have delivered many training courses to staff in commercial organisations and educational establishments to become mental health first aiders.
Qualifications:
Bachelor of Arts Hons English Language and Literature (Oxford University)
Masters Degree Integrative Psychotherapy (Middlesex University)
Qualified Mental Health First Aid Instructor (Mental Health First Aid)
Experience:
I have worked for 23 years in private practice, the NHS, the Higher Educational sector and the voluntary sector, including the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture. I work with adults - young and older - couples.
Prior to my psychotherapy training, I worked for many years as a news and current affairs journalist for the BBC and national newspapers in London, Paris and the Middle East.
Since 2000, I have published many articles on issues related to counselling and psychotherapy in the journal of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and continue to write today on professional matters.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I am happy to chat by phone before we meet and answer any questions you may have about therapy and the way I work:
£80 Individuals
£120 Couples (Longer session)
I work with BUPA and AXA
When I work
Daytimes
