Debbie Innes
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About me
I am a BACP accredited counsellor and a life coach. I created my counselling company, Inis-Ink Counselling, to be able to work with people to make their lives better.
When you feel stuck or overwhelmed, I can work with you to help you find your way and to help you make the right choices for you. In counselling or life coaching sessions, I offer support to help you understand what you want to change in your life. The sessions will also enable you to make those changes to improve your life and have the ability to cope better.
I am based in central Hamilton with good links for public transport. There is also free parking available on site.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have been qualified as a counsellor for almost 25 years now, having achieved my Masters degree in Counselling in 1997. Since that time, I have worked with many different people who were experiencing many kinds of difficulties. I have worked with people who:
- have addiction issues;
- are experiencing anxiety and/or depression;
- are having difficulty coping with loss or grief;
- are homeless;
- are struggling to cope with the changes associated with hearing loss.
I have also achieved other qualifications, including:
- a Masters degree and PhD in Social Work and Social Welfare (in 2000 and 2003 respectively)
- a Certificate in Professional Life Coaching from New U Coaching (in 2010)
- a Certificate for leading courses in Mindfulness Based Approaches to Caring (in 2015)
It is important to me to keep learning and growing so that I can offer individuals the best support I can so that they too can keep learning and growing.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Coping with hearing loss
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Individual counselling sessions - both face-to-face and remote - cost £50 per session. For life coaching fees, please see my website: inis-inkcounselling.co.uk.
When I work
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I work flexible hours on weekdays, so may be able to accommodate hours outwith those indicated above. I do not offer sessions at the weekends.
Further information
I aim to respond to all enquiries within 48 hours. If you have contacted me via e.mail and have not received a reply within that timescale, please check your spam/junk folder.
