Deborah Fagan

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LONDON, WANDSWORTH, SW17
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

I provide a safe and containing space within which we can explore together any difficulties or concerns you may be experiencing.  Often relationship difficulties (personal, family, work) can stem from past traumas which haven't been fully explored and integrated into adulthood.  This can lead to problems in current relationships, the cause of these difficulties often operate out of awareness.  Working integratively helps me to draw from different approaches/models according to your individual needs.

I provide short-term contracts where we can work together to help resolve pressing immediate issues.  For clients who want to explore more in-depth emotional difficulties stemming from the past, I provide longer-term therapy.  I use Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy where we will work at an in-depth level exploring your feelings, helping you to take responsibility for change and confronting where you might be resisting change.

I am also a fully qualified therapeutic Supervisor, working with both individuals and groups. I support trainee psychotherapists and counsellors as well as those who are fully accredited in their practice with ongoing issues and containment in their professional role.  I work within the BACP ethical framework and am a Registered Accredited member of this organisation.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have a Higher Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and am trained to work with Substance Misuse and their effects. My experience is in working with addictions, young people, families and mental health issues. I also work with a wide range of common life problems such as abuse, anxiety, anger management, bereavement and loss, depression, couples counselling, eating disorders, identity issues, family work, PTSD, self-esteem/confidence, self harm, trauma, separation, sexual issues, stress and work issues.

My professional development is on-going where I regularly add to my self-awareness, knowledge and skills. I have experience in Bereavement Counselling for adults and young people and work with Attachment and Loss issues and supporting those who have experienced trauma. I'm an Accredited Registered Member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) and follow their Code of Ethical Practice. I have a Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic Supervision and am also a Group Facilitator.

I also recognise the importance of the spiritual/religious/cultural aspects of the individual and hold in mind the transpersonal level of experience.  Visualisation and relaxation techniques are also a useful way of helping you to appreciate the journey within.  Dreamwork is another very powerful tool which shows the unconscious processes which are ready to be worked on within therapy.

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

Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

Concessions offered for

  • Low income
  • Trainee counsellors

Additional information

We normally meet once a week, on the same day and time, each session usually lasting 50 minutes.

I charge for any missed session, whatever the reason, unless it can be rearranged, and if you have to take frequent breaks for business or similar reasons these too may be chargeable. Other occasional breaks are by agreement. I take a holiday at Christmas, Easter and in the summer.

My fee is agreed at our first meeting but remains negotiable, though subject to an increase annually. Fees are £60 per session, negotiable downwards within limits. I offer reduced fees for those on a limited income and trainee counsellors. Counselling/Psychotherapy can be open-ended, finishing when it feels right for you, or we may agree a time limit. This will be regularly reviewed. 

Supervision is charged at £80 and couples counselling at £100.

As Counsellor and Client we enter into a formal contract with one another. I endeavour to help you to the best of my abilities, but cannot of course guarantee "results". I ask you to take responsibility for the changes, often significant, in your life and relationships and to apply yourself to meeting your goals.

At times therapy can be painful and difficult, which often indicates that it’s working. At other times you may feel stuck, when persistence is needed. It’s important that you raise and we explore such difficulties, as well as the issues that brought you to counselling.

When I work

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Afternoon
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Monday to Friday morning sessions are available. However I can offer some flexibility depending on individual circumstances.

Further information

Everything that passes between us is confidential with some exceptions. It is standard practice to consult my Supervisor/ other professionals to discuss how your counselling is progressing, gain other perspectives and ensure I'm giving you the best service. They will only know your initials and those details sufficient for our discussion.

If I believe you are in danger of significantly harming yourself or another I would discuss this with you but reserve the right and have the duty to inform your GP or another authority. For this reason I require details of your GP and for you to sign an information release form when counselling starts.

If you have been referred by your GP or a related professional it is standard practice for me to simply advise them that counselling has commenced. If you are a trainee counsellor then other exceptions might apply. I offer a non-discriminatory service so clients feel free to explore their issues regardless of their race, colour, ethnicity, age, disability, religious/cultural/spiritual beliefs, gender or sexual orientation.

LONDON, WANDSWORTH, SW17

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Adults
Couples

Key details

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Additional languages

I have limited experience with British Sign Language.

Online platforms

Skype
Deborah Fagan
Deborah Fagan