Hayley Graham
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About me
My practice is currently full. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.
No matter what our age, whether adult, adolescent or child, we can find ourselves, or our children, stuck in unproductive, unsatisfying or even self-destructive patterns of feeling and behaviour. These patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving are not chosen or established at a conscious level, they are developed outside of our awareness and can be both confusing and distressing.
We find ourselves thinking things like 'why does this keep happening' or 'here we go again' Sometimes we feel that no matter what we do to try and change things we end up going ‘round and round’ in circles.
Typically, children struggle to put words to their feelings or to make sense of the issues that underlie them, and their communication often comes in the form of behaviour. Teenagers can find themselves facing many emotional difficulties which can intrude upon both their school and home life. For parents and carers, watching their child or teen struggle in these ways can be both frightening and distressing.
As the problems we or our children experience are established outside of awareness, the cure must reach into the same area. This can be difficult to do as we often resist the things that we most need to face because they are painful, and we have often developed many strategies to defend against them.
Whether through talking, play or creative activities, I can help you or your child or teen identify and make sense of the thought processes and patterns that underpin many different problems. It is then possible to make the necessary changes to break free of old patterns and bring about lasting change.
The work depends on me being able to develop a deep understanding of your experience. Not only what you are feeling and thinking, but what you are sensing and intuiting. Many of our experiences, including our traumas, are evident in the way we hold our bodies and the sensations we experience within our bodies. The therapy room becomes a microcosm in which the nuances of our relationship, me as therapist, you as client, become a window through which we can get a clearer understanding of relationships with pivotal and influential people from the past, such as parents and grandparents. For this reason, I only work face-to face and sessions are at least weekly.
Please see my website for further information.
Training, qualifications & experience
- UKCP accredited Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist
- MBACP accredited Adult Psychotherapist and Counsellor
- Fully trained EMDR Therapist (Level 4)
I have a specialist training in child psychotherapy and have many years experience of working with young people, adolescents and children. My Master's level training at the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education included a two year infant observation. I have full clinical accreditation with the UKCP as a child and adolescent psychotherapist.
I have completed a four year adult psychotherapy training in Transactional Analysis. I am an experienced practitioner and an accredited and registered member of the BACP.
I am a fully trained and experienced EMDR therapist. I have worked successfully with numerous clients experiencing trauma using EMDR, including those with complex relational trauma. (Member EMDR Association UK & Ireland).
I am from a health professional background having worked for many years as a pharmacist, post-graduate educator and prescribing and nursing-homes advisor.
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. 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.
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.
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I charge £60 per hour.
When I work
My practice is currently full. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.
