Joanna Laurens
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I’m an experienced psychodynamic counsellor/therapist, working in private practice. I offer both individual therapy/counselling and also group therapy, through a low-cost group. I receive regular supervision from two supervisors.
An initial online meeting (free of charge) will give you a chance to meet with me and will give us both a chance to see how we might work together - and what might be most helpful for you. This will enable you to have more information so you can make a decision about how to go forwards. Please get in touch if you’d like to arrange this.
In other realms of life, I’m a published and produced playwright.
I hope you will feel able to send me an email or message. I look forward to talking with you.
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a fully accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an associate member of the Institute of Group Analysis. I abide by the codes of ethics for these organisations.
My initial training was at the University of Brighton, where I completed the PGDip in Psychodynamic Counselling with Distinction. Subsequently, I completed the Institute of Group Analysis’ diploma course in London, leading to group-work practitioner status. I've also completed clinical courses at the Institute of Psychoanalysis.
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
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The group is run as a low-cost group, to ensure that therapy remains available to more people than might otherwise be able to access it. Fees are £90/month (£22.50/session).
The group meets for 1.5hrs (as compared to individual therapy, which lasts 50mins).
Research shows that groups are as effective as individual therapy. Care is taken to ensure that members don't know each other, outside the group.
When I work
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Evening and daytime appointments are usually available.
Further information
My consultation room is centrally and conveniently located. Online therapy is also available.
