Katy Plowright
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About me
Why Counselling?
It can be hard to admit we're not ok and ask for help!
Life has it's up & downs and sometimes it's difficult to stop and notice what’s not working for us. We can fall into repeating cycles of damaging or unhelpful habits, behaviors, and relationships and hold a negative belief system about ourselves and low self esteem.
If you feel like you’re surviving, not thriving...
If you're feeling anxious or have low mood / depression....
If you're having intrusive thoughts or wondering if you're experiencing OCD symptoms....
If you're finding your work or home life stressful & maybe dealing with family issues...
If you're going through the menopause and are struggling...
If you're just not enjoying being you...
If you're just not enjoying life...
Then counselling can help you with all of this.
Counselling can help you gain understanding and awareness of what's going on in your life.
Counselling can help support you in improving your mental health & well being.
Counselling can help increase your mood level, confidence & self worth, enabling you to make positive changes.
Counselling can help you gain compassion for yourself.
Registered Practitioner:
I am an experienced Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with 20 years of experience. I currently work from my clinic room in Chippenham, offering both in-person appointments and an online counselling service.
I provide a professional & confidential counselling service for individual adults, both male & female 18+ years, to promote and improve individual mental health and well being.
Without judgement.
I am a fully qualified Counsellor (FdSc.Couns) and a registered practitioner (MBACP) holding registered membership of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and a current Certificate of Proficiency.
I am also a qualified Online Counsellor holding a recognised qualification approved by the National Counselling Society and the Association for Counselling & Therapy Online (ACTO).
I am regulated by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) & adhere to their Ethical Framework for Good Practice (www.bacp.co.uk).
How I Work:
I provide an objective, empathic & non judgmental approach, underpinned by a psychological evidence based framework, to help you gain better understanding of yourself & your life.
I offer both short term and long term psychotherapeutic counselling.
Short term counselling is typically around 6 - 12 sessions, but can be more or less than this depending on individual needs. It usually focuses on a specific emotional issue such as a bereavement, a relationship issue, low mood, feeling anxious etc.
Long term counselling/psychotherapy can be open ended and is suitable for a deeper exploration and more in-depth review of your life. It helps individuals with issues that have built up over a long period of time through understanding their feelings, thoughts and actions more clearly and discovering the background to problems and difficulties.
I work in an Integrative Humanistic way, acknowledging all clients are unique and will have different needs, therefore therapy looks different for each person and no one single approach is sufficient.
I can draw on theories from:
- Humanistic and Existential Psychology
- Person Centered approach
- Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
- Solution Focused Counselling
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness based practice
Counselling is an investment in yourself.
It is time taken out of very busy lives to focus on YOU.
It can be used for working through specific current difficulties or issues; personal development; or aligning yourself back to who you’re meant to be when life has gone off track, allowing a more rewarding and healthy way of living.
Counselling isn't just for when we are in crisis!
Appointments:
- Initial counselling assessment - 1 hour
- All subsequent appointments - 50 minutes
- All appointments (including assessment) are £55.00
- Appointments are available Monday to Thursday - 9am to 5pm
Initial Assessment:
The initial assessment session lasts for 1 hour and allows between us to understand what your needs are, whether counselling is the right option for you at this time & how we might work together.
Research tells us one of the most important factors contributing to therapeutic success is the relationship between the individual and the therapist, so it's essential you find a Counsellor who you feel comfortable with.
So the assessment is also an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have and identify if I'm the right practitioner for you.
There is no obligation to continue counselling after this if you don't want to.
If you do, we would look to book in an initial 6 sessions on a weekly or possibly a fortnightly basis and review progress after this.
What To Do Next:
Please email, text or call to book in for an initial counselling assessment.
I offer an initial free 20 minute confidential consultation on the phone first, if this is something you'd like to do.
For others, this can be too daunting and increase their levels of anxiety, so booking in for an initial counselling assessment might suit you better.
Mobile: 07788 644333 (confidential voicemail)
Email: katy@thebcp.co.uk
Website: www.thebcp.co.uk
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling (National Counselling Society).
- Foundation Degree in Humanistic Counselling (Bath Spa University).
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (CPCAB).
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB).
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPCAB).
- Certificate in Counselling Theory (CSCT).
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (CSCT).
- Accredited Bereavement Worker.
- Certificate in Safeguarding Children & Vulnerable Adults.
- ASIST Certificate in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training.
- Certificate in Training Practice.
- Certificate in HR Practice
- Member of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) - membership number 00727799.
- Registrant on the BACP Register of Counsellors & Psychotherapists - Registration number 130318.
- Hold a current Certificate of Proficiency from the BACP.
- Committed to ongoing professional development in accordance with BACP regulations.
- I am fully insured.
Further Training:
- An Interest Based Nervous System - Understanding ADHD
- Treating Intrusive Thoughts
- Understanding OCD - Human Givens Approach
- Treating OCD with Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
- Narcissistic Traits & Emotional Abuse - Liberation Therapy
- Understanding & Managing Anxiety
- Treating Generalised Anxiety Disorder & Panic Attacks
- Working with Shame
- Techniques for Calming our Nervous System
- Trauma & the Body
Experience & Background:
- Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with 20 years experience - currently working in private practice offering face to face and online appointments.
- Counselling provider for Employee Assistance Programmes (EAP) - including Dorset County Council & Norland Nannies.
- Accredited Bereavement Counsellor within a Bereavement Agency.
- Drugs & Alcohol Counsellor within an Addictions, Homelessness & Social Exclusion Service.
- 10 years’ experience in HR, Training & Development Management roles in large corporate environment, providing a Health & Wellbeing Service for all employees.
- 6 years’ experience in Sales Management.
Member organisations
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
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Additional information
Free initial 20 minute confidential telephone consultation to discuss your needs.
£55.00 for a 50 minute therapy session.
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Appointments available Monday to Thursday daytime 9am to 5.00pm.
Further information
Please call, text or email me for further information or to arrange an initial confidential discussion regarding your needs.
I have full professional indemnity insurance.
