Kel O'Neill
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About me
As well as offering 1-to-1 therapy I now also have a low cost subscription services providing weekly resources to help you on your road towards Eating Disorder recovery. To check this out visit: https://recoverycompanion.counsellingandtraining.co.uk/
Hi there, I am Kel; a qualified and experienced Integrative Counsellor / Therapist working with adults and young people (16+) with Eating Disorders and related difficulties (with or without a diagnosis). This may be the main issue that you are struggling with, or it may be a coping mechanism for other difficulties in your life such as anxiety, trauma, identity struggles and low self esteem.
Being an Integrative Counsellor means I have trained in a variety of types of Counselling and I bring these together to offer you a service that best meets your needs. You can read more about my specific approach to working with clients via my website where I have outlined answers to some common questions.
I strongly believe that it is possible to recover from an Eating Disorder and go on to live a full life.
If you feel I might be the right Therapist for you then get in touch and we can arrange for a free initial telephone consultation to discuss your needs and answer any questions.
In addition to offering Counselling / Therapy I am also a qualified Supervisor - and specifically have skills in ad-hoc case specific Supervision if you are working with client/s with Eating Disorders and need extra support with this work.
https://recoverycompanion.counsellingandtraining.co.uk/
Training, qualifications & experience
- MA (Distinction) Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (BACP accredited course, University of Manchester)
- Diploma in Supervision
- Diploma (Distinction) in Eating Disorders
- BA (First Class Honours)
- PTLLS
I regularly attend a wealth of Eating Disorder specific training, webinars and conferences. I also keep up to date by reading and engaging in the field more generally and have supported Beat (UK Eating Disorder Charity) and the Academy for Eating Disorders (global professional organisation) for many years.
I am an accredited member of the BACP, fully insured and attend regular supervision.
In addition to working in private practice I also have experience of working within the NHS as a practice Counsellor and within a High School working with students with Eating Disorder type difficulties.
Member organisations
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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
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The fee listed is for private clients. Fees may be higher when billed to insurance due to the additional paperwork and admin time.
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Further information
In addition to offering Counselling / Therapy and Supervision I also offer bespoke training and consultancy in the area of Eating Disorders suitable. Info can be found on my website.
