Lisa Haydon-Bennett
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About me
The majority if not all of the work in therapy is centred around relationships, in particular the one with yourself. The broader goal for many people is largely the same - to be able to make sense of things, stop doubting themselves so they can feel more ‘like themselves’ and move forward in life.
Together we will explore what has been happening in your life to identify why you might be thinking, feeling and behaving the way you do and work on how to understand and adapt these patterns to move forward.
The moving forward bit is key. Integrative psychotherapy can help you to make sense of things. You will have a clearer understanding of yourself and your sense of identity. You will be able to understand your underlying worries, what your triggers are and better recognise any unhelpful self sabotaging behaviours. You will build emotional resilience and develop new coping skills. Integrative psychotherapy can provide you with effective tools and strategies to use in everyday life so you can ultimately live a more fulfilled life.
A common worry for people seeking therapy is that they won't know what to say. Although therapy is not about giving advice I can give you information, insights and feedback, share tools and strategies and show you different ways of looking at things. We work collaboratively together and I will guide you to work through your worries and distress.
I can support you to better understand the things that might be affecting you, getting to the root of the 'present worry' to get clarity on why you might be feeling the way you do. This might be linked to relationships, work or whatever else is on your mind right now.
I am an integrative psychotherapist and qualified in EMDR therapy and approved by the Police Federation, The Police Firearms Officers Association and the Royal Marines Charity. I am an accredited registered member of the BACP and have broad experience within the corporate sectors and both charity and NHS settings.
It's important that you find the right therapist - someone you feel you can learn to trust, open up to and feel both listened to, heard and understood. I am happy to meet with you free of charge for a 10 minute informal chat. This is not therapy and is not a 'session' and there is no obligation to continue after this. It's a chance for you to discuss what might be worrying you and have an opportunity to hear more about how integrative psychotherapy or EMDR therapy might work for you.
Sessions are 60 minutes long and usually weekly but can be arranged to suit your needs. I am based in Ilkeston, Derbyshire.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Masters of Science (with Distinction) in Integrative Psychotherapy. This was an accredited course from the University of Derby. I integrate the core theories Person Centred, Attachment and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and underpinning this is the Transtheoretical Model of Change.
Prior to this I undertook a 4 year accredited training to Level 4 Diploma in Person Centred counselling with CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy)
I am qualified in EMDR therapy and a registered member of the EMDR Association UK & Ireland. This is a specialist integrative approach that works at a somatic (body based) level and enhances the relational, cognitive and behavioural approaches of my core orientation. It can help to uncover and understand deeper blocked and limiting beliefs within a distinct therapeutic system.
I have 30 years experience across private, charity and health sectors. Leading, mentoring and coaching professionals, helping them to better understand any psychological blocks to meet their potential and fulfil their personal and professional goals
I have 15 years specialist experience working with adult survivors of childhood abuse, sexual and domestic abuse.
I spent 5 years as the Director of a domestic abuse charity providing strategic business development, change management, leadership and clinical and management supervision to a wide range of professionals including support workers, counsellors and art therapists.
I have delivered High intensity Counselling within the NHS IAPT service supporting clients with common mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, low self esteem often linked to grief, loss, trauma, abuse, neglect.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have a special interest in working with survivors of bereavement by suicide. If this is something which has affected you there are lots of resources and local support groups in the area.
https://uksobs.org/support-groups/ilkeston/
Therapies offered
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Fees
£85.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
Free 10 minute consultation either over the phone or on zoom to offer an opportunity to explore if we are the right fit for each other.
Fees:
Psychotherapy £85 for a 60 minute session
EMDR £85 for a 60 minute session and pro rata for a 90 minute session
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Please contact me for availability.
Further information
I am trained in EMDR therapy qualified through EMDR UK & Ireland and integrate this distinct approach into my work. Please enquire for more details.
Whilst EMDR is not a shortcut it can offer you the opportunity to process any distressing memories without having to speak too much about your experience if you so wish. This can be reassuring for people to know if they fear opening up something particularly difficult in therapy. You will however need to share information about your past so we can establish if it's safe to work together in this way. We can talk more about this when we meet.
This is a useful link (below) to give quick snapshot of what to expect. You can also look at EMDR Association website:
https://emdrassociation.org.uk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKrfH43srg8
