Lorraine Neatham
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About me
Welcome
I'm Lorraine, a fully qualified counsellor & Registered Member British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP) and adhere to their Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions. I have experience of providing counselling within various settings. As well as my private practice counselling, I'm also Co-founder of Open To Change Essex, addiction support group in Brentwood, Essex. My experience so far has led me to work with clients who have had a wide range of issues e.g. Depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, abuse, loss & grief, bereavement, low self-esteem, dyslexia-related issues, etc.
My counselling room/log cabin is situated in my garden and has suitable access for wheelchair users (lightweight folding wheelchair) Please see photos at bottom of page.
Sometimes it can feel like life's events are starting to weigh you down and you feel like you could do with a helping hand. One of the first steps you can take to lighten your load and start looking after yourself and your wellbeing is to enter into counselling, which from personal experience can feel like a daunting first step to take. Let me reassure you within counselling I will provide a professional, warm, reflective therapeutic relationship in a safe, non-judgemental and confidential environment, which will allow you to go at your own pace while you discover more about yourself.
I can offer both short term, up to 6-12 weeks and long term 12 weeks or more, counselling.
I have an integrative; multi-model approach, which includes Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Humanistic/Person-Centred Therapy, which I tailor to your individual needs.
Each individual has their own path to follow and a different view of what is happening around them, which at times may feel rather unsettling and confusing. My aim is to focus on you and understand your issues from your perspective which will enable me to gain a sense of awareness of your needs and how your issues are impacting on your life. Within my work, I specialise in individual counselling and offer a high level of professionalism and understanding. I will help guide you on your journey in finding a new or different sense of being, allowing you to make your own choices, without giving you advice or expressing my opinions.
I offer a safe space where you are encouraged to explore, identify and connect with your inner thoughts and feelings, and how you interact or perceive your surroundings.
I regularly update my counselling knowledge and skills by participating in; Continued Professional Development (CPD) workshops
Counselling is a personal relationship between you and your counsellor and requires mutual trust, openness and honesty. To establish this trust, it is important that we match. I would like to invite you for a preliminary talk so that we can get to know each other and choose the right direction.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Advanced Supervision Skills (BPS Approved)
- Essential Supervision Skills (BPS Approved Certificate in Clinical Supervision)
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency for Counsellors and Psychotherapists
- CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies
- AQA Counselling Skills
- AQA Introduction to Counselling
Continued Professional Development Training
- CBT Introductory Course
- Working with Abuse, Trauma & Dissociation
- Understanding Anger (and rage)
- Working with Addictions
- Attachment Theory from the inside
- Bereavement & Loss
- Mindfulness Skills in Practice
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Dyslexia related issues.
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£40.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer the first assessment session £30, so we can meet and discuss what is troubling you, and for us to establish if I'm the appropriate person to help you.
- Individual counselling £40 per 50mins counselling session
- Students & Trainees £35 per 50mins counselling session
When I work
Monday-Friday evenings.
