Melanie Lawrence
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About me
Everyone can find it difficult to cope at times, unresolved issues past or present can create stress, anxiety, depression....and may affect your day to day life.
Counselling can help you understand these issues more clearly, giving you the space to untangle the confusing, painful feelings and thoughts that may be causing you distress.
Sometimes it is difficult to know what is going on and you may not always have the words to express how you are feeling. Counselling can help you understand why you are feeling the way you are and can help you find the words you need to express what is going on.
It is important to find someone you feel comfortable with and who you can trust.
I am a caring, qualified and professional counsellor with a down to earth attitude and have experience of working successfully with many different issues. I provide a calm, safe and confidential space for you to talk about any troubling feelings or emotions. We will work together to explore different perspectives, possibilities and options depending on what you bring to counselling.
My counselling practice utilizes a variety of approaches based on the unique and individual needs of each client.
I am an integrated counsellor providing short or long term therapy in either English or German.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Relational Therapeutic Counselling (Integrative Psychodynamic and Person Centred).
Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
Training courses in: OCN level 3, working with drug users, ASSIST, self harm & suicide awareness, LGBT Affirmation Therapy, psychotherapeutic therapy, mindfulness, The theory & practice of sensorimotor psychotherapy.
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
Fees
£45.00 per session
Additional information
An Initial consultation is free and usually no more than 45 minutes.
This will give us the opportunity to answer each other's questions, allowing to meet without any obligation or commitment.
Regular weekly sessions last for 50 minutes at a cost of £45 per session
When I work
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Further information
Counselling can help if you are:
- Feeling low and finding it difficult to cope with day to day life
- Suffering from depression or anxiety
- Have had a traumatic experience that is haunting you
- Experiencing low self-esteem and lack of confidence
- Feeling overwhelmed by life, distancing yourself from friends and family
- Issues related to personal or sexual identity
- Finding it difficult to sleep, having intrusive thoughts racing through your mind
- Have lost someone or have lost part of yourself
- Struggling with personal relationships, a breakup
- Feeling hopeless and stuck, not knowing a way out
- Suffering from physical or mental illnesses
- In need of support through a difficult time
- Making an important decision
- Struggling to deal with change, life transitions
