Peter Pallin
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About me
I am an experienced counsellor, specialising in gambling and other behavioural addictions, having first been a client.
I have a lot of experience working with anxiety and depresion
I have had first hand experience of drug and gambling addictions, as well as many other issues. I don't expect that my experiences were the same as yours, or that I know how you feel before you tell me, however many clients feel more comfortable talking with someone who has faced similar issues.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training has been in Integrative Counselling and CBT, however I have had over 10,000 contact hours, and around 2000 clients to date. Over 1000 gambling clients and those affected by someone else's gambling.
In recent years I have worked a lot with anxiety and depression. Not surprisingly health anxiety is on the rise, and working with NHS referrals has given me a lot of experience in this area.
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
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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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Diet/Weight management: Losing or Gaining Weight
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
After a free initial consultation, I charge £55 for a full-fee one-off session, but £200 for 5 session bundles paid in advance.
Concessions may be considered on individual basis.
I have switched to mainly working online, but face to face sessions may be available. These are currently on Mondays or Fridays.
Telephone based, Email/Text based, and video (Zoom, Teams, Whereby) by arrangement.
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I mainly work through BetterHelp, an online counselling subscription platform.
I try to work at near full capacity, but i do have some availability.
Further information
If you are affected by a gambling problem there are few who have anywhere near my level of experience in working specifically with gamblers and their families.
I have a lot of experience working with Alcohol, Smoking, Drugs, Compulsive Behaviours including Sex and Pornography.
If you have ever considered ending your life, I can help you end the bits of your life that you don't want and find a better version of you.
