Rachel Watt
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About me
I am a qualified counsellor providing both short and long term therapy to people struggling with a range of difficulties. Since qualifying 15 years ago, I have worked for charitable organisations and been in private practice providing counselling to a wide range of people. I specialise in counselling children and young people, with 10 years experience of working in schools. I have additional training in working with neurodiversity and many of my clients are pre or post diagnosis.
In addition, I have considerable experience working with survivors of domestic abuse and additional qualifications in working online and relationship counselling.
People seek support for all sorts of reasons: anxiety, stress, relationship breakdowns, problems at work, bereavement, becoming a parent and many others, and for many, counselling is the key. I provide a safe, confidential space for clients to explore how they are feeling and what is happening in their life. Please get in touch if you would like to arrange an initial consultation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Certificate in Couple Counselling, COSCA (Counselling and Psychotherapy in Scotland).
- Postqualifying Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People, Simpson House Training.
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee.
- Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling Skills, University of Abertay Dundee.
- MA Psychology (2:1), University of Dundee.
Other Training and Experience
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), NHS Scotland.
- Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), University of Dundee.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial online session
Additional information
Individuals - £50
Couples - £60
Initial consultation (30 mins) - Free
When I work
Please get in touch to arrange a convenient time to meet.
