Rischenda Poulson
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About me
I am a fully qualified and registered psychotherapist and clinical supervisor with substantial experience of working with adults and children over 16 on a one to one basis. I work from a consultation room in Farnham and have day and evening availability for appointments. An initial telephone consultation is free of charge to see whether you would like to work together.
Counselling/psychotherapy may be sought for many reasons - sometimes life may feel overwhelming due to a specific trauma, or an on-going sense of inner tension/unease that is hard to explain or understand. I offer a genuine, confidential and non-judgemental therapeutic space to enable you to explore these feelings and whatever is troubling you, at your own pace.
Alongside my private practice I work as a locum psychotherapist for the NHS and also lecture in counselling, from introductory to postgraduate level.
Through using an integrative psychotherapeutic approach (incorporating person centred, psychodynamic and transpersonal paradigms), this allows me to tailor therapy to the individual and unique needs of each client.
I work with a range of issues including but not limited to depression, anxiety, generalised anxiety disorder, abuse, addiction, relationship breakdown, separation/divorce, family issues, low self esteem, stress, phobias, loss and bereavement.
I have worked as a group psychotherapist at the Priory Hospital in Woking, running mixed group psychotherapy sessions as well as coordinating their stress management programme. I also have many years experience working as a psychotherapist within palliative care - providing psychological support to patients and carers through treatment, terminal illness and bereavement. I have delivered a series of training workshops within the NHS (NE Hants and Farnham) covering the impact of long term health physical health conditions upon psychological wellbeing.
I encourage sessions to be scheduled weekly, however this is dependent upon your specific requirements - the number and frequency of sessions will be reviewed regularly. Counselling may be short or long term, and can be face-to-face, zoom or telephone.
Training, qualifications & experience
Diploma in Counselling (Distinction)
Fdsc Degree in Counselling (Distinction)
BA (Hons) in Counselling (First Class)
Post Graduate Diploma in Consultative Supervision.
Fully registered MBACP
CRB Checked (Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Certificate)
Lecturer and Trainer in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Safeguarding certificate
Risk assessment training
Continuing professional development courses in:
- Couples Therapy
- Trauma
- Solution Focussed Therapy
- Shame
- Substance misuse
Information Governance certificate
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£65.00 - £130.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Fees are:
Initial telephone consultation is free.
Individual (one-one session) £75 per hour.
Couples and family therapy £130 per hour.
Clinical Supervision £70 per hour.
When I work
Daytime and evening appointments available.
