Steph Healey
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About me
I know that the process of therapy can be difficult, overwhelming and confusing. I aim to provide you with a warm, calm and safe space in which you can heal and grow. This can be through talking about your experiences, or through more creative, imaginative ways like using pieces of writing, music, stories, art, or another medium you may feel more in tune with.
I work integratively – this means that I incorporate lots of different therapy approaches together, so your therapy sessions are unique to you and move fluidly. Just like you. This helps to give us some creativity together, so we can explore what’s going on for you. My background is working with victims and survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse; from both childhood and as an adult.
When something traumatic happens to us, our picture of the world and our existence can change dramatically. Re-establishing how you fit in the world and finding your own personal meaning for your life are big steps in therapy, and can provide you with new insights into how to move forward with more confidence and happiness.
My practice room is within a confidential and mindful building in Clifton just off Whiteladies Road, with pay and display parking and good links to public transport.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
IDVA Training (Independent Domestic Violence Advocate) - CAADA/Safe Lives
Post-graduate Diploma in Integrative Therapy - University of South Wales, Newport
Post-graduate Certificate in Counselling Skills - University of South Wales, Newport
MSc in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology - Swansea University
BSc Hons in Psychology and Education - Bath Spa University
Training
Introduction to Eating Disorders - NCFED and Bernie Wright The Trauma Recovery Model - Jonny Matthews and Dr Tricia Skuse
Trauma-focused CBT Training for PTSD in Children and Young People - The Anna Freud Centre
Motivational Interviewing - Barnardos
Child Sexual Exploitation and Learning Disabilities - Barnardos
Working with Sexualised Trauma - Zoe Lodrick
Child Sexual Exploitation for Managers - Barnardos Cymru
ASIST Training - Mind Cymru
Experience
Integrative Therapist (private practice) Sept 2017 - Present
Education and Well-being Specialist (Feb 2018 - Aug 2019)
Brook, Bristol
Intensive Support Worker July 2017 – Feb 2018
1625 Independent People, South Glos
BASE Project Worker May 2016 – March 2017
Barnardo’s BASE Project (Child Sexual Exploitation), Bristol
Service Manager of Children and Young People’s Service and Volunteer Therapist July 2013 – Sept 2015
Cardiff Women’s Aid, Cardiff
Volunteer Therapist Oct 2012 – Aug 2014
Talk In The Bay, Cardiff
Senior Support Worker and Assistant Field Care Supervisor Jan 2011 – July 2013
Carewatch, Cardiff
Independent Researcher (MSc thesis) Dec 2008 – Aug 2009
Brain Injury Research Group, Swansea University
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
£45.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free phone consultation (lasting around 20 minutes) to discuss what is bringing you to therapy, and to explore how we may work together. There is absolutely no expectation to book any sessions from here, and I will suggest taking a few days to think about how it felt to talk together.
Sessions are £60 and last 55 minutes.
I offer concession sessions, priced at £45 for students, those on a low income, and/or in receipt of benefits. However, these places are limited and are not available all of the time.
When I work
I am not currently taking on new clients.
