Alison Leyland

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B.Ed.,Dip.Couns.,Dip.Sup.,UKCP reg.,
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location_on Exmouth, Devon, EX8
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About me

I worked for the NHS in GP practices as Practice Counsellor for over 15 years and continue to work privately offering short and longer-term psychotherapeutic counselling and supervision. I work both face to face and online via zoom.  The necessary shift to online working during COVID allows a  flexibility that I had never considered before!  I have provided workshops and consultancy to groups in the public, private and voluntary sectors dealing with issues such as stress / anxiety, anger, depression, team building and conflict resolution. I have organised and been invited to speak at a number of conferences which I have found both terrifying and hugely energising! 
I trained with and was, for several years, an approved counsellor with Barnardo's Adoption Agency.  Counsellors working with adoption issues affecting adults are no longer required to be registered with an adoption agency so I have come off their register.  I continue to provide adoption-related counselling to anyone over the age of 18.  I am an approved provider for counselling with BUPA.

I have a background that includes secretarial work, nursing, teaching and Carers' Support....and a lot from the University of Life! I really enjoy and care about my work and I am delighted when I am not needed any more!

I am gradually reducing my counselling and supervision hours and embarking on more training workshops with my colleague Barbara Mitchels.

I am a parent and grandparent - some of it I have done well and I, too, would like to be able to go back and do some of it better.

Training, qualifications & experience

B.Ed (Hons. 1st Class) Bulmershe, Reading 1989
Dip.Couns. (CPCAB) 1996
Dip.Couns. in Health Care Settings (University of Bristol) 1999
Dip. Supervision (The Iron Mill) - 2007
Relating to self-harm and suicide in adolescents and young adults - the Tavistock Clinic - 2012
Approved Counsellor for Adoption - Barnardos LINK - 2013
Attachment Focussed Counselling - Barnardos  LINK- 2013

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

school failure
transition and loss
attachment

Therapies offered

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Fees

£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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Health Insurance/EAP

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Additional information

£55 per hour
A sliding scale will be considered.
Rates for students, workshops and consultancy are negotiated.

I work on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and appointments can initially be on the telephone or online and/or face to face following assessment.

When I work

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Further information

I work with issues relating to early attachment.  Whatever the attachment history includes, e.g. maternal post natal depression, adoption, previous loss such as miscarriage, the traumatic impact is, I believe, inevitably powerful.  My training with Barnardos encourages me to believe that there is much that we can do therapeutically to improve understanding and communication so that we can facilitate better outcomes for both adults and children affected by these trauma.

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Groups

Key details

DBS check info

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I have very good parking. There are steps to the front door and a total of 19 stairs to my consulting area.

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

I have several hours of supervision each month and the more experienced I become the more supervision I seek!  For me supervision is the space within which I process and explore all aspects of my work and challenge myself to think both more deeply and more creatively.

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Alison Leyland
Alison Leyland