Michal Ullmann-Harwood

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MBACP (Reg)
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location_on Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7SG
Accepting new clients
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About me

I am a qualified counsellor / Psychotherapist with Counselling Psychology training. I have 20 years experience of clinical work. I specialise in working with Alcohol & Drugs Misuse and have extensive counselling experience in this area.
I worked for 6 years in a Local Mental Health Charity (Mind in Kingston) and have a good knowledge of mental health issues and a vast experience of working with people struggling with these issues.
My approach to counselling is, in the main, integrative. This means that I incorporate various counselling approaches in my work.
The main counselling approaches I use are: Psychodynamic, Humanistic (Person-Centred, Existential, TA) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I also work with Therapeutic Cards as part of a treatment model SEe FaR CBT for PTSD and various other issues.
My work focuses on the therapeutic relationship between my clients and myself. This helps to enhance understanding and trust which are vital to the therapeutic process.

I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the United Kingdom Association for Psychotherapy Integration (UKAPI).

Training, qualifications & experience

BSc (Hons) in
Psychology & Counselling
(University of Surrey)

Postgraduate Diploma in
Counselling Psychology
(University of Surrey)

Certificate of Higher
Education in Combined Studies
& Social Studies
(Open University)

Specialised training in:
Substance Misuse
Mental Health
Bereavement

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Fees

£75.00 - £95.00

Concessions offered for

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Health Insurance/EAP

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Additional information

£ 75 per 50 mins session



£95 per 75 mins session for couples 



Some concessions available

When I work

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Night

Sessions are available on week days and evenings and on Saturdays until 3pm.

Further information

Between 2001 and 2008 I worked as a Substance Misuse counsellor and as Counselling Manager at a local Addiction Counselling Service (ASCA).
During my work at ASCA I also worked at various G.P surgeries in the Kingston & Richmond areas as an Alcohol/Drugs Misuse counsellor.

I worked for two years as a bereavement counsellor at
Kingston Bereavement Service (KBS).

Between 2010 and 2016 I worked at Mind in Kingston in the role of Deputy Chief Executive.
Mind in Kingston is a charity which supports people who experience mental health difficulties as well as promoted awareness of mental health issues in the community. My responsibilities were varied and involved the management of various projects such as Floating Support and developing and managing a counselling service for people in the Kingston Borough.

In addition, I worked as an Experiential Group Facilitator on a counselling training course at NESCOT college between 2010 and 2014.
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I have been in private practice since 2004, working with varied issues at my private clinic.

On line sessions are available

19 Malden Green Avenue, Worcester Park, Surrey, KT4 7SG

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples

Additional languages

Hebrew

Michal Ullmann-Harwood
Michal Ullmann-Harwood