Maggie Lawson
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About me
It can take a great deal of courage and strength to ask for professional help when emotional difficulties are interfering with your life. However, having counselling at the right time with the right therapist will be a decision you will not regret. I aim to give you a safe place where you can feel comfortable to explore your difficulties without being judged.
I have worked as a Counselling Psychologist for 25 years and have seen the long lasting benefits it brings to people helping them overcome adverse life events, loss, disabling anxiety and depression. Counselling will help you to develop self awareness, overcome unwanted self defeating behaviours and repeated relationship patterns to enable you to live a more fulfilling life. I also offer cognitive -behaviour therapy and compassion focussed therapy which are models of therapy to help you overcome disabling anxiety, trauma and depression.
I am registered with the Health Care Professional Council as a Counselling Psychologist. Counselling Psychology is rooted in psychological research to ensure that the most appropriate counselling models are tailored to you and your individual presenting issues. This approach will enable you to get the most benefit from your therapy.
I am also an Accredited Registered Member of the BACP.
I have worked as a Counselling Tutor in the past and currently offer supervision to student Counsellors and trained Counsellors/Psychologists.
Do also check out my website - www.thelinkpractice.co.uk where you will be able to read more information about myself and the services offered.
Training, qualifications & experience
SRN -
BSc Psychology - - Middlesex University -
MSc Counselling Psychology - City University -
HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist -
BACP Accredited -
Graduate Member of the BPS
Diploma in Eating Disorders - 2006
MBSR course - 2012
Critical incident debriefing - 2013
Dialectal-behaviour therapy 2015
Traumatic grief - 2021
Complex trauma - 2024
Compassion focused therapy 2016
EMDR - part 1 - 2019
CBT for couples - 2017
I have worked in a variety of settings, the NHS, Private Psychiatry, organisations, Education and in Private Practice. I have also worked as a volunteer for a teenage charity and as a youth worker and counsellor.
I also undertake work for Insurance Companies.
I have worked as a Psychotherapy Tutor for Chrysalis in Bournemouth.
I facilitate groups and workshops.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Career coaching
For people out of work based on my experience working with condition management for a Welfare to work company. I offer one to one coaching tailored to your needs and circumstances, exploring your present situation, looking at where you are now and how to reach your goals.
Counselling for carers
Group work
Anxiety
Stress Management
mindfulness skills - 6 wee kcourse to start in Janury 2018
Please call regarding the next group being offered
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£70 individual counselling
£70 cognitive behaviour therapy
£80 - insurance companies
£60 a hour / £90 1.5 hours - Supervision for trained Counsellors and Mental Health Professionals
£55 for Students
£20 for group work per session.
When I work
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Monday 10 - 5 Tuesday 10 - 5 pm pm Thursday 10 - 4,30pm
Further information
I offer individual, couples and group work
Individuals - short focal work and/or long term - face to face or over the telephone. The length of sessions depends on your issues but will be discussed with you at the first session and reviewed again at the fourth session.
Cognitive-behaviour therapy, mindfulness cognitive-behaviour therapy and compassion focussed therapy - useful for anxiety disorders., depression, eating disorders, trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Therapy for counsellors in training
Supervision for counsellors
I am able to work effectively with a range of psychological issues and concerns. My area of speciality are as follows:-
Stress and burnout
Anxiety disorders
Trauma and PTSD
work related issues
help following redundancy
Loss and bereavement
Anxiety disorders - working with CBT and mindfulness approaches. I find I get excellent results.
Stress and burnout -
Loss and bereavement
Depression
Trauma and PTSD
Adjustment issues
Eating disorders
Personal development
Work related issues including one to one coaching to help clients return to work
