Paul James Wheatley
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About me
Introduction.
Is your anxiety getting in the way of your satisfaction of life? do you feel low, unmotivated or perhaps overwhelmed and as though you are spinning too many plates all at once, then I'd like to help!
My name is Paul James Wheatley and I am a fully qualified and accredited male psychotherapist registered with the UKCP. I am also a counsellor and a fully registered member of the BACP which means I abide by there professional ethics and codes of conduct. I am also a member of UPCS. I have insurance and a full DBS.
My aim is to offer you a confidential, ethical and professional service for adults aged 18 and over. A service that is also very caring, encouraging and genuinely supportive.
I offer therapy both face to face or virtual via video calling.
How can I help?
I am happy to support you with any concerns, on a short-term basis, or with deeper issues that take us on a longer journey.
I offer you a genuine, authentic, warm and trusting environment in which to help you explore and develop enough support and insight to make the choices that are right for you as an individual.
I am keen to understand how you're impacted by your experiences and I will usually share my own response to what you bring in order to help you begin to raise your own awareness and open up new choices that before may have felt elusive.
I have worked with issues of loss, bereavement, relationship breakdown, anxiety, sexuality, trauma, anger management, abuse, depression, job loss and change, as well as the distress & confusion from recent or historical traumatic experiences. I also welcome people from all walks of life and backgrounds, I welcome LGBTQ+ clients and those who have an interest in 'kink' or other practices that can be easily misunderstood.
For more information please contact me.
My experience is that therapy works and I have seen change in my clients.
Therapy sessions are often lively, creative, challenging and profoundly enlightening. Imagine having someone genuinely interested in YOU and committed to helping you live the life that you choose.
You may also look at my website, www.pauljameswheatley.com (currently being updated so this is not accessible at present)
Training, qualifications & experience
- Masters (Msc) in Integrative Psychotherapy
- Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy - Birmingham University
- Level 7 Post Graduate Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy - Birmingham University.
- NCFE Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- NCFE Levels 1-5 in Integrative Counselling
- Several years experience in NHS practice.
- Experience of mental health placement
- 20 years+ experience of private practice.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
'Kink Aware' Counselling
Sexuality and sexual issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Free initial in-person or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free initial session to all those looking to explore therapy and find out if this is the right time and match for their needs. Once we have mutually agreed to work together my fees range from £60 to £70 per session depending on times / days. There are some lower fee concessional places available for students or those on a very low income. Please contact me for more information on fees as I try to be flexible and accommodate those in need of support.
When I work
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I offer both face to face in person sessions and online video sessions or a mixture of the two. 9am to 7pm Monday to Friday.
Further information
You can also find me listed on the BACP website as a therapist in the local area. I adhere to the BACP codes of ethics and good practice.
