Michelle Fussell
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About me
Counselling can help us make sense of our past, present and future. It can move us on when we feel stuck in our lives, in understanding ourselves we may be able to understand those around us more and change the way we are, respond and live..
I am a freelance Accredited Counsellor and Play Therapist. I have been freelance since 2004. I see Adults, children and young people, also adoption counsellor trained by Barnardos Link. Also see Supervisors & Counsellors. Using Counselling and or Play Therapy. Available to work in private and school settings, C.R.B enhanced checked, M.B.A.C.P, P.T.UK / P.T.I, C.Y.C.P, A.C.C member, B.A.P.T associate. Associate Supervisor (A.P.A.C).
I have worked with people all of my working life. I work from home with individual clients and or I can work in a child's school if the school is willing. I use an Integrative Approach believing that one therapy doesn't fit all. I use what is needed at the time.
I work holistically believing that not one theory fits all, although my qualification experience is Psycho-dynamic Counselling and non-directive play therapy and Deep Release Counselling.
I started a career in Counselling as I enjoyed working with individuals in my last career and personal circumstances lead me into this new career change.
Training, qualifications & experience
Barnardo's Adoption Certificate
PG Dip Play Therapist (Chichester Uni)
PG Cert Therapeutic Play (APAC)
PG Youth & Community (Brunel Uni)
BSc Sociology. CPD 30 hours plus per year.
PG Dip Counselling (Goldsmiths Uni)
Professional Memberships
MBACP (Accred) Counsellor
UKRCP registered Independent Counsellor
Accredited Play Therapist (PTUK / PTI)
Accredited ACC Counsellor
TAG Trauma & Abuse
BAPT Associate British Association Play Therapist
Member organisations
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
Adults
Children
Young People
Aspergers
Autism
Fostering
Fears
Phobias
Dyslexia
Dyspraxia
Trauma
D.I.D
O.C.D
ADHD
etc
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £75.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sliding scale is available according to individual need, Other Professional rates, eg court fess £120 of £75 per client hour, will take insurance companies paid direct too. Other fees are self finance £75 per individual session for houselholds above £25,000, Bursaries available for thoese households less than £25,000. also available EAP work with Nuffield, Priory, One bright London, Telus Health,
When I work
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Monday 9 - 5 0n the hour ( 2023 availability 10am / 2pm )
Tuesday 9 - 12 NHS
Wednesday 9 - 6 on the hour ( 2023 availability 9am /2pm /3pm only)
Thursday 9- 12 NHS
Further information
Team training for staff groups on 'What is Play Therapy?' - £500 a day.
