Kari Shah
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About me
Affordable, supportive, non-judgemental counselling to help you deal with difficulties in your life. I offer one hour sessions with flexible timings to couples and individuals. My fees are negotiable to take into account your ability to pay. I am qualified and have worked with couples and individuals since 1996.
I now offer face to face sessions to people who are double vaccinated. I also work through Zoom, WhatsApp video and Facetime.
Common issues are relationship problems, separation, divorce, anger management, depression, anxiety, stress, loss, low self confidence, confusion, amongst others.
In a counselling session you can explore various aspects of your life and feelings, talking about them freely and openly in a way that is rarely possible with friends or family.
The process can be very rewarding as you may discover hidden strengths and truths about yourself and find a way to live a more satisfying and fulfilling life.
Please telephone or e-mail to ask any questions or to arrange an initial session where you can meet me and decide how you feel about embarking on short or longer term counselling with me.
I am a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and follow their code of ethics in my work.
I am a graduate of the Spectrum training programme. Spectrum is a centre for humanistic psychotherapy in north London. I have been in on-going training and professional development since 1993.
My background is in education as an adult education teacher and manager. I was born in Norway and have been living in Surrey since 1970. I am married and have two adult sons.
Training, qualifications & experience
EXPERIENCE:
Off The Record Youth Counselling: 5 years (1996-2000)
Relate Couple Counselling: 7 years (2001-2008)
Private Practice: Since 2001
TRAINING:
CETS 1989: RSA Counselling Skills Certificate
SPECTRUM from 1993:
One Year Course in Psychotherapy
Anger Programme
Sexuality Training Programme
PAIRS Intensive course in Intimate Relationship Skills
Postgraduate Course in Psychotherapy
Postgraduate Psychotherapy Continuation Programme
RELATE 2003: Certificate in Couple Counselling
ONGOING PROFESSIONSL DEVELOPMENT includes a number of groups, workshops and training courses on a variety of counselling and psychotherapy related topics.
Member organisations
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Therapies offered
Fees
From £20.00 to £50.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fees are negotiable to take into account your ability to pay.
My full fee is £50 per session which people who can afford it pay. However, most of my clients pay on a sliding scale between £20 and £50. I usually accept the amount you say you can pay.
The fee is paid each session by bank transfer, cheque or cash.
When I work
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Flexible availability - daytime, evenings and weekends.
Further information
See my website for further information:
www.counsellinghelps.com
