Penny Wright
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About me
Nobody, as long as he moves about among the chaotic currents of life, is without trouble.
Carl Jung
Sometimes life feels really tough, when anxiety and worry take over and we’re left struggling with difficult thoughts and feelings. That’s when seeing a therapist can help you to make changes in your own best interests and lead to greater self-understanding. People who come to see me have experienced a range of issues in life. These include relationship and family difficulties, loss, shame, anxiety and depression, low self confidence and self esteem, difficulty communicating feelings and emotions, sexual concerns, suicidal feelings, abuse, self harm and eating disorders.
With a background in residential social work, I first qualified as a counsellor in 1998 and went on to take further trainings as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist and Supervisor. I work with both the ordinary struggles of life and more complex issues on a once weekly or more frequent basis. Sessions are 50 minutes and you are able to speak freely and confidentially about your worries, feelings and thoughts. If you telephone you may get an answerphone. If you leave your details I will return your call with a view to arranging an exploratory session to decide together the best way forward.
I am accredited with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), I am a qualified Supervisor of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (SAP) and have taught seminars to Counselling Trainees.
I have taken further training in working with adolescents, and see young people from the age of sixteen. I have also been trained in issues relating to the Adoption Process.
My consulting room is situated in Kings Langley.
Training, qualifications & experience
- WPF Psychodynamic Counsellor and Psychotherapist
- Accredited Psychotherapist with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
- Qualified supervisor (Society Analytical Psychologists)
- Diploma in working with Adolescents
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Adolescence, mid-life transitions and the desire to experience 'more' from life. I am also trained in issues relating to the Adoption process.
I have many years experience in a well-established counselling training organisation, and am a qualified supervisor of groups and individuals. I worked as a school counsellor alongside adult therapy for over 10 years
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £72.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My usual fee is £72 dependent on frequency of weekly sessions and personal circumstances which can be discussed at our initial meeting. Some concessions for young people or students.
When I work
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Further information
Once initial contact has been made we will have a brief telephone call. You may get an answer-phone, which is confidential. If you leave your name, number and a time I can contact you, I will ring you back.
Our first session is an exploratory meeting which may last up to 90 minutes in order to give us time to decide the best way forward. I charge my usual fee for this initial consultation. Any further sessions are for 50 minutes on a once weekly basis or can be more frequent
I offer weekly or fortnightly supervision to trainee and qualified therapists
