About me
A supportive, non-judgmental space to explore... I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor and United Kingdon Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) Registered as an Independent Counsellor/Psychotherapist. I provide therapy for both individuals and couples in private sessions at my home in Saltdean in Brighton, which is accessible by bus to central Brighton and surrounding areas. I qualified in 2004 and also have over 42 years' experience in mental health social work. I have recently retired from working part time in the NHS.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications include a Diploma in Counselling and BA (Hons) Mental Health Social Work. I recently retired as a qualified Social Worker and was registered with Social Work England. I was an AMHP (Approved Mental Health Professional), working 37 years in London and the latter 4 years in Surrey.
I have many years of experience of working with people who are in distress or who choose personal development.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free online or telephone session prior to us meeting.
Regular sessions are £50 one full hour session and £60 for couples.
When I work
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Further information
Please feel free to contact me, in confidence, by telephone or email if you think I may be able to help you. I can also assist in referring you on if I am not able to help. I will be very happy to answer any questions you may have.
