Kevin Burrows

PSA Registered Therapist and Supervisor for Counselling, Hypnotherapy, Expressive Arts and Creative Arts Therapies.

Online sessions. BACP Accredited, National Hypnotherapy Society approved Practitioner and Supervisor, EGS  Advanced Graduate Certificated  in Expressive Arts Therapy and Coaching

Now in my 18th Year of Private Practice I have established the good will and recommendation of the many clients that I have worked with. During this time I have developed my practice to work with a variety of my client's issues in many therapeutic ways. I can work with trauma, general anxiety, depression, couple work and with many more issues (as listed elsewhere in this document). I Provide a safe, secure, confidential, ethical and understanding environment for my clients. I am an experienced British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) Accredited member which affirms that my practice meets the BACP standard of a competent, safe and ethical, independant practitioner. Since establishment in 2004 the reputation of my practice has steadily grown. I offer personal therapy for individuals and couples and supervision for practicing and student Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Play and Creative Therapists. My professional credentials include BACP accredited Registered Counsellor and Supervisor and a PTUK Certified  Clinical Supervisor, Jungian Sandplay Practitioner, Expressive Arts Therapist,  Life coach, Hypnotherapist and EMDR practitioner.

As well as working privately with thousands of individual clients I have worked for many years for the NHS and have taken NHS, GP, BUPA, EAP insurance and health care referrals. My work with Emergency services include: The London Met, BTP, Essex Police, Military services, The British Medical Association and the NHS. My work with Local Authorities include, Southend, Thurrock, Essex & Croydon local Authorities, I have worked for and with clients from Essex, Anglia Ruskin, South East Essex, UEL, Universities the Refugee Council and many other training establishments. I have even taken referrals from The Jeremy Kyle and Trisha Goddard shows'. My teaching includes  the CBT module at South Essex University, Eco-Therapy and Expressive Arts as Therapy at Anglia Ruskin University. and Special Educational Needs at Seevic College

Qualifications, Memberships and Registration:

• Doctor of Philosophy in Health Education and Social Science Research
• Accredited Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP Accred).
• Professional Standards Authority (PSA) Accredited Registered Counsellor and Hypnotherapy Supervisor.
• International Expressive Arts Therapy Association (IEATA) Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator (REACE).
• European Graduate School Expreassive Arts Therapy Graduate (CAGS)
• Association of Sandplay Therapy (AST) Jungian Sandplay Practitioner
• Mermber of the EMDR Association of UK and Ireland
• Member of the National Hypnotherapy Society (NHS)

Therapy Models:

* CBT * Transactional Analysis * Couple Counselling * EMDR Level 4 Practitioner * Hypnotherapy* Face to Face Therapies* Person Centred & Expressive Arts Therapies* CPCAB Level 6 Face to Face Supervisor * PTUK Certified & PSA Accredited Clinical Supervisor * NCS Approved Trainer * Eco-Therapist and Forest School Practitioner * Expressive Arts Therapist EGS (CAGS) and Consultant Educator (IEATA) * Member of the Association for Sandplay Therapy (MAST) and Sandplay practitioner.

As an experienced British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) accredited and PSA registered counsellor I work with and I am able to offer therapy to meet a large range of client needs including: (scroll down for full list)

• General Anxiety and depression
• Trauma PTSD
• Life, or work related stress, anxiety, and depression.
• Couple relationship, diversity, family and sexuality difficulties.
• more complex issues such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Bipolar, Personality Disorders,
• OCD, behavioural issues, self harm and phobias,
• Working with those who have special needs and their carers (including Autism).
• Using Hypnotherapy as a stand alone or integrative practice.
• I also offer Supervision for both qualified and student counsellors, psychotherapists, creative therapists and play therapists CPCAB & PTUK certified Clinical Supervisor , follow this link. (view supervision profile)

My theoretical model is an integrative / eclectic approach within a humanistic framework of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA) incorporating aspects of Inner Child, Re-decision Therapy, Expressive / Arts Therapies, EMDR, Hypnotherapy, Person Centred Art Therapy (PCAT) and Eco-Therapy. I can offer counselling in the talking and visual / tactile therapies whichever are appropriate in meeting my Clients therapeutic needs.Expressive Arts Therapy I am trained through the European Graduate School, EGS, Saas Fee, Switzerland, CAS and CAGS program and am an International expressive Arts Therapy Assosciation IEATA Registered Expressive Arts Consultant Educator REACE

My counselling practice is at:
26b, Seaforth Road
Westcliff-on-sea
SS0 7SN

I charge £60 for individuals, £70 for couples and I can offer a student rate £30. Counselling sessions are for the therapeutic hour of 50 mins. My Supervision rate is £70

WORKSHOPS

Experiential CPD in Expressive Arts Therapy. Avaliable for groups and individuals.

I am a European Graduate School (CAGS) accredited Expressive Arts Therapy trainer This training  is open to practicing and in-training Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Therapeutic Practitioners.

Expressive Arts Therapy (EXA): Unlike The U.K. model of Art Therapy where the arts therapies are seperatist and practiced seperately as (Art, Music, Drama, Dance,) as HCPC separately protected titles. Expressive Arts Therapy looks at how the Arts can be therapeutically used in an Inter-Modal or Multi-Modal way, by moving expressively and experientially between the arts disciplines without imediate anlysis or interpretation. This process can help us to acces deeply felt, direct experience whilst moving therapeutically between the Art Modes of Movement, Sound, Visual, Tactile and Written or Aural Arts.

For further details contact me: 07969924062 or creationcounselling@hotmail.com

What is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing?

I have a level four EMDR Practitioners qualification which is the final and completion training level. EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a psychological treatment to help people deal with distressing events and trauma. EMDR works in a way that seems to accelerate the processes for resolving certain issues so that in many instances people are seen to have resolved certain issues in a much shorter time than through talking therapy/counselling alone.

EMDR is an approach that is effective for the treatment of traumatic memories.
EMDR aims to change how people feel about their traumatic memories. It helps people to develop more positive emotions, behaviour and thoughts and to feel that the memory is no long disturbing. EMDR appears to directly stimulate the brain's ability to digest past traumatic events and works effectively and quickly to heal the wounds that are left on the emotional brain. It has been widely validated by research and is recognised by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Excellence) as the treatment of choice for PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).

EMDR is also remarkably effective in the treatment of people who have suffered trauma such as ongoing childhood abuse, although this may require more extensive therapeutic time. EMDR has also been shown to be effective in treating more chronic problems such as anxiety, stress, phobias, addictions and lack of self confidence.

For further information and an explanation of theory and history visit www.emdrassociation.org.uk