Samantha Hocking
About me
I am a highly experienced Integrative Clinical Psychotherapist and Counsellor who works with a wide range of issues from Depression and Anxiety through to complex mental health issues. My view is that we all have times in out lives when things can become difficult for us, or we 
feel there is no way forward. Our friends and family can offer support, but sometimes this isn't enough, or there are feelings you just can't share and may hold onto for years.
At times, it can be valuable to work with someone who is totally independent of your life. This gives you the opportunity to fully explore your own feelings within an understanding, non-judgemental and confidential relationship.
I strongly believe that each person has the potential for positive growth. To gain greater insight and a fresh perspective on their life. Allowing recognition of their own personal strength within, to take hold of, and move forward.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced Integrative Clinical Psychotherapist and have qualified for my Post Graduate Diploma and Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy at The Metanoia Institute in London. I also hold a Graduate Diploma in Professional Counselling.
I have extensive training in areas such as Integrative Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Object Relations, Person-centred, Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Neuro Linguistic Programming. I also have specialist training and experience in Working with Personality Disorders, Trauma and Dissociation and Dissociative Identity Disorders and organised extreme abuse.
I have experience in supervision working with a broad range of students and qualified Counsellors/Therapists.
I am also a registered EFT practitioner and trained to Masters level III in Reiki.
I have experience working in a variety of settings such as NHS Mental Health Services, Self-Harm, voluntary sector, Drug and Alcohol, with students and Training professionals. I attend regular training for personal and professional development and attend regular supervision and personal therapy myself. I specialise in working with Personality Disorders, Dissociative Disorders and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
I am a registered member of the UKCP and UKAPI and AAMET and abide by their code of ethics.
Member organisations
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I also work with issues such as self-harm, phobias, weight issues and alcohol problems. I work with trauma and dissociative disorders and have experience working with Dissociative Identity Disorder and organised extreme abuse.
I offer supervision for counsellors/psychotherapists and training for groups with issues such as Self-Harm and working with Personality Disorders and Dissociative Identity Disorder.
I also use Skype as a method of online counselling should the client wish.
Therapies offered
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Fees
My sessions are 60 minutes long, and my fees are £60 (concessions may be considered dependant on personal circumstances).
And £80 per 60 mins for couples therapy.
My Supervision is £60 per 90 mins
EFT is £60 per 60 minute session.
Health insurance providers - price on application
Further information
Working together generally consists of an initial consultation to discuss your issues, if you feel psychotherapy or counselling would be of benefit to you, and that we feel comfortable working together.My private practice is based at my studio in Ulverston, and my hours arranged to suit my clients where possible. This can be discussed initially.
I offer online counselling by Skype too as I feel visual and verbal communication are extremely important when discussing personal issues.
