Aaron Thorpe

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location_on Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18
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About me

My name is Aaron Thorpe.

I am a MBACP, MA qualified counsellor. My background over the last 20 years has been in education at various teaching and leadership levels. This relational vocation reflected my desire to help, equip and support others to achieve their very best. My whole teaching career is built on seeing the intrinsic value of each individual I worked with.

My fundamental belief is that human beings are relational in nature and they will thrive when they feel a sense of connection to themselves and others. That is why the bedrock of my therapeutic approach is rooted in developing a high quality therapeutic relationship. I want you to feel valued, heard and seen without judgment or prejudice. I want you to feel that I am on your side and no matter how challenging the process is, I will support you to achieve your therapy goals.  

Working relationally simply means that I believe that the therapeutic relationship is a key factor to helping clients understand and improve themselves and their behaviour.

I believe that most of our problems are rooted in a disrupted relational experience that produces a internal narrative that causes us to feel and see our lives in a restrictive, negative way, which leads to feeling undervalued, unworthy, stressed, anxious, lonely and confused. This in turn affects the relationship with ourselves and others. Understanding and changing this narrative is key to unlocking many issues that have held our lives back. 

My knowledge and understanding of relationship dynamics using key theories have given me a developed understanding of how past traumas affects our lived experience.

My aim is to create a space where you feel accepted, genuinely heard, and not judged and valued for who you are. 

My belief is that you have the ability to flourish and I would be privileged to be a part of that journey with you. If you would like to know more please do not hesitate to email me for availability. 

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a qualified senior teacher with over 20 years experience of working with families, young people and adults within a professional environment. I have an MA in Integrative Counselling and am a member of the BACP. I currently have a private online practice and work for a well established online counselling platform, with a range of relational, personal,  psychology and emotional issues. I am experienced with a range of issues such as attachment and development issues, self esteem, confidence, depression, anxiety, abusive relationships, bullying and panic disorders to name a few. I seek to create a welcoming space where my clients feel valued, heard and accepted so that they can develop more self confidence and build a stronger sense of agency to move on with their lives. Seeing individuals thrive is my passion. 

I am continually reading and updating my skills so that I am up to date with all the latest counselling developments to ensure my clients receive the best possible professional service.

Member organisations

BACP
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.

ACC
Association for Christian Counsellors (ACC)

The Association of Christian Counsellors and Linked Professions is a professional body representing and setting standards for Christian counselling and care in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£45.00 per session
Free initial online session

Concessions offered for

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Health Insurance/EAP

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Additional information

Happy to discuss sliding scale dependent upon your circumstances. I will give a 20 minute free introductory session to see whether you would like to move forward. Please email me here

When I work

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I have good flexibility from 5:30pm onward and all day on a Friday. I will do what I can to accommodate your needs.

Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS18

Type of session

Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

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Online platforms

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Aaron Thorpe
Aaron Thorpe