Abigail Grierson
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About me
Hi, thank you for taking the time to view my page, and well done to you for taking the first step toward healing something, or getting to know yourself.
My own experience in life has shaped a lot of my practice and becoming a therapist. I understand how it feels to move through the world having things you need to come to terms or peace with. I understand feeling confused, overwhelmed, numb, misunderstood. These experiences have provided me with a radical sense of acceptance of people and the challenges or conflicts we may face.
My only hope is that I create a space you feel in your bones safe to 'Come as you are.'. I want you to feel safe to bring yourself with no mask, or maybe together we can find who exactly is hiding behind the mask. What dreams, goals, new hobbies, or new way of being with people.
I am a conversational therapist, and practice by being myself. My warmth, curiosity, empathy, honesty, patience and lack of judgement lay the foundation for my person centred practice. In person centred practice there is no expert, you lead, I follow, and together I hope we can create a sense of clarity, your voice and maybe a new path to peace.
Within my conversational approach to therapy I may offer 'brief psychoeducation', again I feel it is important for there to be no expert. If I can see something, I think its only fair you are given the information to understand yourself more too. This will look like me offering clear explanations about the brain, body, trauma, attachment, or neurodivergence, so you can understand your experiences without shame or confusion.
Within sessions we may explore the ways your body may be holding tension or revealing stresses you have been under, together we can work to learn new ways of releasing this tension.
I have a special interest in TV/Film and Music, I like to incorporate this within sessions. This could look like recommendations of stories that relate to yours, or we could play music that is significant to you. My aim here is work together to reveal the significance of your relationship with media and unlock access to healing through creativity. If you are a creative or have creative interests you long to explore, we could also consider bringing this into session.
I am committed to practicing in ways that feel HUMAN, especially for clients who may have avoided or felt unheard or misunderstood in more traditional settings.
Whether you’re wanting to make peace with past trauma or relationships that have hurt you, or if you're feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, burnt out, or simply curious about yourself, you are welcome here.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Masters in counselling and Psychotherapy
- BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies
- Associate Lecturer.
14 years’ experience supporting people with:
- ACES and childhood trauma
- CPTSD and complex trauma
- Neurodivergence (ADHD, autism, sensory needs)
- Anxiety, overwhelm, burnout
- Identity, self-trust.
- Challenging relationships.
Member organisations
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
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Concessions and block payments available.
When I work
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Further information
Currently offering online or telephone clients, space may clear to move in person.
I offer a free 20 minute consultation where you can ask any questions you may have and get a feel of me and how well you think we may work together.
