Adam Goward

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MBACP dip.couns
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location_on Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4LF
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Hello, my name is Adam Goward, I am passionate about counselling and the benefits of therapy, to be heard and feel understood, also to unpack thoughts and feelings can be so enlightening and liberating.

For me counselling is giving yourself the time and space to explore your issues, to gain insight with the help of a caring professional who is able to facilitate you through the often challenging and difficult experience of personal therapy.

I offer a FREE half hour initial assessment meeting.

Training, qualifications & experience

I've worked as a school counsellor, within GP surgeries on IAPT scheme [Increased Access to Psychological Therapies] where client issues are very wide ranging.

I have also had 5 years as a volunteer at a hospice where my work was centred around bereavement, other charitable work I do is for an organisation which has GP and self-referrals.

  • NOCN Introduction to counselling, 3 credits at level 1 and 2
  • AQA Certificate in counselling skills, VC11 skills acquisition and practice, VC12 working with loss and grief
  • TA 101, Transactional Analysis
  • Diploma in counselling, Humanistic Integrative, combining Person Centred, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis from an Institute accredited by the BACP
  • Group bereavement work
  • Foundation training in understanding and working with dissociation.
  • Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapy

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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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

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

£27.50 - £55.00
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

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  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I work in private practice on either a long or short term basis, I charge £55 for individuals, the session is an hour. I offer a FREE half hour initial assessment session. I also offer a 50% reduced rate for those on a low income, depending on space and availability. Please ask.

When I work

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Daytime & evening appointments Monday to Thursday only, no weekends.

Yemoji, Framfield Road, Buxted, East Sussex, TN22 4LF

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

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

Key details

DBS check info

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Online platforms

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