Alexandra Handford
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About me
Hello, my name is Alex, I'm a professional qualified Gestalt counsellor working therapeutically with adults and young people. I specialise in a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, attachment, trauma, loss, grief, stress, low self-esteem, mental health, self-harm, suicide ideation and other life challenges. I offer a non judgemental support to explore these issues either face to face from a safe confidential counselling room in Salisbury or via Zoom/Teams.
Alongside my private practice I work in differing environments including NHS providing counselling services for service users, a local service provider offering counselling to people who have experienced sexual & domestic abuse and a local charity counselling children and young people.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). I am fully insured and hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
If you have any queries please feel free to contact me by phone 07726 460128 or email me here.
Training, qualifications & experience
- DipHE level 4 and 5 in Humanistic Gestalt Counselling Diploma
- Diploma in Counselling Children and Young People (BACP)
- Trauma-informed Practice when Working with Complex PTSD
Trauma and PTSD in Anxiety: Neuroscience-Informed Treatment Methods - Safeguarding children and young people
- Safeguarding Adults
- Equality and Diversity
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
From £60.00
Free initial in-person session
Additional information
Cancellation of appointment within 36 hours of the appointment or failure to attend will incur a cancellation charge. This may be waived at the discretion of the therapist.
Payment is due 36 hours of the appointment. Payment is by cash or bank transfer.
Further information
Counselling sessions for individuals are for 50 minutes and usually take place weekly, however, this can be adjusted to suit your needs.
