Alice Yendle-Parsons
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About me
About me:
I am a BACP accredited and qualified Integrative Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Clinical Supervisor and Lecturer. I have over 15 years of experience in psychotherapy practice within independent private practice, Relate, employee counselling services and freelance contracts. I am qualified to work with adult individuals and couples, families, young people and children as well as providing clinical supervision for therapists.
I offer an independent specialist service for Derby and the surrounding areas, but also work online both nationally and internationally.
I am passionate about empowering people to recognise and achieve their potential. I offer confidential and non-judgemental therapy to help clients with a wide range of issues as well as supporting them to increase self-esteem, reduce anxiety, manage stress and develop confidence.
I offer both short-term and long-term therapy dependant on individual needs.
I offer the following services:
- Psychotherapy/counselling with individuals
- EMDR
- Relationship therapy
- Family therapy
- Young People’s therapy
- Post Cult Counselling
- Psychosexually informed therapy
- Clinical supervision for individuals and groups
- Corporate training
- I am also available to offer training supervision and training therapy for trainee therapists.
How I work:
As an integrative psychotherapist, I draw upon the following theories to inform my work:
- Psychodynamic
- Systemic
- Person-centred approach
- CBT (Cognitive behavioural Therapy)
- Brief Solution Focussed therapy
- EMDR
My experience:
I have over 15 years of experience working with and supporting individuals and groups in various settings. I have extensive experience of working with clients with issues including, but not limited to: childhood abuse, rape and sexual abuse, domestic abuse, power and control in relationships, mental health, suicidal ideation, self-harm, relationship difficulties, sexual intimacy, affairs, anxiety, depression, religious trauma, religious abuse, recovery from cults, loss and bereavement, life stages, sexuality, alcohol and substance misuse. Working with these issues has highlighted the importance of helping clients to build resilience, autonomy and confidence.
I specialise in relational issues, relational trauma, and recovery from high-control relationships/groups/individuals and cults and am currently completing a Ph.D. with Edinburgh University researching into these areas.
My Counselling Approach:
I work collaboratively with clients to help increase self-awareness and understanding of responses to the issues discussed. Increased understanding can help with making informed choices on any problematic issues or behaviours you wish to change, adapt or process.
Present day difficulties such as relationship issues, negative thinking, low self-esteem, disproportionate responses to stress and lack of confidence are often linked to unresolved or unprocessed experiences from our past. During therapy, I aim to provide a safe place for you to explore, process and manage these issues.
Training, qualifications & experience
MA (Distinction) in Relationship Therapy – Integrative Psychotherapy Masters Degree
MBACP (accred) - Registered accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling Supervision
University Advanced Diploma in Couple Counselling
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing)
Certificate in Post-Cult Counselling
Professional Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy
Award in Education and Training
Other training:
- Couples therapy for depression
- Relate post qualifying training in working with young people
- Systemic family practice relating to sexual abuseAdult survivors of sexual abuse
- Working with suicide and self-harm
- Mental health in couple counselling
- Transactional analysis
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Motivational interviewing
- Solution focused therapy
- Mind mapping
- Spirituality in family therapy
- Samaritans training
- Confidence in conflict
- Therapeutic counselling skills for children
- Domestic violence and abuse/assessment and intervention
- People management
- Coaching skills
- Debt management
- Various safeguarding courses
- Asperger’s and ASD
- Working with Attachment and Loss
- Telephone counselling
- Emotionally focussed therapy
- Safe uncertainty on supervision
- Counselling with a sexual focus
- Disordered personalities
- Mindfulness
- Gender and sexual diversity
- Substance misuse and couples
- Mindful sex and relationship therapy
- Societal rape myths and traumatic reactions
- Spiritual and Religious abuse
- Substance misuse and alcohol
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I work with the following issues in Derby and Surrounding areas:
Generalised anxiety disorder
GAD
Panic
Low moods
Sadness
Depression
Parents
Relationships
Couples Counselling
Depression
Affairs and betrayals
Trust
Family Issues
Relationship Issues
Self Esteem
Confidence
Anger
Loss
Bereavement
Culture
Religious issues and religion
Post Natal
Emotional abuse
Sexual abuse
Anxiety
Marriage
Eating Disorders
Teenagers and Adolsecents
Self Harm
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £110.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I am the co-owner of Empower Therapies and work with a talented team of therapists offering a wide range of skills and types of therapies. These included: Psychodynamic, Systemic, Person-Centred, Solution-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion Focused Therapy, Drama Therapy, Creative Therapies, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, Attachment and Walk & Talk Therapy.
My fees are:
Individual Counselling/Psychotherapy
£75 (50 minute session)
£100 (50 minute session with clients living outside of the UK)
Couples or Relationship Counselling/Family Therapy
£95.00 (50 minute session)
£150.00 (50 minute session – clients living outside of the UK)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing)
£110.00 (1.5 hour session)
£150.00 (1.5 hour session – clients living outside of the UK)
Individual Supervision
£75.00 (60 minute session)
£110.00 (90 minute session)
Empower Therapies offer the following fees:
Individual Counselling/Psychotherapy
£65-£75 (50 minute session with qualified therapist dependant on experience)
£100 (50 minute session with clients living outside of the UK)
Affordable Counselling/Psychotherapy
£40.00 (50 minute session with therapists studying towards Master’s level training)
Couples or Relationship Counselling/Family Therapy
£95.00 (50 minute session)
£150.00 (50 minute session – clients living outside of the UK)
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing)
£110.00 (1.5 hour session)
£150.00 (1.5 hour session – clients living outside of the UK)
Individual Supervision
£75.00 (60 minute session)
£110.00 (90 minute session)
Reduced rates available for Counsellors/Psychotherapists in training. Please contact us to discuss fees and your requirements.
The fees for training and consultation with organisations are by separate negotiation, this includes work from private health providers and charities.
Group supervision (By separate negotiation).
Fees are requested to be paid by the beginning of each session or via bank transfer prior to the session.
When I work
Flexible
Further information
Street Parking is available.
There is a regular bus service from Derby to Oakwood.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
