Alison Craddock
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About me
Hello and welcome.
Why choose me? Life has thrown many challenges my way which has given me a deep sense of humility and appreciation for how tough life is and what we, as humans, do to survive. Survival can come at a price though: loss of identity, unhealthy coping mechanisms, always looking after others at the expense of yourself are just a few examples. Sometimes, we don’t even realise we’re in survival mode until something makes us stop.
I am a fully qualified integrative counsellor and my role, as a counsellor, is to walk alongside you, seeing your world as you see it, creating a space where you feel accepted, valued and understood with care and compassion. As an integrative counsellor, I adapt my approach to meet your unique needs, and when words are hard to find, I have creative tools which can help express what’s inside.
Counselling gives you the space to gain a clearer perspective of you and your world. Gaining a deeper understanding of yourself can empower you to make the necessary changes needed to enrich your life.
To help us begin, I offer a free 20-minute consultation via Zoom. This gives us a chance and see if we’re right for each other and connect. Sessions are available online or in person, for both short and long-term support. Thank you and take care.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside my private practice I volunteer for two charities; one that supports clients who have issues around alcohol and drug misuse. The work is centered around relapse prevention as clients navigate their lives and understand themselves and their past behaviours and having compassion for themselves whilst developing new coping mechanisms.
My other charity work supports clients whose lives have been impacted directly or indirectly by sexual abuse. Sometimes the abuse has been historical and for other clients it can be coming to terms with the sexual abuse which has happened within their family. My role is to support clients as they process and come to terms with a myriad of intense emotions as they try to make sense and find a way forward in the new world they find themselves in.
Bereavement is another area where I have worked and supporting clients making sense of their lives following a loss. Grief is a unique emotion where one day a client can feel knocked off their feet by a huge wave of grief which has come out of nowhere. Bereavement is a powerful event in a person's life as it is an opportunity to reflect and process their feelings, even uncomfortable ones, and find a way forward.
Being with a client as they unpack their lives and sitting with them as they experience their deep pain, shame, guilt, embarrassment amongst other feelings is truly a humbling experience and an honour being with them on their journey as they process their emotions and start to make sense of their world and their place in it.
Below are my qualifications
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- CPCAB Level 1 Certificate in Introduction to Counselling Skills
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£50.00 per session (online or face to face). Face to face sessions are carried out in Chislehurst. Zoom is an online platform.
Concessions are available
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