Alison Cutt
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About me
I am primarily a Person-centred Counsellor and believe you are the expert on you. I won’t judge you and will help put you at ease so that you can work at your own pace without any pressure.
I work with individuals online or face to face and offer an initial complementary 20 minute phone conversation where you can speak freely and in confidence.
I have worked successfully with people from many walks of life with a variety of mental health issues including:
- Anxiety & depression
- Relationship problems including infidelity
- Low self-esteem/confidence
- Bereavement
- Ill & long term health conditions
- Stress
- Physical and emotional abuse
Whatever is going on for you, I know it is important that you feel listened to and understood. I offer you a safe space to talk where I will listen to you carefully offering plenty of warmth and a down to earth approach.
We will explore your current thoughts and feelings to help you clarify where you are right now and what is important to you to find your way forwards including any goals you may have and help you to become more in control of your current circumstances and life. We will work together in a way that suits you and review this regularly so that I can be sure I am supporting you the best way I can.
My core approach is Person-centred, although I integrate other styles such as solution focused where appropriate, and may also signpost you to additional resources.
I bring my lived experience to my counselling work. I have held numerous leadership roles and gained extensive experience within human resources. I have a deep understanding of challenges presented by the workplace on mental health and am also a qualified coach, supporting people to achieve their personal potential.
I believe it’s key to find a counsellor that you feel comfortable to work with. Please feel free to contact me for a chat to see if we can work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications:
- Level 4 ABC Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3 ABC Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Level 2 ABC Award in Counselling Concepts
- IHD Accredited Coach, The Institute of Human Development
- Qualified to postgraduate level 7 - Chartered Member of The Institute of Personnel and Development (MCIPD)
Experience:
- Private practice work within a broad spectrum of areas
- UK Mental Health Solutions Ltd - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) work
- UK Mental Health Solutions Ltd - Project Coordinator
- UK Counselling Network CIC - Trainee Counsellor working with adults
- Place2Be Counsellor on Placement working with teenagers in a Secondary School setting
Ongoing Continuous Professional Development:
- Working with trans and gender diverse clients
- Anxiety: Where it comes from
- Neurodiversity
- Understanding ADHD
- Practical trauma informed interventions for therapists
- Trauma and the person-centred approach
- Nurture your nervous system polyvagal theory part 1 & 2
- Suicide and self harm workshop
- Working with menopausal clients
- Cultural awareness: Gypsey & Traveller Community
- Talking about sex in the therapy room
- Counselling Bereaved Parents
- Working with gender issues in therapy
- Short term Solution Focused Intervention Workshop
- Working with Addictions
- Working with Trauma
- Safeguarding Training Workshop
- Assessment & Risk Mgt
- How to do counselling online: a coronavirus primer/Open University & the BACP
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
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
An individual session is 50 minutes
When I work
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For online/telephone sessions, my hours are as stated.
For face to face sessions my hours are mornings and afternoons, but not evenings.
Further information
I hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
I work with clients on a short and long term basis.
There is no minimum commitment and clients can choose to end therapy at any time.
