Dr Alison Dart
About me
I can provide a safe, confidential space for you to look at what may be causing you distress and explore ways in which you can develop your full potential. I offer private counselling and psychotherapy to individuals in centrally located consulting rooms in Holt, North Norfolk.
I can work with any psychological issue you may wish to explore.
Including the following:
- relationship issues
- anxiety or stress
- bereavement
- depression
- family and relational problems
- anger management
- disaffection and boredom
- habitual worrying
- effects of physical, emotional or sexual abuse
- sexuality/gender issues
- self-esteem
- post traumatic stress
My private consulting rooms are in a central location in Holt, North Norfolk, very close to bus station and parking areas.
My days of work are Thursdays and Fridays in Holt, North Norfolk.
Please telephone or email me so we can talk through a suitable time to meet for our initial session.
Training, qualifications & experience
My Professional Qualifications:
- PhD (University of Leicester)
- MSc Integrative Psychotherapy
- Dip. Int. Psych
- Dip. Integrative Supervision
- B.A.(Hons), PGCE
- UKCP reg.; UKAPI; BUPA Recognised practitioner
I have been involved in the field of counselling and psychotherapy for over 20 years. I have completed trainings in both Counselling and Integrative Psychotherapy. I have considerable interest in relational psychotherapy; inter-subjectivity and clinical supervision. I completed my PhD. thesis with research into the discourse of group supervision at the University of Leicester with Prof. Sue Wheeler and Prof. Ian Hutchby in 2018. (Thesis: ‘A Conversation Analysis of the Discourse of Group Supervision’)
As well as working in private practice I work as a clinical supervisor for counsellors and psychotherapists. I am Deputy Head of Training with Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy. http://www.matrix-training.org
Member organisations
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.
UK Council for Psychotherapy
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Clinical supervision is offered to trainees and experienced therapists.
Supervision sessions are available in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk or Holt, North Norfolk.
Therapies offered
Further information
What to expect
Therapy sessions are offered weekly. An initial consultation session will be offered to explore the current difficulty and to establish if it is possible for us to work together. Aims and goals will be discussed in this first session and the length of time you wish to spend in therapy explored. This will be open to review at any time. Fees will be decided too.
A small number of evening sessions are available.
BUPA recognised practitioner.