Ali Davies
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About me
Sometimes we can find ourselves struggling in life and need a non-judgemental space to help us make sense of how we are feeling or why we are feeling that way. I offer a safe, non-judgemental and confidential space for you to come and talk about whatever is troubling you. Perhaps you are experiencing challenges which are impacting on your relationships, self-esteem and general mood. We will work together to explore and better understand what is going on for you. This might involve identifying unhelpful patterns of thinking and relating, which may be linked to past events and relationships. It might also involve identifying factors in the social environment which might be preventing you from thriving.
I have worked with a range of emotional and relational matters including low self- esteem, loss, relationship difficulties, abuse, work related issues, ageing, illness, general low-mood and anxiety.
If you are nervous about starting therapy, we can have an initial first session to check that I am the right person for you. In the first session, we discuss what you would like to gain from counselling, and whether short-term or open-ended therapy would be right for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training includes the following:
- Postgraduate Certificate in Counselling from University of Hertfordshire, 2004
- Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic and Person-Centred Counselling from University of Hertfordshire, 2006
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision ASIIP from Cambridge Supervision Training, 2019
- Certificate in Adoption Support Counselling from the Albany Centre, 2022
My training is in psychodynamic and person-centred methods, and I integrate these approaches in my work. I have over 18 years of experience as a therapist, working mainly in private practice.
I am a qualified supervisor and work with supervisees from different modalities and at different stages of their counselling development.
I am committed to my Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and regularly attend relevant and approved events.
In addition to being a counsellor, I am also a social psychology researcher and have a PhD in social psychology.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I have completed training which allows me to work with adults regarding adoption-related issues
I offer supervision to experienced, newly-qualified and trainee counsellors/therapists
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Further information
Professional membership
British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
British Psychological Society (BPS) 2004 - present
I am a committee member of the British Psychological Society (BPS) Psychology of Women and Equalities Section https://www.bps.org.uk/member-networks/psychology-women-and-equalities-section
