Alison Claire Holder
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About me
Hi, I am a fully qualified Counsellor/Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and EMDR Practitioner. I am based in Evington Leicester with easy access for parking. I have an Integrative approach as I have trained in different modalities and will draw on these to meet the needs of my clients. I am also a EMDR Practitioner this stands for Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing, this is very effective for working with PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). I have many years experience working with a range of different issues such as anxiety, bereavement and loss, low self esteem, depression, trauma and abuse PTSD ( Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) ,relationship issues including couples and family breakdowns.
I work in private practice and have experience working with adults, children (age 5 and upwards) and young people and Couples/Families. I have worked as a therapist for many years, working in various roles for example, working with teenagers in particular working with young people in the care system and in schools, working with adults who have experienced abuse, working with people/ children and teenagers who have experienced trauma and are suffering from (PTSD) Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Within my roles I have experience of working with many different issues for example: Anxiety, Bereavement , Depression, Low Self Esteem, Family breakdowns and relationship issues.
As well as being a face to face therapist, I am also experienced in providing online therapy through video or instant messaging and telephone counselling. These ways of delivering therapy often work really well with people who think they might feel uncomfortable talking face to face in the room and people who might be housebound or struggle with anxiety.
I believe the relationship is key to the work, and I offer a non judgemental, safe space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings and I will work with you to bring about changes you feel you want to make.
We all feel lost and stuck at some time in our lives, often we don't know how or why we became lost and stuck don't suffer in silence and alone, you don't need to.
How do I get started.
You can either call me or email me and we will set up your first session, during this session we will talk a little bit about what you would like to get from counselling, you can also decide if you think I am the right counsellor for you, we will also look over a contract then set up following sessions if you decide you would like to continue.
There is no definite amount of sessions you have to sign up for, counselling is about your own personal journey so you make the decision on what suits you best.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Cert: Psychodynamic Counselling /Psychotherapy 2012
- Dip: Therapeutic Counselling 2014
- Cert: CSSO - (Barnardos Children & Young People Model) 2015
- Introductory: Transactional Analysis 101
- Cert :Understanding Drugs and Addictions (2017).
- Cert: Therapeutic Play Skills (2017)
- Cert :Solution Focused Practice (2016)
- Cert :Online Counselling (2016).
- Cert: Real love Rocks Train the Trainer (Child Sexual Exploitation prevention) (2017)
- Cert: Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing ( EMDR)
- CATP - Certified Child and Adolescent Trauma Professional (2023)
- Level 6 Dip Clinical Supervision (2023)
- Safeguarding Children and Young People Level 3 (2024)
Continued Professional Development:
- Sexual Abuse
- Hearing Voices and Paranoia
- Papyrus- Prevention of Young Suicide
- Self Harm
- Anger, Rage and Relationships
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorders - A cognitive Behavioural Therapy Approach
- Personality Disorders
- Child Protection and Safeguarding
- Child Sexual Exploitation
- Relational Depth and Emotional Connection in Online Therapy
- Working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Why Attachment Matters
- Domestic Abuse
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
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Adults £50 per 50 minute session.
Children/ Young people aged 8 -18 years £50 per 50 minute session.
Online/ Telephone Counselling £50 per 50 minute session.
Couples £70 per 60 minute session.
EMDR £50 per 50 minute session /£75 per 90 minute session
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I can be flexible with working hours and understand you cannot always attend the same day and time each week especially if you work shift patterns.
