Alison Malvisi
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About me
My approach is based on the importance of creating a supportive therapeutic relationship where clients feel respected, safe and able to explore their emotions. A holistic approach, exploring the connection between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, allowing a deeper understanding of self, and the ability to navigate life's challenges with new-found resilience.
Although person-centred at heart, I integrate my practice with cognitive behavioural therapy, guiding clients through the process of identifying and challenging unhelpful thought patterns, beliefs and behaviours that can harm emotional well-being. I offer practical tools and coping strategies, that can be applied in daily life to address emotional challenges you may be experiencing that are negatively affecting your mental health, and ability to live your happiest and most fulfilled life.
I understand that every client is a unique individual, and therefore I aim to work collaboratively with you to build a therapeutic approach and relationship that provides a counselling experience that is both positive and transformative.
Training, qualifications & experience
Pearson BTEC Level 5 Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (ProfDipC)
NCFE CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Counselling (Dip)
Stonebridge Associated Colleges Level 5 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Dip)
Completion of the Samaritan Core Training programme as a volunteer listener.
My clinical placement was with the mental health charity Mind.
Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP)
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
£55.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free online initial consultation session of approximately 20 minutes.
The session fee is £55 for for one hour online or in person
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I try to be flexible on the timing of sessions to suit my clients, so please enquire if you require sessions outside of my regular working hours and I will do my best to accommodate.
