Ally Payne
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About me
Welcome, and thanks for taking time to learn about me, the way I work and what I would like to offer you.
How I work
I am an experienced counsellor and counselling lecturer, who believes that everyone is unique and valuable and deserves to live a rich and fulfilling life. Challenges are a normal part of the journey but sometimes they can become obstacles that detract from, or even totally obscure, the path that we would like to be on, or they prevent us from being the person that we would like to be.
Having faced many difficulties in my own life, I know first-hand how talking to an experienced professional can help us to explore and make sense of things. Life experiences can sometimes make us feel overwhelmed and confused and may cause anxiety or depression. Often the difficulties we experience in life aren’t developed in an instant and working through them, solving them, healing from them doesn’t happen instantly either. I would like to walk alongside you in this process.
I believe that the counselling relationship is at the heart of the work we do together. We will co- create a relationship that is truly collaborative with your goals as our shared aims. By cultivating a safe, confidential space, without judgement and with utmost respect and compassion, I can support you in exploring the issues that are troubling you and work with you to move forward.
I am an integrative therapist which means that I use techniques from a range of therapeutic models. This enables me to tailor our work most effectively to suit the personality, the preferences and issues that individuals may bring.
I offer both short-term and longer-term therapy. I work face to face in my counselling room in Ashford or, if you would feel more comfortable to walk and talk, I offer this too. I also work online and offer telephone counselling sessions. My therapy dog Ella has worked with me for many years and would be happy to join us if you feel it would be helpful.
Services offered:
I offer:
- Face to face counselling from my counselling room in Ashford
- Children and Young Peoples play therapy from my counselling room in Ashford.
- Online face to face counselling via Zoom
- Telephone counselling
- Walk and Talk Therapy
Training, qualifications & experience
- Dip Couns in Integrative Therapeutic Counselling
- MA Education
- BA (Hons) Education
- Registered Member of 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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge £50 per 50 minute session (In Person, Online, Telephone or Walk and Talk)
The first session is offered as a free as an initial consultation (approximately 30 minutes)
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Further information
Additionally, I am a Senior University Lecturer leading modules on the Counselling, Coaching and Mentoring Degree.
