About me
Hi, I am Amelia. I believe we all have the capacity for growth, change and a deeper understanding of ourselves, even when life feels difficult. There may be moments when things feel overwhelming, or you find yourself struggling with emotions, relationships or changes in your life.
My career began is respite care, supporting children and families, before moving into education where I worked with children and young people with SEND. During this time I gained an understanding of the experiences and challenges faced by children in foster care, as well as the pressures teachers and other professionals can experience in their working lives.
These experiences have given me a greater appreciation of how our circumstances, relationships and life experiences can shape our emotional wellbeing. They have also reinforced my belief that everyone deserves to feel heard, understood and supported without judgement.
As an integrative therapeutic counsellor, my approach is primary person-centred. Each person is an individual, with their own experiences, feelings and needs, and there is no single approach that works for everyone. I aim to offer a safe, supportive and non-judgemental space where you can explore what is going on for you, at your own pace, and feel comfortable being yourself.
My background in mental health, education and supporting children and families has helped me develop a real understanding of how life experiences can affect us in different ways. I have knowledge and training in trauma, and understand how past experiences can continue to impact how we feel about ourselves, our relationships and the world around us.
I offer a free 15-minute phone consultation to answer any questions you may have and help you decide if we're the right fit to work together. Please get in touch to arrange a time.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Msc Mental Health And Wellbeing
- Lvl 4 Dip. Theraputic Counselling
- I have worked with various mental health charities including Age UK Mental Health Therapies and Place2be
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
