Amy Westwick
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About me
I am a qualified Integrative Counsellor, registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), working in Bristol.
You may have come to counselling with a specific issue or problem you wish to focus on or more generalised feelings of unhappiness. I can offer time to reflect in a safe, empathic and confidential environment to look at difficult feelings and experiences. Sharing our unspoken thoughts and feelings can be hugely transformative, helping us to become more resilient, while allowing us to make our own choices to form a more fulfilling life for ourselves.
I believe the development of a trusting relationship between therapist and client is fundamental to therapeutic work. I see the therapeutic process as a collaborative one, with me working alongside you to support the development of a greater understanding of yourself and your relationship with others.
The integrative relational model I work from uses ideas from psychodynamic, transpersonal and humanistic theory. This model allows me to respond to clients in a unique manner with flexibility and creativity.
I have 15 years experience of working with people within health and wellbeing settings. Initially as a nurse trained and working in North Bristol Trust then within a community setting in East London. I have worked therapeutically with clients within the voluntary sector since 2016 and have previously worked at bereavement services. I work with people in grief, depression, anxiety and chronic illness. I can offer open-ended long term work or short term work dependent on your needs and circumstance.
After you make contact through email we can go on to have a brief telephone chat (10-15mins) to touch on what you wish to explore along with general practicalities of entering therapy. After this if appropriate we would set up a time for our initial consultation. During this time we can discuss your reasons for coming to therapy and your hopes for it along with looking at questions you have about how we might work together. If you decide that we are a good fit sessions following that will be 50 minutes long, typically on a weekly basis.
If you would like to make an appointment or have any questions you wish to discuss please contact me on the email provided.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed my diploma in Integrative Counselling at the Mary Ward Centre, where I was required to be in therapy myself throughout my training. My diploma is accredited by the BACP, I continue to follow their ethical guidelines.
I started my professional life as a nurse working on neurosurgical wards. This experience has allowed me to develop a very relational way with clients and gave me a real insight into the diversity and complexities of the human experience.
During my 3 year therapeutic training as a counsellor I worked in a pioneering community centre in Tower Hamlets. Working alongside people to empower and support them to make changes to better their health and wellbeing.
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 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Initial consultation are charged at £55 with on going sessions after this charged at £65, each session is 50 minutes in duration.
- My concession charges are £50-55 per session with a free initial consultation.
When I work
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- Availability for new clients.
- Sessions available are on Monday to Thursday between 8am and 7pm.
