Andrea Preston
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About me
Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor working online to support individuals, couples and polyamorous relationships.
Change and choice can be challenging. Making the decision to enter into therapy can be one of the most difficult steps we ever take.
Maybe you are managing to function, but struggling to cope?
It can really help to talk freely and confidentially with someone whose life and relationships are totally separate from yours. With impartial help and support, to express yourself and review your beliefs and decisions, you will be able to clarify your thoughts and feelings. It can then become easier to make sense of what is happening.
Together we can explore the issues you are struggling with: anxiety, depression, relationship or family issues, and discover ways of being and doing, that better suit the person you are today. Learning to live differently with what has happened in the past can help you to move forward and live a more positive, emotionally informed life.
My specialist area is Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am an experienced and well established BACP Accredited Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, working with couples, individuals and polyamorous relationships.
My experience of working in business: large corporates, the voluntary sector and the education sector as a Senior University Lecturer, has enabled me to assist people face a range of life changing events, traumas and challenges.
My specialist area is Narcissistic Personality Disorder - helping clients to navigate and recover on their journey from Narcissistic Abuse.
Qualifications
- Level 4: CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Level 3: CPCAB Counselling Skills
- Level 2: CPCAB Counselling Skills
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Education
- BA Hon’s Psychosocial Studies
- Certificate in Clinical Supervision
- Diploma in Couples Therapy
Organisations
I am a member of or/and associated with the following organisations:
BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) Accredited Member
CIPCA (Counsellors in Primary Care Association)
ICO (Information Commissioners Office)
HACP (Hampshire Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
In addition to running my private practice, I also work with private clinics and charity organisations, supporting high profile professional athletes.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I specialise in Narcissistic Personality Disorder - supporting clients who have experienced or are in relationships with Narcissistic individuals. Or/and who are on their recovery journey from Narcissistic Abuse.
FYI - Bereavement also covers Pet Bereavement therapy.
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions available online via Zoom for privately funding clients only.
One to One Therapy:
50 minutes@£70 for individual therapy.
75 minutes@£105 for individual therapy
Couples Therapy:
50 minutes@£140 for couples therapy
75 minutes@£210 for couple therapy
Clinical Supervision:
£95 - 1.5 hours pcm
When I work
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Daytime and evening appointments available - please enquire directly.
Further information
I am an experienced, accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy (www.bacp.co.uk/ethicalframework)
I hold up to date professional liability insurance.
Please feel free to call or email me in complete confidence, if you would like to talk about how Therapy or Supervision might help you, or to arrange an appointment.
NB Serious callers only please. I do not answer withheld numbers and I will not engage with inappropriate or abusive callers.