Andrew Eastham
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About me
I believe that therapy is a space for emotional support, reflection, and change that we all deserve. Listening is a healing art, but it can be hard to find a good listener at the times you need it most. If you’re feeling depressed or anxious, stuck or confused, or if you’re grieving a loss, one of the first steps is to give yourself time and attention. Having worked as an integrative therapist in the NHS, I’ve worked with people from many different backgrounds, many of whom have come to therapy for the first time. I know how powerful it is to feel acceptance and safety.
Therapy is a space to express yourself, but it isn’t just about being heard. It also helps you to listen to yourself, with clarity and compassion. The way I work combines compassion and creativity. We might look at your dreams, your ideas and values, your relationships and desires, the parts of yourself that you’ve kept hidden, or the parts that are stuck. If you take time to explore your deepest feelings and thoughts, you can find a route back to what’s important and nourishing.
I'm also a writer, and I believe that empathy and creativity are closely linked. In the relationship we build in the therapy room, those values will be central to me.
I offer a free introductory online session of about 15-20 minutes. This is opportunity to discuss what you want to work on, and to ask any questions you have about what therapy might offer for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Awareness Centre
- Foundation in Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling, The Minster Centre
- Certificate in Therapeutic Counselling and Skills, Metanoia
Prior to my training as a therapist, I did a PhD in English Literature, and was a lecturer for a number of years. I left academia to dedicate myself to creative writing and therapy, and I'm interested in the ways that therapy and the arts inform each other.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
A limited number of reduced fees are available for unemployed, low income, students, and trainee therapists.
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