Andy Persson
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
We all face challenges in life, but at times these can be overwhelming, leaving us feeling stuck and not sure how to move on. Counselling can be a powerful way to find a path through and I would love to work with you on this. I see my role as not just someone to listen to you, but to actively engage with you in understanding why you experience the feelings you do and to find strategies and techniques to respond to recurring mood patterns.
I am a certified Level 3 TEAM-CBT therapist, an approach which I have found to be rapidly effective in working with anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship issues. I have trained extensively in the approach and now train others and was a member of the teaching faculty in TEAM-CBT global conferences in Warsaw, Bristol and Mexico.
As part of our work together we would carry out brief mood assessments to ensure the therapy is being effective. Results from the last year show average drops in clients' anxiety of 90% and in depression of 89% over 5 or 6 weeks.
How to get started
Please feel free to browse my website and either contact through there or via this site. We can then arrange a free phone consultation for you to decide if it is something you would like to pursue. It is important that you find someone who you feel is the right fit for you and, if after an initial meeting you think that could be me, we would arrange a subsequent block of sessions
Training, qualifications & experience
As a qualified counsellor and keen advocate of the benefits of exercise, I love combining the two areas and seeing the life changes and growth people are able to make by engaging in counselling in this way.
I have undergone extensive training in TEAM-CBT and now train others in the approach. I was also on the teaching faculty of the TEAM-CBT World Congress in Warsaw.
Qualifications and training:
- FdA Counselling
- TEAM CBT Level 3 certified therapist
- Outdoor Therapy Training
- 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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I also offer one and a half, and two-hour sessions at a pro-rata rate of £45 per hour.
I have a limited number of concessionary places available. Please ask for details.
When I work
I have availability during weekdays. Please contact me to arrange an introductory session.
