Andy Singleton
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About me
Hi (and thanks for taking the time to view my profile and learn a little more about me). My name is Andy, I am a psychotherapist with over 15 years of experience working in counselling and therapy.
I am a BACP accredited psychotherapist working with children, young people and adults. Prior to establishing Head Camp Counselling, I worked therapeutically within the NHS (CAMHS), a well-established Chester based Psychology service, Children’s Services, a university staff and student support service and a highly subscribed school-based counselling service within North Wales.
Built on a foundation of compassion-focused therapy, my primary therapeutic approach is EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).
I am an integrative therapist; meaning I can draw from the multiple approaches I am trained and experienced with to meet client’s needs – matching my therapeutic approach to the individuals I support.
In addition to EMDR, I incorporate Mindfulness-Based CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), ACT (Acceptance Commitment Therapy), Person-Centred, Attachment-Focussed and IFS (Internal Family Systems) approaches. I also have a great selection of fidget toys, kinetic sand, Lego and art supplies to utilise in sessions with children (and adults!)
I work with a wide range of presenting issues but have a special interest in working with attachment trauma and PTSD: Helping people heal from childhood trauma; whether as a child or young person healing in the here and now or an adult reflecting back on past experiences.
I primarily work as an individual therapist, but will also work with key figures in an individual’s life to move towards the goal of healing.
I offer early morning (before work/school), daytime and evening appointments during the week. As well as in-person appointments, I am trained and registered with ACTO (Association for Counselling and Therapy Online) and can offer phone and video appointments on request.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 1,2 & 3 EMDR Europe Accredited Training (EMDR Academy)
- Level 1 & 2 EMDR Europe Child Accredited Training (EMDR Academy)
- Mindfulness-Based CBT (University of Salford)
- Acceptance Commitment Therapy (Online training, Russ Harris)
- Post Graduate Diploma Person Centred Counselling and Psychotherapy (University of Chester)
- BSc Single Honours Psychology (University of Liverpool)
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
£75.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
The fee listed is for a typical 50/60 minute therapy session.
Longer sessions are available (90 minute plus, intensives). These sessions have an increased fee.
Payment/method of payment accepted:
- Health Insurance/EAP*
*I am registered with HealthCode so am able to apply to become a preferred practitioner and receive payment from insurers not listed above.
- Cash payment on the day of session.
- Bank transfer prior to session (payment link can be sent on request).
- Bank payment on the day of session (card payment, contactless, ApplePay).
When I work
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I also offer before work/school appointments (Monday to Friday).
