Anita Struthers
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About me
Hi, my name is Anita. I'm a Person-Centred Counsellor, supporting adults throughout the UK, through a process of change. I am focussed on being with you, to understand what you are going through. To genuinely connect with clients and build a relationship with each individual person.
Offering empathy and care to a person who is experiencing distress and being alongside them in a psychological connection of unconditional acceptance. Person-Centred is non-directive, as you are your own expert of yourself and are in the driving seat. I am a passenger with you on this journey of discovery, to support you in your own understanding of yourself.
I integrate the Polyvagal Theory of the Autonomic Nervous System into my sessions and will support you through a psycho-education to understand your body's fear response. By connecting to your own nervous state, provides an awareness of how your own nervous state protects you from threat or danger.
Events or situations which occurred in the past, may be triggered in the present. Trauma responses can be processed together in a safe connection. I support people experiencing anxiety, depression, low mood, negative life experiences, toxic relationships and abuse.
I adhere to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), ethical framework for professional working practices.
- Supporting Adults 1-2-1.
- Online or Telephone throughout the U.K.
- Walk + Talk (Glasgow and nearby areas)
I am here for you, when you are ready to begin.
Training, qualifications & experience
I gained my Counselling Diploma in 2021 and have supported clients in several organisations on a 1-1 basis through a person-centred approach.
My experience of supporting people in emotional distress in a Person-Centred approach with several local organisations, via face-to-face, telephone, online and walk and talk sessions. I gained experience of supporting people with traumatic and complex issues, while working with the Criminal Justice System, where early childhood experiences influenced reactions and caused negative impacts on the person's lives.
Training CPD:
- Advanced Certificate/The Application of the Polyvagal Theory
- Relational Trauma, PCA, Neurodivergence: Considering Conditions of Worth
- How to Live in a Changing World - Emmy Van Deurzen
- Working with Clients Who Feel Stuck - Frances Townsend
- Exploring Trauma from a Person-Centred Perspective
- Anger: What it is and is not - Stefan Charidge
- Childhood Sexual Abuse: The Body Keeps the Score - Juliet Grayson
- The Question of Choice: An Existential Perspective - Ernesto Spinelli
- The Fawning Trauma Response When Relationships are Threatening
- Working With Bereavement and Complex Grief
- Working With Infidelity
- Life After Trauma: Reframing, Rewiring, Renewing Your Nervous System
- Suicide and Self-Harm - Working Safely and Ethically with Clients at Risk
- Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy - Mick Cooper
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I can support you through your difficulties and give you psycho-education with my awareness of the autonomic nervous system, letting you become aware of the connection between the mind and body and how to regulate your own system and connecting your inner world with yourself, others, and your environment and world.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £50.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Sessions are paid for via bank transfer, 24 hours prior to your appointment, and confirmation of is sent to you.
If you are unable to make your appointment, please text or email me to let me know and we can re-arrange a suitable time.
When I work
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Further information
Your Choice For Change
I use Google Meet/Teams online sessions or telephone sessions within the UK.
In-person Walk+Talk sessions within the Glasgow and East Renfrewshire areas.
Times and days can be flexible, to accommodate your suitability.
My focus is to gain an understanding of what issue is causing you emotional distress and to offer you a safety, understanding and compassion.
I am hear alongside you in a psychological connection to enhance your own perceptions of your own life, and offer new options and responses for change.
Thank you.
