About me
My name is Anna and I'm a fully qualified person-centred counsellor. My hope is to provide you with a safe and confidential space where you have time to reflect on your thoughts and feelings and begin to process and heal; a space where you feel heard and accepted without any judgement. I am there for you; to listen, to try to understand what life is like for you and to work through, together, the challenges you are facing in a way that feels right for you.
As a person-centred counsellor, I follow your lead and welcome with compassion and care whatever it is you would like to bring to a session. Whether you are struggling emotionally, living with a mental health condition, dealing with difficult life experiences or wanting to understand yourself better, I will hold a space where you can just be you. I believe that given the right conditions we are all able to unravel the threads of our lives and reweave them in a way that allows us to begin to live life the way we would like to, as our true selves.
I also integrate other therapeutic approaches into the sessions depending on what feels right for you, such as mindfulness, narrative therapy and psychoeducation..
Training, qualifications & experience
Training and Qualifications
- Level 5 Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy
- NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Online and Telephone Therapy
- Children and Young People Stage 1
- Understanding Grief; The complexities explored
- Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
- Working with suicidal clients - Understanding, Confidence and Compassion
- Working with Trauma
- Working with Men in the counselling room - Understanding, Engaging and Supporting Male Clients
Experience
My background is in teaching and speech and language therapy. I have worked in mainstream and specialist schools as well as in the community over the last 20 years supporting adults and children with additional needs. This has laid the foundation for my desire to build trusting relationships, my passion for respecting each client’s individual journey and my genuine care for those I work with.
I trained for three years to obtain a Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling and Therapy. This led me to specialise in working with adults with a wide range of issues.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Concessions offered for
When I work
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Further information
If you would like a free introductory 15-30 minute call (telephone or online) please reach out to me. This is an opportunity for you to find out a little more about the sessions, to ask any questions and to gain a sense as to whether I am the right fit for you.
