Anna-Maia Templeton
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About me
Sometimes life becomes hard and we can become stuck in some difficult feelings. Led by you and working at your pace we will gently hold and explore any issues and difficulties you may be experiencing in your life. My hope is that in offering you my empathy, warmth, and acceptance you will feel that nothing is too small, too big or too awful to talk about. My counselling is person-centred, focusing on the belief that if we are given empathy and unconditional positive regard within an accepting and transparent therapeutic relationship, we all have a tendency towards growth and a capacity to flourish.
I offer an accepting, supportive and safe space for you to explore your life. I have specialist training in cancer care, bereavement, support during illness and caring through my work for the NHS and at a local hospice. I also have extensive experience working with young people in school settings, exploring anxiety, self-harm, depression, suicidal thoughts and identity.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a degree in Person-Centred Counselling and a post-graduate diploma in Adolescent and Schools Counselling.
I was the Macmillan Family Therapist for Cancer and Palliative Care in SW Herts. Before that I was the Senior Family Support Therapist at Rennie Grove Hospice Care, working with bereavement, loss and grief, and support during illness.
I have experience counselling clients with a wide range of difficulties including anxiety, depression, and family issues.
I am on the Metanoia Institute's register of approved therapists for students on their Person-Centred (Pluralistic) degree course.
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
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Fees
£75.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer a free 30-minute phone or zoom session so that we can see whether we would be a good fit for each other.
When I work
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Further information
I work face-to-face in my comfortable garden office. This is a confidential space for us to meet either in person or virtually.
