Annabelle Kelly
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About me
Mental health issues affect us all at some point in our lives. For example:
- you could be feeling anxious, depressed, angry, sad or have issues with addiction
- you may be struggling to make decisions or have poor self-esteem
- you may feel lonely and unsure of what do next and need to speak with someone who can listen, support you and be on your side
- you may be having difficulties with your identity or have sexual health concerns
- you may be feeling suicidal and that life is an intensely painful place to be
- you may have suffered a bereavement or a relationship breakup that has left you feeling empty and distraught
- you may feel that your life is meaningless
- you may have reached a significant point in your life that is challenging your sense of self
Whatever it may be, counselling and psychotherapy can offer a safe, containing and confidential space to explore what is happening in your present situation. It can help to identify areas of your life that need attention, facilitate self-awareness and self-compassion. It can also help you understand, on a much deeper level, your distress and difficulties in the context of your current and past experiences.
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I am a UKCP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapist and BACP Registered Counsellor. I have a UKCP Accredited MA in Integrative Psychotherapy and a BACP Accredited Diploma in Integrative Counselling from The Minster Centre, London. I am also a Clinical Supervisor (training to complete September 2023)
I have extensive experience of working in primary care NHS IAPT (now called NHS Talking Therapies) and secondary care community services, higher education student counselling teams, bereavement services and in private practice. I work short and long term, face-to-face, online and via telephone.
As an integrative practitioner, I utilise various theories and practices of counselling and psychotherapy, but I lean towards a contemporary, relational approach. This means that, if working with me, I will consciously explore with you your present and past relationships and experiences and the impact these have on you today. In addition, I would draw our attention to our internal worlds and be mindful of current emotions, feelings and sensations within and between us. Cultivating awareness such as this can help unlock some deeply held unconscious experiences. I believe that, by working this way, we can develop a more balanced way of being in our external and internal worlds, ultimately leading to more positive relationships and experiences.
(To read more about how I work, please visit www.annabellekelly.uk)
I attend regular clinical supervision and I engage in CPD to enhance my professional and personal practice.
I am also fully insured with public liability and professional indemnity cover.
Considering working with me?
In the first instance, please get in touch via phone or email with a brief description of what you are seeking support with. I will then arrange with you to have brief telephone conversation to discuss further and arrange an initial appointment. This gives us an opportunity to explore what it is you need, your expectations of therapy and if I offer the right way of working for you. I will also go through my policies on confidentiality, fee payments, appointment arrangements and cancellations.
An initial appointment lasts 50 minutes and the fee for this is £60
If we agree to work together all future sessions for individual therapy are 50 minutes and the fee is £60
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma in Clinical Supervision, Kathy Raffles Counselling/Training Services (accredited by NICP)
- MA in Integrative Psychotherapy, The Minster Centre, London
- Diploma in Integrative Counselling, The Minster Centre, London
- Foundation Certificate in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy, The Minster Centre, London
Clinical experience (since 2012)
- Psychological Therapist, Somerset NHS Talking Therapies (previously known as IAPT)
- Primary Care IAPT Counsellor, Stockport Healthy Minds, Pennine Care NHS Trust
- Private Practice, London and Crewe, Cheshire
- Counsellor, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Psychotherapist, Specialist Weight Management Service, Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Secondary Care Counsellor, Knowsley Community Respiratory Service, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
- Primary Care IAPT Counsellor, Emotional Wellbeing Services, Stafford
- Primary Care IAPT Counsellor, Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Trust, Crewe
- Counsellor, Low Cost Therapy Service, The Minster Centre, London
- Associate Counsellor, Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London
- Honorary Counsellor, Royal College of Music, London
- Volunteer Counsellor, Wandsworth Bereavement Service, London
Additional Training (since 2010)
- Specialist Training in Loss, Complicated Grief & Traumatic Bereavement
- Self harm and Suicide
- Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Sexual Diversity
- Eating Disorders
- Psychiatric Assessment
- Childhood Sexual Abuse
- Time Limited Counselling
- Skills for Trauma
- Integrative Diagnosis and Treatment
- Sexuality
- Death and Bereavement
- Sexuality
- Severe Presentations
Continuing Professional Development (since 2014, not including self-directed study)
- Certificate Course in Animal-Assisted Therapy: A Practical Model to Incorporate Animals in Your Current Treatment, Psychotherapy Excellence, July 2019 (online), 12.75 hours
- Introduction to the Wim Hoff method, July 2019, 4 hours
- Update in Risk & Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity, Health & Safety, online via ICS Training, June 2019
- Pre and Perinatal Emotional Health, Confer, December 2018, 1 day
The Psychophysiology of PTSD and Trauma: how can we make Trauma Therapy safer, NScience, 2018, 2 days - Advanced Certificate in Counselling for Depression, University of Central Lancashire, 2018, 6 days taught component only
- Wild Therapy: bringing therapy into the wild, and wildness into therapy, Confer, 2018, 1 day
The Impact of IAPT, Psychotherapists & Counsellors for Social Responsibility, 2018, 1 day - Addiction, Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences: The Neuroscience behind Developmental/Attachment Trauma and Adverse Childhood Experiences
- Children and Young People conference 2016 ‘Self and identity: breaking down barriers for inclusion'
- Bearing All For Love
- Relational Depth and Emotional Connection in Online Therapy
- Embodied Intersubjectivity
- Working with Chronic Illness
- Therapist's Personal Life
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
My current fee is £60 per 50 minute session (individuals). My fees are reviewed on an annual basis.
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