Annie Vine-Tester

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MBACP (Accred)
Available for new clients
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This professional is available for new clients.

location_on Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8BG
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Welcome to my entry. In troubled times we can feel very alone and finding a counsellor who is right for you is important. We need someone we can trust, someone who is compassionate, warm, fully accepting of us, and professional. To be listened to, heard, valued, respected with sensitivity and care by another, is a rare experience and is central to my work.

In a relationship of this nature, you will find the conditions and support you need that will help you resolve your difficulties and move forward with your life. Together we can explore your concerns and feelings and help you gain new understanding and meaning, safe in the knowledge of confidentiality.  You may find this process helps you towards the emergence of your own answers, healing or growth - or simply a sense of relief as you share your troubles. In the process, I will give you all the support and freedom you need.

Sharing this personal world may, for some people, be difficult to embark upon but it can - and does, in my experience - make such a difference. Through counselling, people find many benefits. For instance:

  • that they can understand and make sense of circumstances that have been confusing or painful, enabling them to let go of stuck thoughts and feelings;

  • that they are experiencing an increasingly positive sense of worth, self-confidence, hope, inner strength;

  • that anxiety and depression can lift;

  • that they are able to make decisions involving changes in their life where this is appropriate;

  • that they are able to conduct more satisfactory relationships at work and in their personal life;

  • that their abilities to give and receive, to be creative, and to fulfil their potential are opened up.

My counselling practice
Whilst Covid 19 restricts us, I am working by phone or online using FaceTime, Skype and Zoom.

I do not charge for the first session.  It is an opportunity for us to meet one another and to explore, without obligation, the nature of what you are seeking. We will be able to look at how we can work together, and decide whether to continue. My concern will be to work according to your needs and at your pace. You may find it helpful to meet several people before you decide.

I can offer short-term work of a few sessions to address a particular current issue or I can offer more open-ended medium and longer-term work. Sessions are normally an hour long and take place once a week; we can discuss how this fits in with your life and your needs and be flexible accordingly if this helps.

Time-and-again it has been shown that it is the quality of the relationship that a client experiences that is the most important factor in enabling them to find resolution, healing and growth.  Building a safe, non-judgemental, empathic relationship will always remain central to me in my work.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Training, qualifications & experience

Certificate in Counselling 1998
Diploma in Counselling 2000
BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist 2005

Further post-qualifying training in depth including working with adults experiencing loss and bereavement, and the counselling of children.

Cruse, GP and Hospice experience

Formerly counsellor/play therapist at an Infant school and a Junior school

Private Practice in my own home; adults or children.

I have a continuing great interest in developing my awareness and understanding of what it is to be human, including personal and professional development work, and witnessing and conversing with others.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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).

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Life changes and transitions
Loss

Therapies offered

Fees

£35.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Low income

Additional information

The initial session is without charge.
My fee is £35 per hour subsequently.
I am very happy to negotiate lower fees if you are financially more limited;  I would not want this to curtail your access to counselling and for this reason I try to keep my fees as low as possible.

When I work

Weds, Thurs and Fri 9 am to 7.30 pm. Short, medium and long term work.

I am currently working by phone or online using FaceTime, Skype and Zoom.

Further information

As a registered and accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, I comply with their Ethical Framework for Good Practice, have regular supervision, continuing professional development,and hold professional liability insurance.

44 Meldon Road, Chagford, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ13 8BG

Type of session

Online
Phone

Types of client

Children (0-12)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme