Anthony Bedell
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About me
What can I most helpfully say about how I work? If I am working as I want to, I try to get to know whoever it is that has come to see me, and that takes time. I want to hear their story but I also want to hear who they are, and their different feelings.
Some people want simply to be heard; to have a quiet place where they can talk about what is happening for them. For other people, feelings may be hard to access. It is hard to generalise. Sometimes as people talk, things unfold, people say more about themselves. And there are often different parts of who we are, some with roots that go back quite a way.
So I believe feelings are very important, but our body can also communicate how we are: our body language, literally, the language of our body. Our dreams can also show important thoughts and feelings, if we can understand them.
If you would like to be in touch please do. Finding a therapist is a bit trial and error; surely part of the exploration is to hear how the therapist is on the phone, and later maybe, in a session, seeing how we feel: whether the therapist gets us and we feel comfortable, as well of course whether we feel any better.
Training, qualifications & experience
My training was hard-going. It lasted six years and involved, amongst other things, being in therapy for up to four times a week. I now see adults in private practice and work as a therapist in a secondary school. I have also worked in the NHS (Psychological Therapies, Assessment and Treatment Service) and as a supervisor in counselling services.
I am registered with the British Psychoanalytical Council and am a member of the Society of Analytical Psychology and the International Association for Analytical Psychology.
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 British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). 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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £85.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I charge between £40 and £85 depending on your circumstances.
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