Antonia Higgins PG Dip. Registered Member MBACP Tranquillo Counselling
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Making the decision to seek counselling is your first courageous step toward change. Whether that change is about making huge life-altering decisions, or about better self-understanding and self-acceptance, I can be with you on that journey.
I offer my clients a safe space where they can explore their unsafe places. As a qualified, registered person-centred counsellor I believe that working with you in a non-judgemental, empathic and genuine way creates the most effective environment for you to explore your problems and fears.
The person-centred approach puts emphasis on the client being at the centre of their counselling process. I believe that the strength of relationship between the counsellor and the client is one of the most important factors in clients getting the positive outcomes they want from their therapy. I work in an empathic, non-judgemental and genuine way to help build that important foundation of trust between us. I believe that you are the expert on your own life and that exploring your problems with me in a therapeutic relationship based on trust, authenticity and compassion can help you to get to where you need to be at this time.
Counselling can help you work on many issues including self-esteem, confidence, assertiveness and setting personal boundaries, anxiety, depression, and healing from bullying, harrassment or abuse.
I am a qualified counsellor on BACP's Register that has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. This is in recognition of my commitment to high standards.
Training, qualifications & experience
PG Diploma in Counselling - University of Strathclyde
COSCA Counselling Certificate - West Lothian College
BA General - University of Stirling
I am committed to developing myself and my skills through regular continuing professional development, and recent CPD has included:
- Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People - Module 1 complete (Module 2 ongoing)
- Person-centred Group Facilitation Training
- The Daring Way - based on Brenè Brown's Daring Way process
- Working with Partners of Trans-identified People
- Gender Diversity
- Transgender Awareness
- Positive Psychology/authenticity
- Conflict Resolution: Understand, Communicate, Resolve
- SafeTalk and ASIST suicide awareness/prevention training
- Child Protection
- Adult Protection
- Domestic Abuse Awareness
- Writing Therapy
I have experience of working with clients of all ages (11+) who have come with a wide range of issues and difficult life events. NOTE: I work with clients age 14+ in private practice.
I am a qualified counsellor on BACP's register that has been accredited by the Professional Standards Authority. This is in recognition of my commitment to high standards.
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Affairs and betrayals
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Bereavement
- Borderline personality disorder
- Bullying
- Career
- Carer support
- Child related issues
- Depression
- Dissociation
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Fees
My fee is £35 per session and sessions are 50 minutes. However, I do believe that counselling should be more accessible to people regardless of circumstances, so I do offer some concessionary rate places for people on low incomes. So please do let me know if cost would be a barrier and we can discuss this.
Further information
I also deliver training and workshops on aspects of mental health and emotional wellbeing, and on becoming a therapist in private practice. Please contact me to discuss requirements if this is something you are interested in.
Maps & Directions
Falkirk, FK1
Type of session
| Online counselling: | No |
| Telephone counselling: | Yes |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | No |
My counselling room is up a flight of stairs. There is no lift in the building.
Availability
Wednesday - afternoon/evening; Thursday - evening only; Friday - morning and afternoon; Saturday - morning only
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
| Organisations |
| Employee Assistance Programme |
