Asta Brandes
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About me
Current availability: I currently have availability for in-person sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays.
We all have the capacity to grow, repair, find balance and build resilience. Sometimes we just need a little help on the journey.
As an integrative practitioner, I draw on multiple therapy models aiming to create a safe, non-judgmental and highly personalised way of working. I aim to provide a space that encourages authenticity, openness and personal growth.
I work with a variety of issues but specialise in presentations of anxiety, low mood and depression.
I offer face to face session in Clapham and Waterloo as well as Zoom/ Phone sessions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have experience working with a range of difficulties, including low mood and depression, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, traumatic events, loss, anger, obsessive-compulsive behaviours, relationships, sexuality, and issues around lack of meaning and fulfilment.
I welcome adult clients from all backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, identities, religions, disabilities, sexualities and gender.
I hold an Advanced Diploma in humanistic integrative counselling.
I am registered and accredited with the BACP.
Languages: English and German.
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
Fees
£60.00 - £75.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Face to face individual counselling £75/ hour
Virtual/Telephone counselling £60/hour
I have limited discounted slots for students and individuals on low incomes. Please get in touch to discuss further.
When I work
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In-person sessions : Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays
Zoom/ phone sessions: Mondays/Fridays and Tuesdays evenings
