Audur Gudmundsdottir
About me
MSc in Systemic Family Psychotherapist registered with UKCP (United Kingdom of Psychotherapists) and AFT (Association of Family Therapists).
Specialise in trauma work, understanding and working through trauma. How trauma impacts on individuals and families and the relationships within the family.
Offer individual, couples and family and therapy. Aim of supporting families working on enhancing relationships and barriers that they come across, supporting families with roles of parenting of meeting their children’s needs and look after own health and wellbeing in often high pressure and stressful work and life situation and balancing their roles that can cause variety of psychological (depression, anxiety) physical (pain) and interactive (relational) symptoms.
Training, qualifications & experience
- 2016-2017: EMDR Academy and the stress and trauma centre ltd. EMDR accredited therapist.
- 2011-2013: University of Strathclyde Glasgow. Family Therapy: Systemic Psychotherapy.
- 2008-2011: Family Therapy Training Network. Foundation and intermediate study Systemic Family Therapy.
- 2008: CRFR Centre for Research on Families. University of Edinburgh. Listening to Children, research course.
- 2005-2007: University of Iceland. MSW (Master of Social Work).
- 1999-2001: University of Iceland. Qualified Social Worker.
- 1996-1999: University of Iceland. BA in Sociology.
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
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UK Council for Psychotherapy
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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
Accredited Register Scheme
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
For Individual therapy session £50
Couple or family session £60
