Augustine Tun
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About me
I am an experienced counsellor offering a confidential service to those seeking professional support through times of emotional difficulty.
As a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), I am bound by their Code of Ethics and will adhere to their guidelines. This ensures I receive regular supervision and undertake on-going professional development.
I work using a tailored combination of different therapeutic models to meet the needs of individual clients; primarily combining Humanistic and Psychodynamic models to help my clients explore past experiences, life choices, values, how they perceive themselves and experience the world.
Many and varied things lead people to seek professional counselling; stress, depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, bereavement, trauma, relationship breakdown, feeling lost, betrayed, lonely, or having general feelings of low mood or sadness. Whether these feelings are attributable to an identifiable event or from something vague and elusive, they can be overwhelming and debilitating and negatively impact your health and well-being.
Through the therapeutic process you can achieve a greater insight and understanding of self, your situation and feelings, and see change in yourself and your relationships.
Whatever your personal situation, you will be treated with acceptance, calmness, warmth and sensitivity, in a safe, confidential space where you can talk and be listened to without judgement.
Please feel free to get in touch if you would like to find out more or book an introductory session.
Face-to-face sessions
I am available for face-to-face counselling sessions at Wokingham Therapy Clinic and The Therapy Centre (Reading), both well-established therapy and well-being centres in Berkshire.
Online sessions
I also conduct online sessions which can offer greater flexibility and convenience.
Online sessions will be conducted with the same privacy as you would expect in face-to-face sessions. A virtual therapy room will be created, free of interruption, where we can maintain confidentiality. Just like meeting face-to-face, we will meet at an arranged time and for an agreed period.
Online sessions are conducted using Zoom, an online meeting platform using secure encrypted video. I will send secure login details to you for each session, and will be waiting to meet with you, just as though we were in the therapy room together.
You do not need to have a Zoom account to attend a session but will be prompted to download the app once you click on the meeting invitation.
Please telephone, text or email me if you would like to discuss this further.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a male counsellor, trained and qualified in Integrative therapeutic counselling and am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), with full professional indemnity insurance.
My counselling experience began in the 1990s with the completion of a Certificate in Combined Counselling Theory and Skill. As well as professional counselling, I have some 30 years' practice supporting people experiencing bereavement, trauma or other life difficulties through my voluntary work with Victim Support, Samaritans, ARC Counselling, the Coroner’s Court Support Service, with homeless people through CRISIS, and working in a therapeutic residential setting for adults with learning difficulties. This work has provided me with a wealth of experience, interacting with and supporting individuals from diverse communities and backgrounds through difficult and distressing times in their lives.
In my professional capacity as a qualified counsellor I have helped clients with varied issues, including:
- anxiety
- depression
- domestic violence
- relationship difficulties
- domestic abuse
- sexual abuse
- eating disorders
- addictions
- bullying
- paranoia
- low self esteem and lack of confidence
Qualifications
1994 Certificate in Counselling Skills – Central School of Counselling and Therapy (CSCT) London
1994 Certificate in Counselling Theory – Central School of Counselling and Therapy (CSCT) London
1994 Combined Certificate in Counselling - Central School of Counselling and Therapy (CSCT) London
2016 Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, CPTA
2017 Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
2020 Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling – Counselling Tutor
Training / CPD
1996 Support of Families of Murder Victims – Metropolitan Police
2003 Self-injurious behaviour – CHOICE
2004 Protection of Vulnerable Adults – Pathfinders
2005 Death, Dying and Bereavement – STRIVE, Reading Borough Council/Wokingham District Council
2006 Attachment and Separation - Fiona Gren Training and Consultancy
2007 Active Listening – Fiona Gren Training and Consultancy
2007 Working with Children and Families who experience Domestic Violence – Fiona Gren Training and Consultancy
2007 Parenting and Learning Disabilities – Fiona Gren Training and Consultancy
2014 Trauma – Reading Borough Council
2015 A Therapeutic Approach to Suicide – Paul Doble
2016 Vicarious Traumatisation – Move Forward / I’m ok, You’re ok
2016 Their Dark Materials: Working with Violence, Fear and Trauma – Dr Gwen Adshead
2017 Communicating Empathy in Child and Family Social Work – Kings College London/University of Bedfordshire
2017 Participatory Methods for Working with Children and Young People Affected by Sexual Violence – Kings College London/University of Bedfordshire
2017 Understanding and Responding to Forced Marriage, 'Honour'-Based Violence, Transnational Marriage Abandonment and Dowry Violence – Kings College London/University of Bedfordshire
2017 Parental Experiences of Shame and Humiliation in the Child Protection Process – Kings College London/University of Bedfordshire
2018 Child on Parent Violent Behaviours – Parenting Special Children
2020 How to do counselling online: a coronavirus primer (OU and BACP)
2020 Online and Telephone Counselling – Counselling Tutor
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
£62.00 per session
Additional information
Your first appointment/initial consultation is charged at a reduced rate of £48.
After the first appointment, sessions are charged at £62.
Payments may be made by cash, card or BACS transfer at the end of each session.
When I work
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I offer weekday appointments until 9pm, and Saturdays until 1pm.
Please indicate any preferences you have for your appointment time and I will do my best to accommodate you.
Further information
To find out more about counselling or to book an introductory session please contact Augustine Tun by email or telephone.
07746 633 182
Augustine@AugustineTunCounselling.co.uk
Augustine Tun Counselling
The Wokingham Therapy Clinic
49 Denmark Street
Wokingham
Berkshire
RG40 2AY
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The Therapy Centre
6B Church Street (off London Street)
Reading
RG1 2SB
Current availability;
Weekdays and weekends. Sessions available until 10pm.
Sessions are 50 minutes in duration and will normally take place weekly, at a mutually agreed time and day.
The work will be reviewed every sixth session, giving both parties an opportunity to assess the therapeutic progress. The process will always be guided by you and your needs.
