Barbara Dunn
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About me
Finding the right person to work with when you are facing personal difficulties (whatever they may be) can be daunting. I offer a warm, friendly, empathetic, non-judgemental and caring counselling service. I work in a variety of ways to suit the individuals need.
I am drawn to the philosophy that childhood and life's experiences can impact our present and I see my role in a clients life as a privileged one. I continue to be humbled and awed by the trust clients place in me and this is why I believe that the client counsellor relationship is paramount.
I am an integrative counsellor, with 16 years experience, and my approach is relational, meaning that I seek to develop an authentic, supportive relationship that focuses on my client's wellbeing.
In addition, having been a nurse and a primary school headteacher, I have gained a vast amount of experience about the challenges people can face (whatever their age) due to life circumstances and the support needed in managing these challenges, and the emotions and behaviours that go with them.
I have a passion for creativity in counselling and believe that, it develops new ideas and perspective which in turn can develop the depth of therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling
- BEd (Hons) Education
- DipHE Integrative Counselling
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.
The Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions (ACC) is a Christian professional membership organisation for those involved in counselling/psychotherapy and linked professions, i.e. pastoral care, coaching and spiritual direction, in the UK. The organisation is made up of various different membership categories, including Counsellor and Accredited, and requires all members working as counsellors to undertake Continuous Professional Development on a regular basis.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
As an integrative counsellor I also use creative interventions in counselling.
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Individual Counselling £55 per 50 minutes session
Couples counselling £65 per 50 minutes session
Fees are paid by bank transfer payments in advance of the session.
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Further information
I offer short-term and long-term therapy. We can discuss what you feel your needs are during our initial consultation.
