Becky Gardner

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Bsc(Hons) Psych, Reg. MBACP,Counsellor & Psychotherapist
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

Wimbledon SW19 & Raynes Park SW20
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Trawling through endless counsellor profiles in an attempt to land upon someone who you feel may "get" you is not an easy task. The "right" counsellor is such a personal, individual choice that it is impossible to really know from looking at a photo and a few lines of text! To assist with this process, I offer a brief FREE telephone consultation, for you to tell me what you are hoping to get from counselling and for you to get a sense as to whether you feel I might be someone who could help you, in which case we would then meet for an initial assessment/first session. There is no obligation whatsoever to continue sessions if you feel I am not the right counsellor for you. What feels right for one person may not for another. At the core of effective therapy is trust, the sense that you can talk about whatever feels right in the moment, perhaps something you have never felt able to disclose to anyone before. I am under no illusion that it won't take time for this trust to build.

There are numerous theoretical approaches cited which can be confusing to interpret. I draw on a number of theoretical concepts as a "back drop" to my work, but whatever the theory, the heart of my work entails seeing each person as an individual with whatever uniqueness that brings to the counselling process. I aim to interpret what is being told to me through the client's own unique "lens" of personal experience, rather than an agenda of what I might "think is best". To this end,  I work alongside each client, a dual therapeutic relationship working in tandem, as I believe you are the expert on telling your own story. For counselling to be effective, the client needs to feel fully heard, understood and respected.

About Me

At the risk of sounding simplistic, my passion has always been People: why we behave the way we do, what makes us tick, what makes one person's perspective so different to another's etc..

A number of close family bereavements led me to counselling where I have been able to appreciate first hand that counselling really can work and enable one to feel complete, "alive" and whole as a person, perhaps for the first time ever.

Wimbledon SW19 & Raynes Park SW20

Training, qualifications & experience

* Bsc (Hons) Psych

* CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

* Edexcel Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

* Edexcel Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills

I am a member of the BACP and adhere to their code of ethics.

As well as having my own practice, I have worked for a number of years in the voluntary sector in the field of mental health, offering counselling and psychotherapy to people from a wide variety of backgrounds.

Further training in the fields of, amongst others, Trauma, Mindfulness, Addictive Behaviours, Bereavement, Creative Interventions, Co Dependency.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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.

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Fees

£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session

When I work

Daytime Monday to Thursday

Wimbledon, SW19

Raynes Park, SW20

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people
Adults
Older adults
Becky Gardner
Becky Gardner