Ben Priest
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
I am an experienced therapist providing a safe, confidential space, where you and I can think together about the issues which have brought you to therapy, so that you can feel more able to make changes in your life.
My aim is to provide an empathic, listening therapy so that you can understand yourself better, feel stronger and more able to cope with your problems. By focusing on your relationship with yourself and with others we can achieve insight into your struggles and this will help you to move forward.
Getting in touch: Please contact me by phone or email to arrange an initial session.
Training, qualifications & experience
Msc Psychodynamic Counselling & Psychotherapy, Birkbeck College, University of London.
I also work in a busy higher-education counselling service and am used to working with people of all ages, cultures, gender identities and backgrounds.
As part of my work in higher education I facilitate a support group for PhD Students.
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
£70.00 per session
Additional information
I will be happy to offer a free, brief phone call to talk about availability, practical details etc.
When I work
Please be advised that my available appointments are currently all taken, I will update my availability once that changes.
Further information
Both in person and online sessions are available.
