Bernadette Kavanagh
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
I am a qualified experienced counsellor. I specialise in working with domestic abuse and self confidence and of course I also work with many issues that people face . I offer an integrative approach which means I ensure your counselling is tailored to your specific needs.
I can offer therapy face-to-face, via skype or by telephone. My preference would be to meet face-to-face as I feel this is most beneficial to you, the client.
I have found counselling to be the most amazing path of self-discovery, as a client and practitioner. Both sides of this dynamic have been transformational. To be in a room with a professional who was there just for me, to listen without judgement or preconceived ideas, was life-changing.
Areas I provide support in:
- Abuse: sexual - physical and emotional
- Abortion
- Anxiety
- Affairs
- Anger management
- Bereavement
- Betrayal
- Bullying
- Depression
- Disabilities
- Divorce
- Domestic Abuse
- Carer support
- Emotional understanding
- Eating disorders
- Family/Relationship issues
- Illness
- Low self esteem
- Low self confidence
- Loss
- Miscarriage
- OCD
- Panic attacks
- Pregnancy and birth
- Redundancy
- Suicidal thoughts
- Self harm
- Stress: variety of causes
- Separation
- Sexuality
- Trauma
- Mindfulness & Visualisation
Training, qualifications & experience
I have completed the following courses:
- Level 2 Introduction to Counselling Skills
- NCFE Level 3 Award in Counselling Skills and Theory
- Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling
- Level 2 In Domestic Abuse
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development in eating disorders
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development in mindfulness
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development working with young people
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development in working with grief and loss
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development in understanding abusive relationships
- Certificate of Continual Professional Development in working with clients who have experienced sexual abuse
- Certificate of Continual professional development in Treating Intrusive Thoughts & the Inner Critical voice
Member organisations
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The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
Individual clients £60.00 per session.
Couples £80 per session.
Each session is one hour.
I offer a 10 minute free telephone initial consultation.
When I work
On request.
Further information
For any more information please visit my website www.bernadettekavanaghcounsellling.org or my facebook page Bernadette Kavanagh counselling.
