About me
Life isn’t always how we pictured it and it can be scary to realise that you feel overwhelmed. It might be that you feel you’ve lost touch with who you really are. Maybe you feel alone in how you’re feeling or struggle to get through each day. I believe that talking things through with someone is the best way to find a way back to you.
My name’s Beth and I offer a safe, confidential and compassionate space to talk through what’s going on for you. I work to empower you and hear your story, not to give you advice. I would love the opportunity to work together on what your emotions are trying to tell you and get back to the blueprint of who you are.
The key to any counselling work is our relationship. It’s one of trust and respect and together we can figure out what your emotions are telling you. I'm able to bring creativity into the room or use whatever you feel comfortable in telling your story.
Counselling can feel daunting if you've not done it before, but I will always go at your pace to ensure you feel comfortable and safe. I'm able to be as flexible as possible to accommodate what you feel you need to be able to explore your feelings. I'm able to bring creativity into our sessions, to explore things in a different way if that works for you. My role is to gently facilitate you discovering more about who you are and want to be.
I work with adults of all ages and backgrounds and offer either online or face to face counselling. I have a particular interest in parents of under 5s and postnatal clients (both men and women) but work with a variety of issues. If you feel we would work well together, then please get in touch.
Some feedback from previous clients:
“As ever, Beth is brilliant, making sure to give a safe environment to explore the issues we discuss, and offering brilliant insights!"
“One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was reaching out to Beth. She has only ever made me feel safe at a time in my life when everything else felt overwhelming.”
“I would highly recommend Beth as a therapist. She helped me at a very difficult time in my life. She was very open and responsive to my needs and gently guided me to a better place in my life.”
“Her knowledge, practise and ability to get to the heart of the matter are par excellence. Would definitely recommend.”
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified humanistic counsellor, registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I have experience with a variety of issues through working at several counselling organisations in York. I also volunteer for the charity Choices, a London based charity which helps women through a variety of issues such as unplanned pregnancy or child separation.
Since qualification, I have done a variety of CPD courses including the Temenos Foundation Certificate in Somatic Trauma Theory and Skills. I've also done extended courses in breathwork, pregnancy loss and birth trauma.
I’ve worked in business, charities and I’m also a mum, so I understand the pressures that life can bring. I believe counselling is a healing process that can help you to reconnect with your values.
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.
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Fees
£50.00 per session
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Further information
I offer a 20 minute conversation (usually over the phone) to talk about why you want to come to counselling and whether I'm the right fit. After this, our first session will go through some paperwork and start the process of us working together.
If you have any questions about the counselling process or what I offer, please get in touch. I always welcome questions!
