Beverley James
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About me
Hi, I'm Beverley, I am a qualified counsellor who works with individuals and couples and I am based in Old Woking, Surrey. I adopt a holistic, integrative empathetic approach to my counselling practice which enables me to draw from a diverse range of therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions best suited to individual needs and circumstances.
I understand that our lives are a constant journey of ups and downs. Sometimes we can cope and manage well, and other times it may feel as if life is to busy, demanding, and overwhelming. Therefore, it can be all to easy to lose sight of who we are, what we want, and where we are going. This may cause intense feelings and emotions leading to a lack of direction and control. Counselling provides a space to explore problems navigating the uncertainties and challenges in life, in a way to help rebuild perspectives enabling positive opportunities for change.
I believe that we all try to do the best we can, and everyone has the ability to fulfil their personal potential. My therapeutic style is rooted in creating a non-judgemental, collaborative environment where we can explore thoughts, feelings and concerns, and through strong relational connection clients can move forward in a healthy resilient manner.
I have a deep passion to help clients understand themselves and the relationships in their lives irrespective of background, faith, culture, sexual orientation, wealth or career. All relationships shape who we are and how we feel about ourselves. Therefore, it is important that you feel comfortable and able to speak freely with me during our counselling sessions. Difficulties in relationships are not limited to those with intimate partners, the quality of any relationship has the capacity to cause distress, this may include relationships with parents, siblings, friends, working colleagues and of course children. This is why I offer therapy to both couples and individuals as all relationships deserve thought and consideration. Often relationship difficulties will have a ripple effect on other areas within our lives.
I work with adults individually or as a couple, I work with organisations and with trainee or student counsellors.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BA Hons in Counselling (Middlesex University)
- Level 2 Couples Counselling & Introduction to Couples Counselling (Debbie Winterbourne)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory Integrative Levels 1,2&3 (Guildford College)
- Level 3 Diploma for the Children and Young Peoples Workforce (CACHE)
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling (Counselling Tutor)
- Level 3 Safeguarding Adults (HPS)
I hold a full Enhanced DBS certificate, I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) MBACP number 405336. I am registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and I am fully insured.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 - £80.00
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Appointments & Fees:
It is important that you feel comfortable and can speak freely with me, for this reason, I offer a free 10-20 minute initial call. During this call, we will explore what brings you to counselling and what you would like to achieve from counselling. You will have the opportunity to ask any questions that you have regarding my counselling practice, and we can decide whether we can work therapeutically together. If you decide that you would like to proceed with counselling, we will then arrange weekly 50 minute sessions.
Together we can discuss suitable appointment times that fit both our schedules, as my counselling practice is flexible, and I am open various days of the week, with both daytime and evening slots available.
Session fees:
Individual - £60 per 50 minute session.
Couples - £80 per 50 minute session. It can be helpful to book longer sessions when there is more than one person attending and fees can be discussed depending on length of the session.
Payment is due 24 hours in advance by bank transfer or cash.
24 hours notice period is required for cancellation to avoid full payment.
Concessions will be considered in certain circumstances.
How I deliver therapy: Long-term sessions. Short term sessions. Online therapy. Telephone therapy.
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