Cara Brophy
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About me
CARA Counselling and Psychotherapy. Offering compassionate, trauma informed counselling and psychotherapy for adults across the UK.
If life has become overwhelming, you are not alone.
I offer my knowledge and experience to support you in addressing that which has caused you to consider therapeutic support.
I am qualified counsellor registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
I have always had a passion for mental health, and helping others with their mental health, my whole life.
After 20 years of working therapeutically with individuals within the NHS and third sector, I decided to formalise my knowledge and experience with a formal qualification in counselling.
I am experienced in working with adults from a variety of different backgrounds and experiences which have impacted their sense of self, day to day functioning and over all well being.
I welcome you as you are, with a genuine, listening, non-judgemental ear, in a format that works for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- BSc Psychology
- HND Counselling
- HNC Occupational Therapy Support
- Member of the PVG Scheme (Disclosure Scotland)
Familiar with Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), Behavioural Activation (BA), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and “The Decider Skills” intervention through employments.
Completed Sage and Thyme training, Scotlands Mental Health FIRST AID, Suicide Intervention and Prevention training, CPR and basic first aid through employments.
20 plus years experience working in predominently mental health roles within hospitals, community based rehabilitation settings and charities.
Experienced in working within multi-disciplinary teams (psychiatrists, psychologists, community mental health nurses (CPNs), nurses, GPs, Social Workers, Music and Art Therapists in the UK and abroad).
Experienced in creating and leading groups through therapeutic activity through employments.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Paranormal experiences
Fees
£60.00 - £90.00
Additional information
I can offer online sessions via MSTeams or telephone sessions. Sessions are an hour at £60 per session, however I also offer sessions for an hour and a half at £90 if this is something that you feel would be more helpful.
I hope to offer face to face sessions in the near future, please contact me if this is something you would prefer.
Further information
I am available Monday to Friday with limited availability on Saturdays. Please note I do not work Sundays.
