This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
We all experience times in our lives when everything feels overwhelming, negative or sad.
We may lose touch with our purpose and our joy and feel we are going through the motions at work, at home, in relationships.
It is at these times that our resilience is tested and the struggle to cope when everything becomes too much is never-ending.
So I am here to listen and provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space to allow you to explore, unpick and make sense of what is going on for you and will walk with you providing therapeutic support in finding a way forward in your life which feels authentic and positive.
Whatever it is that is impacting your mental health please reach out for a private chat to see if I'm your person in this journey. I will always be honest, authentic and open to holding what has happened or is happening for you whilst you figure out your path forward and past it. You are not obligated to work with me from our initial conversation but it is my hope that in taking that first step to reach out that I get to be the person to support you in your journey toward healing.
Best wishes,
Mel (Carmela)
Training, qualifications & experience
I'm a qualified counsellor (MBACP) and have worked in private practice and for a local charity for the last 3 years.
I have supported clients with Autism, Bereavement, Depression, GAD, Low self-esteem, Health Anxiety Disorder, Relationship Issues, Trauma and Addictive Behaviours, Bullying, Dissociation, Family Issues, Loneliness and work-related stress to name a few.
The types of therapy I adopt are Person-centred, TA, Gestalt, CBT.
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Students/Student counsellors and OAP's £40.00 per 50 minute session.
Low income fee negotiable upon request.
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Would be more flexible with evening appointments online.
Further information
I am a humanistic integrative counsellor which means I draw upon a number of counselling theories and modalities to support you with whatever the presenting issue is. I tailor my work to the individual for the best outcomes for them.
I work from 2 sites face to face in Poole and Bournemouth and can work UK wide online or by telephone.
