Carmen Roberts
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About me
If you're reading this, you're likely feeling unsettled about something in your life, you feel a need to discover the reason for certain behaviour, or you want to overcome addictive or repetitive patterns.
If you're feeling lost or alone, therapy can be like a map that helps you find your way. It's hard to talk to loved ones sometimes - and often they can be part of the problem. My job is to learn about you, help you to see life from a different angle and enable you to feel more equipped to achieve your goals.
My practice is situated in a regency town house in the heart of Cheltenham town centre; a quiet space amid the noise of life outside - not overseen or overlooked and with free off-road parking.
My approach to counselling and psychotherapy is integrative, that means I have been trained to create and adapt different methods, based upon two key principles; person-centred (which looks at the here and now) and psychodynamic (which focuses on the past).
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified counsellor to work with both individuals 18+ and couples.
I have a Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling, hold Certificates in Counselling Skills and Studies from the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) and am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am qualified to work with Couples.
I have a Diploma in Criminal Psychology in relation to supporting victims of serious and violent crimes and volunteered as an Appropriate Adult for Gloucestershire Constabulary.
I have spent time working in an NHS Eating Disorders clinic, helping in group therapy, and since 2017 have worked at Cruse Bereavement Care.
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
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Weekly 50 minute sessions at £60.00 for individuals.
Weekly 60 minute sessions at £80.00 for couples.
When I work
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Monday 9-3
Tuesday 9-3
Wednesday Closed
Thursday 9-7
Friday 9-3
