Carol Ellis, Individual & Couples Therapist
About me
I'm a psychodynamic psychotherapist with 15+ years' experience and a private practice in Frome, Somerset.
I can offer online, telephone and currently limited face-to-face sessions.
I provide a safe, confidential space, whether ON LINE, TELEPHONE or FACE to FACE, for INDIVIDUALS and COUPLES to think about the issue(s) that are making life and / or relationships difficult and feel supported while working to gain deeper understanding, relief and the possibility for change.
I am BACP accredited and BPC registered. After an initial consultation, sessions are for 50-minutes and once or twice weekly. Therapy can be short-term, focused or open-ended, depending on your need. I have experience of working with many issues including the impact of cancer or other life threatening illness.
Counselling for:
Anxiety & stress
Bereavement Cancer & other life threatening illness
Childhood issues
Depression
Family issues
Life changes
Loss Panic attacks
Relationship issues
Self-harm
Separation
Sexual, physical, emotional abuse
Trauma Other emotional, personal or work-related issues
Training, qualifications & experience
BACP Accredited and BPC Registered
WPF Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling in Schools
WPF Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
Tavistock Relationships Certificate and Advanced Certificate in the Study of Couple Relationship
Tavistock Relationships Certificate in Psychosexual Studies
BPF London CPD workshops on Developing Supervision Skills
Experience:
I have been a therapist in private practice for over 15 years and also see EAP clients. I am a trainer and supervisor for a local counselling and psychotherapy agency. I have considerable experience of working with clients whose lives have been affected (directly or indirectly) by cancer or other life threatening illness.
Member organisations
Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
British Psychoanalytic Council
The British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) is a professional association, representing the profession of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
The organisation is itself made up of fourteen member organisations and BPC accredits the trainings of its member organisations. An individual who qualifies from one of these trainings is then eligible for entry into the BPC's register.
BPC registrants are governed by a code of ethics, a policy of continuing professional development, a statement on confidentiality and a complaints procedure. The BPC is a Member Society of the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Sector (EFPP). Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
BACP is one of the UK’s largest professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy. Therapists registered with the Association fall into a number of different membership categories such as Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP and Registered Member MBACP (Accred), each standing for different levels of training and experience. MBACP (Accred) and MBACP (Snr Accred) members have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by the Association.
Registered members can be found on the BACP Register, which was the first register to achieve Accredited Voluntary Register status issued by the Professional Standards Authority. Individual Members will have completed an appropriate counselling and/or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but will not appear on the BACP Register until they've progressed to Registered Member MBACP status.
All members are bound by a Code of Ethics & Practice and a Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
Accredited Register Scheme
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
Availability
daytime and evening sessions
Currently on line and telephone sessions, once or twice weekly
Further information
I have a private practice in Frome, Somerset and offer face to face, on line and telephone sessions.
My practice is easily accessible from surrounding areas.
Contact me for details.
