Carol Martin
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About me
Counselling is an opportunity to talk over any troubling issues in a private and relaxed setting with someone who plays no other role in your life. It allows the counsellor and client to develop a non-judgemental, accepting relationship, where the client feels they are safe and able to express themselves freely.
As an integrative counsellor, I draw on various therapeutic theories and use them to suit the unique needs of individuals. I am a fully qualified, experienced and a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (MBACP) and adhere to its ethical framework. Currently, I work for a charity offering support to young people and adults who are impacted by cancer. I also have experience working with a wide range of issues such as bereavement, loss, depression, anxiety, abuse, spirituality, trauma, childhood issues, relationship problems and work-related issues.
Before training as a counsellor, I worked as a teacher in secondary education for ten years. I have also worked as a youth worker, offering emotional support and pastoral care in a variety of settings.
At the first meeting, we will talk through the issues concerning you. Some people find a short term of counselling helpful; others benefit from longer term sessions. Sessions usually last for 50 minutes and are usually weekly.
I offer some concessionary spaces for trainees.
Some of my more recent training and CPD include:
- Online counselling
- Trauma & Dissociation
- Trauma Defined
- Child Sexual Abuse: Hope for healing
- Loss & Bereavement
- Working with relations Trauma
- Working with the pain of abandonment.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Member of BACP (MBACP)
Diploma in Integrative Counselling, BA Hons, PGCE
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £60.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free initial telephone call.
I offer some concessionary rates to trainees.
When I work
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Mon-Wed during the daytime, some evening appointments available, some availability Thursday & Friday. Please get in touch to discuss as I can offer some flexibility.
