Caroline Charles
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About me
Neurodiverse, GSRD, Body, Non-Traditional Relationships (CNM, ENM, Polyamory) Trained Therapist.
UKCP Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor and BABCP Provisionally Registered CBT Therapist.
www.authentichuman-counselling.com
I believe a welcoming, safe, and supportive therapeutic environment is the key to emotional healing and personal growth. Working together, we will make sense of whatever has become a problem for you in the 'here and now' or enduring issues with their roots in the past. My hope is you will not only gain clarity and insight but know you have been understood in the context of your history, gender, sexuality, and culture. I believe often when we are faced with fears linked to uncertainty, uncontrollability, and unpredictability or feeling hopeless about the future, counselling can support us in making a lasting change.
I have experience with supporting people with anxiety, depression, and low mood.
After our initial contact by video, phone, or email to further discuss your requirements and to get a sense of how we might work together. Clients usually attend regular weekly fifty-minute sessions, arrangements can be either short or long-term, and there will be progress reviews with either option. My practice hours are Weekdays and Saturdays 10:00 am to 8:00 pm. In-person sessions postponed:
The GDPR includes the following rights for individuals:-
the right to be informed; the right of access; the right to rectification; the right to erasure; the right to restrict processing; the right to data portability; the right to object; and the right not to be subject to automated decision-making including profiling
Training, qualifications & experience
I have trained within adult counselling services to include the University of Suffolk, Lighthouse Women’s Aid and Mentis Tree / Acorn. I was employed as a sessional Integrative Counsellor for the University of Suffolk and my current role is an NHS High-Intensity CBT Therapist.
Continued Professional Development:
ADHD - moving beyond medication; Polyamorous Choice; PTSD; Complex PTSD; Body Dysmorphia
CURRENT TRAINING:
ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor of Science (Hons) Integrative Counselling
Advanced Diploma Integrative Counselling
Diploma Integrative Counselling
Certificate in Counselling Skills
Postgraduate Certificate in low-intensity evidence-based CBT
Postgraduate Diploma in high-intensity evidence-based CBT (Level 7)
I am a registered member of the UKCP and Provisionally Registered BABP CBT Therapist and adhere to their codes of ethics. My registered name is Lesley Caroline Charles.
Integrative counselling training completed with Matrix College of Counselling and Psychotherapy and awarded by Middlesex University, and a postgraduate certificate in low-intensity CBT and Postgraduate Dip. in High-Intensity CBT completed with the University of East Anglia. I am committed to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) for best practice and the development of my professional skills and knowledge.
Member organisations
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Our initial conversation(s) by email, phone or Zoom is free of charge (up to twenty minutes). I offer concessions for those who are experiencing financial difficulties, low-waged, senior citizens, and students, please ask.
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