Caroline Ellison
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About me
I offer Individual and Couples counselling in-person and online from my air conditioned counselling cabin in Fleet, Hampshire. I believe in kindness, compassion and understanding and as your counsellor I will work collaboratively with you providing a safe, confidential, space for you to express and process your emotions. I have extensive experience in counselling for a wide range of issues and will tailor your counselling to meet your needs.
Whether you are looking to cope with a specific mental health issue, better manage unpleasant emotions or simply want to feel better about yourself, counselling can help.
I am a BACP Accredited Counsellor / Psychotherapist (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) working in Fleet, Hampshire, on the borders of Hampshire and Surrey.
My Counselling Style
Counselling provides an opportunity for you to talk about your concerns in a confidential and safe environment. My goal as your talking therapist is to help you develop a deeper understanding of what is happening and to support you in finding ways to manage your emotions, anxieties, relationships, grief and any other concerns you bring to therapy. As an accredited BACP counsellor I offer professional, quality counselling.
Talking with a counsellor offers a cocoon, a space to vent, a sounding board, a space where it is safe to honestly sit with your emotions, cry, shout, talk, whatever you need. I will sit with you, listen and offer you a mental ‘first aid kit’ to support you. You are not alone, I am here for you.
Remember, your feelings do not own you, you own your feelings! Find a way to be OK with how you feel and understand why you feel the way you do, when you do.
Counselling Services
I work with adults (18+) and carers supporting your mental health and emotional well-being with kindness, compassion, empathy and understanding.
I have work with a wide range of issues such as:
- Anxiety Counselling (CCATP)
- Alzheimer’s and Dementia Counselling
- Bereavement Counselling
- Building Confidence and Self-esteem
- Cancer Counselling
- Coping with Overwhelm
- Counselling for Carers
- Couples Therapy
- Depression and Low Mood Counselling
- Grief and Loss
- Family Difficulties
- Finding Direction and Purpose
- Marriage Counselling
- Relationship Counselling
- Stress Counselling
- Support for Long term and Life Limiting Illness
- Support with mental health conditions such as BPD, ADHD and Bipolar disorder
- Trauma
Free parking is available outside the house, which is at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac with no through traffic.
Wheelchair access is available if required.
Special Interest
I have a special interest in counselling for carers, patients and family members of long term and life limiting illness such as Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Cancer.
How to book
If you have come this far and want to get in touch to talk about what you want with counselling please call or send me an email to set up your initial session. Your initial session will be your first counselling session either online through Zoom or face-to-face. I understand how daunting it feels when choosing the right counsellor as it is very personal and making the right choice matters. If I can help I will.
If you are looking for a counsellor to support you, please get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualification
Below are some of the qualifications I currently hold:
- CPCAB l4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB l3 Certificate Counselling Studies
- Certified Clinical Anxiety Treatment Professional (CCATP) Training Course- Applied Neuroscience for Treating Anxiety, Panic, and Worry
- The Couples Counselling Toolkit
- Integrative Sex and Couples Certification
- Foundation Certificate in Bereavement Counselling
- Accredited Certificate 80 hour Online & Telephone Counselling 2.0
- BACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- Supporting & Counselling People Bereaved during the Covid-19 Pandemic
- Working with Bereavement and Complex Grief
- Treating Complex Trauma - Beyond Competency
- Cancer awareness Course with NHS
- Understanding and working with ADHD and/or Autistic Spectrum Traits
- Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm
Private Practice
My private practice is located in Fleet, Hampshire from a purpose built cabin in my garden. I offer in person and online counselling offering each and everyone of my clients a confidential, non-judgemental, welcoming space to work with what ever their needs are. Being a counsellor is not just a job, it is a passion and vocation I truly love.
Cancer Counselling Experience
During my training and beyond, I volunteered for 3 years as a Counsellor at St Luke’s Cancer Centre at the Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford, Surrey for the Fountain Centre, an independent charity supporting patients and carers affected by cancer. Working with Carers and Patients with life limiting illness has been and continues to be some of the most rewarding work I have done. It is an honour and a privilege to do this work.
Alzheimer's and Dementia Counselling Experience
My Mum has lived with Vascular Dementia since 2012 and I have watched her slowly disappear into a world of her own as the illness has stripped her cognitive function away piece-by-piece. All the time my Dad has been her carer and looked after her tirelessly and I have watched first hand what truly being in love means. This is one of the things that has inspired me as a counsellor to offer Alzheimer’s and Dementia Counselling. I want to support those who support others whether it be the ones they love or through the love of their job. It is hard to find a place to be safe, honest and true with your feelings as a carer. My goal is to offer you this space as your counsellor.
Member organisations
school 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.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Cancer carer
Alzheimer's carer
Dementia Carer
Therapies offered
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Fees
£45.00 - £560.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
How much does it cost?
- £45.00 - Initial session face-to-face or online – 60 minutes
- £60.00 -Face-to-face or online counselling session – 60 minutes
Discounted block booking:
- £225.00 – 4 face-to-face or online sessions – 60 minutes
- £335.00 – 6 face-to-face or online sessions – 60 minutes
Couples Therapy
- £75.00 – Initial couples therapy session face-to-face – 60 minutes
- £95.00 – Face to face couples counselling session – 60 minutes
Discounted Couples Therapy block booking:
- £360.00 – 4 face-to-face couples therapy sessions – 60 minutes
- £540.00 – 6 face-to-face couples therapy sessions -60 minutes
I am registered and recognised by the following Private Health Insurers:
- Aviva
- AXA Health
- Vitality Health
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I aim to be flexible and find an available time to suit you. I do not currently have weekend appointments available.
Further information
I offer face-to-face and online counselling and continue to follow the the Government advice on how to stay safe living in our world with COVID. I am fully vaccinated and have had my Covid Booster. Your safety matters to me!
Full details of how I will operate to ensure optimum safety is here - https://www.carolineellisoncounselling.co.uk/covid-19/
