Dr Catharine Hunt
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About me
I am an HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist, chartered with the British Psychological Society. When life feels overwhelming, thinking about your challenges in a therapeutic environment can provide a safe and nurturing environment within which to consider new pathways forward and achieve a greater sense of wellbeing and clarity. I offer confidential and compassionate therapy and aim to work collaboratively with my clients to develop a treatment plan which is carefully tailored to suit their needs.
I prioritise the therapeutic relationship and aim to encourage client healing and growth and to contain difficult or overwhelming feelings relating to: low mood; anxiety; stress; panic; general sadness or flatness; difficult childhood memories; detachment and loneliness; lost direction and purposelessness; bereavement and loss. I am an integrative practitioner, trained to work in a variety of ways including: humanistic or Person-Centered Therapy (PCT); Psychodynamic approaches; and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); as well as EMDR; Mindfulness and compassion-based work.
I offer an initial free-of-charge 15-minute telephone consultation and welcome the opportunity to share the way in which I work and to hear about your therapeutic goals.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Counselling Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS). I hold a DPsych in Counselling Psychology from City, University of London. I also hold a Master of Science (with Distinction) in Psychology from the University of Westminster. I am a Member of the British Psychological Society (MBPsS) and of the BPS Division of Counselling Psychology. I am also a registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
In addition to my private practice, I have worked as a psychologist in a variety of NHS settings as well as for mental health charities including Mind and Place2Be.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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British Psychological Society
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They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
My field of research and additional training relates to bereavement and general feelings of grief and loss, as well as experiences of pregnancy loss, birth anxiety, birth trauma, stillbirth, postnatal depression and infertility.
Therapies offered
Fees
£120.00 - £135.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
I understand that making contact to discuss psychological therapy can feel difficult. I therefore offer a free initial 20-minute telephone consultation, in order to discuss client needs and also to share my therapeutic approach. My fee thereafter is between £120 and £135 per 50-minute, one-to-one session. After an initial assessment session, I work with my clients on a weekly basis, for varying terms, ranging from a minimum treatment duration of twelve weekly sessions to more open-ended, longer-term therapy.
When I work
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I am available to work with clients on weekdays and I also offer evening clinics on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
