Catherine Macer
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About me
Life is not easy. The fact that you are looking at my page suggests that there is something in your life that feels stuck, painful, maybe hopeless or unreachable and that you want something different for yourself – that you want things to change.
Perhaps you want to free yourself from repetitive patterns of behaviour, self-limiting beliefs, depression, anxiety, or the impact of abuse. Or maybe you want to deepen your connection to yourself so that life feels richer, more rewarding and that you feel more authentically you.
I understand that asking for help is not easy. Maybe you are not sure if counselling is right for you. Whatever your concerns, I offer you a safe, empathetic and thoughtful space in which you can feel both seen and heard, to begin the journey of change.
My approach is psychodynamic and somatic, so talk-based and relational, with a focus on your embodied experience. This means that we will explore whatever you bring through talking together, and with a curiosity about the felt sensations in your body. If it feels right for you, we may also explore feelings and situations through movement, visualizations, art and other creative forms. My work also draws on Internal Family Systems / Voice Dialogue, Attachment Theory, mindfulness, neuroscience, psycho-education, and dream work. I work in a trauma-informed way to ensure that whatever arises is held in a safe and appropriate way. My wish for you is that you develop a deeper understanding of yourself, so that you can make different choices, live more fully and make the changes you seek.
If we decide to work together, we will do so at your pace, exploring together whatever it is that you want to bring. This may include current situations, as well as parts of your past, life events and ways of being that you may feel define you, but perhaps no longer serve you.
I offer a free 20-minute phone call during which you can ask any questions you like, and we can each get a sense of whether or not we want to work together. Please email me to arrange that.
"The wound is the place where the light comes in." Rumi
Training, qualifications & experience
In-Depth Training
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling
- Post-Graduate Certificate in Counselling
- Certificate in Embodied Psychotherapy
- Certificate in Time-limited Therapy
- Certified Mindfulness Teacher to Young People
- Certified Yoga Teacher
- BA Hons Sociology (minor Psychology)
Short Courses and Workshops
Adolescence / Working with Young People / Self-harm / Suicide / Working with the Body / Attachment Theory / Grief and Loss / Focusing / Young People and Sexuality / Jungian Theory / IFS Parts Work / Somatic Experiencing with Peter Levine.
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.
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
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My sessions are 50-minutes long. I currently work face-to-face from my room in Stroud, or online if this is preferable.
When I work
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Sessions can be arranged during normal working hours, Tuesday to Friday. I have a limited number of evening sessions.
Further information
I am an Accredited Registered member of BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and I adhere to its Code of Ethics. I store data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and I hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
