Cathy Austin
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About me
With over 30 years experience of working as a counsellor and psychotherapist with students and adults, I have never lost sight of how difficult it can be to come for counselling. It can make sense for people to begin with an initial session to see if we can work together - I work both in the short-term and the long-term, and anything in between. I am very passionate about the value of counselling and look forward to meeting you.
I have worked both in a college setting and as a Clinical Director of a counselling centre in Norwich. Now I am concentrating on my private practice, supervising other counsellors and offering short and long term therapy. I see clients in my home in South Norfolk and in Norwich.
Counselling sessions provide a safe place which enable people to explore uncomfortable and self-limiting feelings. Being listened to, understood and accepted is a powerful way to turn negative experiences into positive insights. Through a process of actively working together, psychotherapy can look at the options available to help you make changes in your current life and also to make sense of past influences.
As a parent, grandparent and artist I never tire of working alongside people as they bring their rich tapestry of life, their trials and tribulations, joys and sorrows and their unique attachment patterns.
Training, qualifications & experience
My initial training was in Transactional Analysis in 1985 followed by the Diploma in Person-Centred counselling in 1994. Before this I was a social worker with families, children and young offenders.
Since becoming a qualified and BACP accredited counsellor I have had training in a number of specialist areas in particular Dissociative Disorders and childhood trauma.
I have lived and worked in Holland and Norway and have travelled and volunteered in India.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Attachment problems
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
£50 for individuals
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Mondays and Thursdays in South Norfolk and Tuesdays in Norwich.
