Cathy Russell
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About me
Sometimes the thought of counselling can be frightening. You might believe that, if you really say how you feel, others might think you are crazy. So you just get on with it and tell yourself that everything is okay or it will get better... one day.
Talking things through with a qualified counsellor can help you to understand your thoughts and emotions. We will begin to recognise how unhelpful thoughts can affect us emotionally and physically as well as impacting on our behaviour. We can then work together so that you can begin to live more effectively as an individual and socially, in your everyday life.
I offer short and long term counselling. I am also a recognised practitioner with the private health insurance company Axa Health.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Registered and Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the Northern Ireland Counselling Forum. I also hold an up-to-date Certificate of Enhanced Disclosure with Access NI and Civil Liability Insurance.
- BA Hons Psychology & English
- PGCE
- Certificate in Person-Centred Counselling
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental Health First Aid Northern Ireland
- Awareness in Bereavement Care Level 2
- Making Sense of Self Harm
- Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Overview of Mental Health Disorders
- Managing Anxiety
- Building Self Esteem
- FdSc Counselling
- Cruse Bereavement Care Training
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) A Cognitive Behavioural Approach
- Introduction to Building a Coaching Approach
- Level 5 Dip. In Cognitive Behavioural Therapeutic Skills and Theory
- Level 5 Dip. In Counselling Children and Young People using the CSSO Model
- Treating Intrusive Thoughts and the Inner Critical Voice
- Mindfulness Practices for Adults and Children
- Open University Coronavirus Primer - Working Online
- Certificate in Telephone & Online Counselling
- Certificate in Self-Development
- Certificate in Stress Management
- Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Life Coaching & Career Skills
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
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£50 for 1 hour
Concessions available.
When I work
Monday - Friday 9am -5pm If you choose to contact me by phone and I do not answer then please feel free to leave a voicemail or send a text and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
Further information
I work in two GPs' surgeries in the Armagh area and I also offer private one-to-one sessions in a separate location. Please feel free to contact me with any questions so that we can consider whether or not my service will best suit your needs. If we find that other services may be of more benefit I am happy to discuss this with you and either signpost you or provide you with suitable literature to help you make that decision.
