Catrina Lafferty
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About me
About me.
Life can be challenging at the best of times and sometimes those struggles may become just too great to manage alone. Whether it is support in coping with anxiety, depression, relationships, grief, loss, or other themes impacting your daily life, it is my role as your therapist to welcome you unconditionally, into this therapeutic space so that you can freely be yourself emotionally and psychologically. You may have worries that you have never shared with anyone else from fear of being a burden and I will be there to listen without judgement and be fully present in helping you find a place of self-acceptance. I am passionate about my therapeutic role and nothing gives me a greater sense of value and achievement than supporting people from surviving to thriving.
My approach
'The first step towards change is awareness, the second step is acceptance'. Nathaniel Branden.
I believe I am a compassionate Counsellor who comes from a place of warmth and empathy. I mainly practice with talking therapy and incorporating breathing and grounding techniques to build more awareness of the connection between mind and body. Talking therapy alone may not always be what you require, and I therefore also work creatively using art, music, sand trays, clay to build a bespoke experience for your to explore your thoughts and feelings. Although this is very much led by you and what suits you best for your sessions. I am passionate about the therapeutic relationship and working collaboratively with you, I believe is essential for positive change and growth.
I am a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and abide by their Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.
Training, qualifications & experience
Advanced Diploma Integrative Counselling (MBACP)
FdA Youth and the Community
Bereavement Counsellor - St Michael's Hospice (2023 - present)
Young person's Counsellor
Member organisations
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
I offer parenting therapy especially for those parents of adolescents and teenagers, focusing on teenage brain development, environment and technology's impact on family relationships.
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
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Further information
I am available for Face to face counselling in both Eastbourne and Hastings. I am also available for online and phone therapy UK nationwide.
