Charlene Taylor


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About me
I am an experienced psychotherapist ( over 20 years ) and an EMDR trained therapist, specialising in addictions and trauma. I provide a confidential service to adults, couples and young people, online and face to face.
I have extensive knowledge of treating mood disorders such as anxiety, personality disorders such as EUPD, childhood abuse/trauma and addiction - both substance and behavioural.
I am comfortable and experienced in working with a diverse clientele having worked and trained others in many different settings. I currently work for a large mental health provider providing therapy to professionals working in the finance and banking sector in central London. I have previous experience including managing teams and providing therapy within prisons, psychiatric hospitals and rehabs alongside private practice.
I am compassionate, results driven, approachable, straight talking, combining streetwise realism with skilled interventions.
Memberships: EMDR Association, UKCP full membership. I abide by the UKCP's code of conduct, ethics and confidentiality policies
Training, qualifications & experience
- DBT Skills 3 day training, APT training April 2023
- Certificate in EMDR Therapy for Borderline Personality (Dolores Mosquera) Online training 12 hours
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision - Revision centre for counselling & Psychotherapy 2021
- Certificate in Online and telephone counselling training - OCST - July-Nov 2020 (87 hours CPD ) ACTO approved training provider
- EMDR practitioner training level 1-3- Trauma Aid UK
- Hypnotherapy Level 1 & 2 - The National college of Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy
- Group facilitation/leadership training - The Gestalt Centre, London 2012/13
- Diploma in integrative transpersonal counselling and psychotherapy - Revision centre for counselling & Psychotherapy 2008
- Solution-Focussed therapy 2010 NHS training, Manor Park GP Practice, Clapham
- Various courses on topics including Addictions, forensic aspects of alcohol use, Motivational Interviewing, Itep, anger management - 2006-2011
- Certificate in helpline counselling - Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre, Croydon
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

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
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a reduction for a block of EMDR sessions. Please enquire
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