Charley Venables-Bland

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BACP Accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist and Supervisor
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location_on Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19
Limited availability
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.

About me

I follow a Humanistic and Integrative model, with a focus on the relationship meaning that I follow your lead as a client and join you on your journey as you explore your world within the sessions. I believe that it is our experiences that have usually caused our current distress. I draw on various theoretical models in order to assist you in understanding your thoughts and emotions more. I aim to build trust between us and develop the relationship between us so that you feel safe to explore your world alongside me.

I specialise in, and have extensive experience in working with people who identify as LGBTQIA+ and people who wish to understand their gender identity, sexual orientation or relationship style further. I also work with couples/multi person relationships.

I also have a specialist interest in working with issues around body image and disordered eating. I believe that health comes in all different body shapes and sizes. I advocate that it's vitally important that for good mental health that we learn to respect and engage positively with our bodies.

After an initial 15 minute chat you may choose to book an initial session with me where we would meet, online or via telephone. This is a mutual assessment and allows me to determine if I have the right skills and experience to meet your needs and for you to decide if you would like to work with me. At the end of this session we can make a plan for where we would like to go next.

I also offer relationship counselling and of course there are many different types of relationship. This could include familial relationships, marriages, civil partnerships, couples, romantic relationships with more than two people, non-monogamous relationships, poly-amorous relationships.

Training, qualifications & experience

My training at the well-renowned Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI) in Nottingham led me to gain BSc (Hons) Counselling and Psychotherapy, qualifying in 2012. This training over three years was intensive, rigorous and comprehensive and it went beyond most shorter counselling courses in terms of preparing me to support my clients fully. Having been on my own personal therapeutic journey, I know and understand what it can feel like to seek therapy and to open up to another person.

I also hold a Diploma in Supervision from CTSD Bath.

I have experience working in private practice, in several charities and organisations across the Leicestershire area and with clients referred through workplace Employee Assistance Programmes.

In private practice, I have experience of working both on a long term, open-ended basis and with short term and focused work.

I am also an Accredited and Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Continuing professional development is key to ensure that I am personally and professionally developing.

I also attend regular clinical supervision to ensure that I practising ethically and in the interests of my clients.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

  • Parenting
  • Low mood
  • Feelings of sadness
  • Feelings of worthlessness
  • Body image
  • Disordered eating

Therapies offered

Fees

£65.00 - £80.00

Health Insurance/EAP

  • check_circle Aviva
  • check_circle Axa Health
  • check_circle Vitality

Additional information

Counselling and Psychotherapy

For individual work, I offer 50 minute sessions, all  sessions are 50 minutes. The fee for each of these is £65.

For couples or relationship counselling, I charge £80 per 60 minute session.

Supervision

For individual supervision, I charge £70 per hour. For group supervision, I charge £80 per hour.

When I work

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Further information

Supervision

I offer supervision to anyone in the helping professions. If you would like to work with me within a supervisory relationship, please do get in touch to discuss further.

Leicester, Leicestershire, LE19

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Groups
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

DBS check info

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Narborough - I work upstairs and the stairs are relatively steep.

Online platforms

Microsoft Teams
Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Hello, I am an experienced BACP Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor based in Leicestershire and online.

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