Charlotte Bird
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About me
Profile
Hello, I’m Charlotte. Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. I am a Person-Centred Therapist offering face-to-face, online & telephone counselling for adults & young people from my private practice in Whiteley. I specialise in anxiety, depression, loss, and self-esteem. I am experienced in trauma and abuse therapy and I have worked many years in mental health before becoming a therapist.
At times life can feel overwhelming for different reasons, I offer a warm, safe, non-judgemental and confidential space for you to learn about yourself and your journey. Supporting you in identifying your patterns of behaviour, looking at self-esteem, confidence, and negative self-talk at a pace that is comfortable to you.
I offer short-term and long-term therapy. Face-to-face, online or telephone counselling. Please contact me by email and we can arrange a time to talk Online or over the phone to help you decide if I am the ‘right’ counsellor for you. This initial consultation is free of charge.
An agreement about counselling, confidentiality, cancellations and payment details will be sent for you to complete before your first session.
Location
I am based in Whiteley. Near to Whiteley shopping area, tranquil lakes, gardens and cafés. Convenient for travel being just off the M27 at junction 9, and close to Swanwick railway station. I am located in Fareham, within easy reach of Portsmouth, Southampton and Gosport.
Training, qualifications & experience
BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology
Exploring, investigating and applying Psychology. Biological psychology. Child development. Social psychology. Counselling and forensic psychology.
Level 5 Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
Person-centred approaches to counselling. Counselling skills, development and practice. Comparative theories and approaches in counselling. Personal development. Human development. Counselling for grief and loss. Counselling young people. Client work in therapeutic counselling.
CYP Bridging the Gap Certificate
Working with children and young people around bereavement, sudden death, divorce, family breakdown, domestic abuse, bullying, school and transitions.
Online & Telephone Counselling Certificate
How to do counselling online: A Coronavirus Primer (BACP & The OU).
Skills & Experience
I am a qualified counsellor working in private practice, but also a counsellor at a charity, supporting adults, children and young people who have experienced sexual abuse and trauma.
I attend continuous training in LGBTQ+ Awareness, Trauma Informed Practice, Attachment Styles, Intergenerational & Historical Trauma and Working Addiction training. Eating Disorder Awareness, Understanding Psychosis.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I work with clients who have experienced depression, anxiety, self-image, self-harm and self-confidence issues, loss, bereavement, identity issues, and eating disorders. PTSD, OCD, stress and work-related issues. I specialise in trauma counselling with survivors of domestic abuse and current or historical sexual abuse.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Additional information
I offer a free, no-obligation 20-minute chat on the Phone or Online to find out what brings you to counselling and how I can help.
When I work
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I am available for counselling sessions, either face-to-face (in-person), online or by telephone session.
Contact me to find out about current spaces.
Further information
I am a BACP member and working within the BACP ethical framework.
I have full liability insurance, registration with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and hold an enhanced DBS certificate.
