Charlotte Burrow
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About me
I am a qualified Humanistic and Integrative Counsellor and attained a counselling diploma at the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling. I have worked for several years within various agency settings and have now set up my own practice.
The humanistic way of working forms the foundation of my counselling approach, and is approach to therapy which is centred around free-will, self-discovery and reaching your full potential. Rather than concentrating on individual problems or symptoms, I focus on everything that makes you who you are and the way you relate to the world around you. I work in a way which is led by you, working on the issues you want to explore. Although I work in a non-directive way, I remain in dialogue with you, offering my thoughts and reflections as we go along.
An Integrative way of working holds in mind that there is not a one size fits all approach to counselling. I am trained in several different therapy models, meaning I can draw upon these depending on your needs and wishes.
Counselling can be a creative process, and sometimes there are other ways of working which can be useful in your sessions other than just talking. Sometimes I might bring things into our work such as art materials, objects or picture cards. I might invite movement or guided visualisations, but only if it’s something you feel up for doing. I see this as a collaborative process, and I welcome you to suggest anything you think might be useful in our work together.
Neurodivergency
I work in a neuro-affirming way and have chosen to particularly focus on this area within my practice. Neuro-diverse affirming therapy supports and accepts differences, rather than trying to ‘fix you’, it aims to help you feel empowered by building on your strengths and skills. Counselling can be a place to celebrate your uniqueness in a way that perhaps it hasn't been elsewhere in your life which can promote self-esteem and acceptance. It can also provide somewhere to explore, discover and practice ways to manage challenges you may face in your day to day life.
The way I work is adapted to each client and is inspired and informed by:
Psychodynamic theory
Carl Jung - Working with images and dreams
Person Centred Theory
Human development and life stages
Forms of creative expression
Knowledge of attachment theory
Somatic awareness
Transactional Analysis
Solution Focussed
Existentialism
Counselling may not work for everyone in the conventional sense of two people sitting in a room talking. For some people, this may feel very intense and exposing, or perhaps you are not able to travel but still want face-to-face sessions. Therefore, I shape my practice around your needs, offering the chance to work in whatever way you feel is the most beneficial for you.
Below is a list of the recent training and lectures I have attended relating to continuing my development in counselling skills.
Mindfulness for Neurodivergency Workshop with Emma Taylor
Procrastination and Inertia Workshop with Emma Taylor
Book of Job Lecture at the Jungian Society in Bristol
In the Kingdom of the Blind - The Archetype of the Single Eye Lecture at the Jungian Society in Bristol
Parts on the Mountain ran by a peer; a workshop involving working with space, voice,movement and play in the mountains in Wales.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Diploma in Humanistic and Integrative Counselling which I attained with the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling.
As well as my private practice, I am currently a counsellor for the charity organisation Cotswold Counselling, working with a wide array of issues such as grief, chronic illness, neurodivergency, anxiety, depression trauma, loneliness, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. I have also been a counsellor for the organisation Mind.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
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Further information
As well as offering sessions from a room in Gloucester or Stroud, we can meet online, I can come to you, or we can meet for a walk and talk session in nature.
