Charlotte Smith
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About me
As Owner Of Bulb Therapy , " Shining Light on New Growth" , I have over ten years of experience providing Therapy and Training across Educational, Community and Legal settings.
As I have evolved through both my Professional and Personal landscapes, I am committed to help transform, Children, Adults , Families through their Relationships, Mental Health issues, overcome Domestic Abuse and Trauma, recognise Narcissistic Abuse and achieve overall life improvement.
I work with all walks of life and have many strings to my bow, I adore learning, researching and am currently undergoing further training focussing on the impact of Trauma and implementing new approaches to help manage CPTSD/PTSD.
I have a diverse range of interpersonal skills and utilise my knowledge to teach and train Psychology and Counselling.
Training, qualifications & experience
Currently undertaking Level 7 Diploma within Trauma
Certificate in Couples Counselling
Level 5 Diploma in Education and Teaching
CPCAB Level 4 in Integrative Counselling
Access to Higher Education Psychology and Sociology
Foundation degree Performing Arts
Training within the Freedom Programme
Training within EUPD
Training within the 12 step programme for Drug, Alcohol and Sex Addiction
Training - Gabor Mate Understanding Addiction and Trauma
Level 2 Autism and ADHD Awareness within Educational/Therapeutic settings.
Training within Understanding Narcissistic Abuse/Domestic Abuse - DASH Assessment.
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
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Fees
£100.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
“The first step towards change…“
The first session is an opportunity for you to discuss your concerns in a safe place, and explore how, together we can tackle them effectively.
It is also a chance for you to get a sense of my working style and have the opportunity to ask any questions.
If I think my service is not appropriate for you, I will be happy to recommend alternative sources of help.
How long is a session ?
A standard therapy session lasts 60 minutes. Usually each session will be at the same time upon the same day each week. However due to individual circumstances, I can offer flexibility where available.
Fees are charged on a per session basis.
Individual – £100.00
Concessions for Students/Low income – Please enquire , ( I appreciate cost of living is high at the moment . No evidence needed )
Payment Method
Payment is made to myself at the initial meeting by cash. I do not have a facility to take credit/debit card at the initial session.
If you decide you would like further sessions, you can pay for further sessions either in cash or online by direct bank payment.
I can provide you with the details for bank payments, if this is your preferred payment method for further sessions.
When I work
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Monday to Friday 9-9pm Saturday Morning.
Further information
Integrative Counselling can help you to resolve, understand and accept a wide range of issues which maybe causing you concern or distress, such as self- injury, anxiety or depression to name a few. It can help you to find your meaning, self-awareness and self-worth to help develop your relationships, achieve personal goals or overcome personal difficulties and struggles.
“If there is no struggle, there is no progress”. Frederick Douglass.
My tutor once said to me:
“Charlotte it is not in the good, easy times that we grow, we change, it is in those dark, difficult moments that we do”
I hold onto these wise words as there is so much truth within them. Attending counselling can be hard and challenging, however by offering you a safe space, to explore and dissect yourself I believe sincerely that change and growth is possible.
You are not alone. Together we will move forward.
“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it”. Helen Keller
