Christian Howes
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About me
My first professional encounter with mental health was when I trained as a Psychiatric Nurse in the early 2000s. I worked accross forensic, neuropsychiatric, and generic mental health settings and gained experience and understanding of severe and complex psychiatric disturbance. As a nurse I also learned how to implement psychological interventions such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Solution Focussed Therapy.
In 2012 I completed an MSc in Psychotherapeutic Approaches in Mental health. This helped me understand how to help people therapeutically who had been given the diagnosis of Personality Disorder, or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
By the mid 2010s I began training as an Attachment based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, where I learned that mental health problems aren’t always because of trauma, but can be due to significant losses, and insufficient care and containment from key attachment figures.
Whatever the psychological distress I allow for co-creation of the therapeutic process, giving an opportunity for the client to guide the therapy in whichever way they deem most useful to them.
I work attentively, with constant observation of the attachment model, developing trust from which to cultivate health and self-discovery. I believe psychotherapy, through the process of mutual attunement, can cultivate a broader language for emotion, thus helping the frustrated individual to feel grounded, and prepared for the challenges of daily life.
Training, qualifications & experience
Years in Practice: 4 Years
Membership: UK Council for Psychotherapy / Member
Therapeutic Discipline: Attachment Based Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy 2018
Degree: MSc Buckinghamshire New University - Psychoanalytical Approaches in Mental Health 2012
Diploma: Institute of Family Therapy - Foundation in Systemic Family Therapy 2015
Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing, 2002, Middlesex University
Member organisations
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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.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Additional information
Session Fee: £70 and upwards depending on income
Pay By: Bank transfer, Cash, Cheque
Further information
I accept there are sometimes issues relating to ‘therapeutic fit’ and therefore invite a review of the process after three sessions. I am also available to discuss any potential work by phone before starting therapeutic work.
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