This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello, my name is Clare. I came to counselling as a second career, having previously worked in corporate communications and run my own business.
After qualifying as a counsellor (MBACP Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist), I undertook a further two years’ training (Intermediate Family Therapy and Systemic Practice) in association with Sussex Partnership NHS, Surrey Borders Partnership NHS, CAMHS and the Association of Family Therapy.
Since 2013, I have worked as a counsellor for a Surrey hospice, with the last seven years employed as their part-time community palliative care counsellor, working with patients dealing with life-limiting illnesses.
In addition to my hospice-based work, I also run a private practice from a discreet location in West Clandon, just off the A3 close to Guildford, Surrey. From this base, I work with clients in the UK and overseas, via face-to-face sessions, Zoom and telephone.
In recent times, clients have come to therapy with various mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, bipolar disorder and body dysphoria. Life events covered have included bereavement, work-related stress, financial pressures, relationship breakdowns, miscarriage, trauma and sexual dysfunction, and emotional distress, such as low self-esteem, anger, loneliness and general sadness.
Training, qualifications & experience
Clients come to me in private practice with a range of issues that they want to explore in a safe, non-judgmental environment. All my work comes from a position of curiosity: I am not an expert on you – you are the expert on your own experience – my role is to harness that so you can reach your potential and resolve, or learn to accept, some of the challenges you are facing.
Together we ‘walk-around’ what you are confronting – we look at it emotionally, rationally and analytically, gently probing and searching for an understanding that will give you a fresh perspective.
Sometimes sessions are all in words; sometimes we may use pictures or experiential work (journaling, sandtray, dreamwork, shells etc) to unlock what you are feeling and help remove the obstacles you may be putting in your path to healing. Whatever path we take, we will choose it together in therapy, in a collaborative, solutions-based programme. Depending on needs, we will also come up with practical coping strategies and skills to support you in your everyday life.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
Initially, I work with clients on a weekly or fortnightly basis. For longer-term clients, we may work on a monthly basis and some like to have a quarterly check-in just to support their on-going journey.
Clients can be seen in person at my practice or via telephone or zoom. For clients who may be travelling or live part-time overseas, sometimes they may choose a combination of all three therapy delivery methods.
In a small number of cases, clients prefer to be seen at home and that can be arranged, for an additional fee, if appropriate.
Group sessions and workshops are arranged by separate agreements.
