Claudia Coussins
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About me
I am a BACP-accredited integrative therapist and my practice is influenced by a variety of therapeutic approaches. My focus is relational, attachment-informed and embodied.
This means I believe we can gain as much insight from how we interact, as from the content of what we say. My practice draws on childhood, inter-generational and wider cultural experiences to make sense of thoughts, feelings and sensations in the present. I believe that working with our physicality and paying attention to our bodily sensations can enhance our understanding of ourselves.
- If you're looking for therapy, maybe you’re hoping to process particular experiences such as abuse, trauma, loss, depression, anxiety or challenging relationships. Or you might be here because you’re feeling some life changes bubbling and you'd like to explore that. If you don’t know exactly why you’re here - that's fine too - we can talk this through together.
- If you’re a parent, carer or young person, who has been referred to me from another service, you might have been looking for support for a while or you might be fed up of repeating your story to someone new. Either way, I will get to know you as an individual rather than any labels you might have been given along the way.
- If you’re a practitioner working in the health, mental health, education, social care, other caring professions or the wellness industry, you might be experiencing stress, burnout, compassion fatigue or vicarious trauma. Therapy will be a space for you to prioritise your own needs and recharge.
If now isn't the right time for ongoing therapy, you might be interested in the Wellbeing Reset package: a reflective questionnaire; a 90 minute wellbeing session; and, a personalised aftercare pack.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am BACP-accredited and completed my Diploma in Integrative Counselling at the Minster Centre. I am a practitioner member of the Black, African and Asian Therapy Network, whose goal is to address the inequality of access to appropriate psychological services for Black, African, South Asian and Caribbean people.
As well as my private practice, I am a counsellor at Spiral Holistic Therapy Centre, a low-cost and long-term therapy service.
I have spent 15 years working with children and families experiencing socio-emotional challenges as well as with the practitioners who support them (including brief, solution-focused work).
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
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
Prices are £80 per 50 minute sessions (please ask about concessions if money is a barrier). You can also request a free 20 minute introductory call.
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Further information
I am committed to incorporating anti-oppressive practice into my therapy. My professional background - as well as exploring my own history of difference, marginalisation and privilege - has enhanced my compassion and understanding of how societal structures can impact a person's mental health.
