Colin Chapman
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About me
The Value of Therapy / Counselling
There may be occasions in our lives when we struggle to make sense of what is happening to us and the world we experience. Depression, anxieties, stress, loss of a loved one and traumatic moments are some of many unforeseen events, that can all change the way we see ourselves and the life we are living. I provide an opportunity to explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences within a relationship that is free of the fears we may hold about disclosing to people we know. I offer a relationship of trust, honesty and openness that allows you to explore your story, thoughts, hopes and fears, in a safe, supportive, confidential place, free of external influences and judgement, providing an opportunity for personal insight and change.
I offer individual therapy to anyone that may be experiencing challenges in their life that may include depression, anxiety, abuse, loss, trauma, stress, anger, addictions, eating disorders and relationship difficulties.
As a fully insured and Registered Member of BACP (MBACP), CC Therapy and Mindfulness work in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions 2018, providing an assurance for clients that the service they receive is bound by professional and ethical standards.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA (Hons) Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy
Diploma Humanistic Counselling & Psychotherapy
HE Diploma (Medicine)
NCFE Certificate Mental Health Awareness
Certificate in Counselling Skills
Certificate in The Science of Well-Being
Compassion-Based Approaches into Trauma Treatment
I have many years experience of providing therapeutic support for a wide range of client issues. Alongside my professional practice, I also continue to work within the NHS Trust as part of the Macmillan cancer support team, having previously spent a number of years working with MIND, one of the UK's leading mental health charities.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Mindfulness
Mindfulness invites us to observe our internal and external worlds with inordinate care.
Mindfulness is a process that promotes an inherent tendency, in all of us, to become more aware of our present and on going experiences. Practicing mindfulness invites us to become more aware and understanding of our internal processes - thoughts, feelings and behaviors - that elicits an ever-deepening way of being, that opens up and welcomes possibilities that are as yet unknown.
I also lead weekly mindfulness meditation groups. This provides an opportunity to practice classical mindfulness in a peaceful setting, within a small group of up to 8 people. Please contact me for further details.
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Complimentary 30 minute consultation, £60 per session thereafter.
Counselling appointments last for 50 minutes and usually take place weekly in a comfortable private therapy room, with parking available.
For further information or to book an appointment you can make contact by telephone or e-mail. If you telephone and I am unavailable, please leave a message and I will ring you back as soon as possible.
email: colin@cctherapyandmindfulness.co.uk
Tel: 0330 133 1033
Mob: 07542 416 260
When I work
Daytime & Evening
