Courtney Whalen Van de Weyer
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About me
I am a humanistic therapist focused on entrepreneurs, intra-preneurs, and their families.
I am available to meet online or over the telephone, regardless of where you are located. If you would prefer to meet in person, I am based in Cambridge (U.K.).
Training, qualifications & experience
I have over twenty years’ experience of being an entrepreneur in the private sector, having been both a founder and co-founder in a number of different companies - some successful and some (very much!) not.
I have also worked within two non-profit organisations as an intra-preneur, successfully creating and carrying forward unique projects from within. On a more personal level, I have been married to an entrepreneur for nearly 25 years.
Throughout this time, I have both witnessed and experienced the often transformative effect of humanistic therapy. Several years ago I decided to retrain in order to specifically ensure I could help others undergoing the same unique experience.
I am a qualified humanistic therapist and a registered Member (no 397604) of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP).
My humanistic approach is grounded in existentialist psychotherapy, a positive approach that explores the choices we have, the freedom we have to make them, and how they can help us find meaning.
Originally from the US, but having lived in the UK for over two decades, I also have a keen interest in the ways in which cultural expectations and norms influence entrepreneurs and the support they do (or don’t) receive.
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
Therapies offered
Fees
Additional information
I always offer a 15-minute introductory meeting (online) at no cost. This way I can answer any questions you might have and to ensure that we both feel that there is potential for a good therapeutic relationship to develop.
