Craig Ferguson
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About me
I am a fully qualified and professionally registered therapist with the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy. I am based in The Greenbank Rooms, in the suburb of Clarkston, on the southside of Glasgow. My space has easily accessible public transport links (bus and train) and on-street/off-street parking close by. I also offers online sessions with clients.
I offer a safe, confidential, non-judgemental and holistic space to explore the reasons for whatever emotional difficulties you may be experiencing. Care, trust and empathy with respect to your situation are guaranteed - without exception.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am - at heart - a Person-Centred Therapist, although I've also been trained in Existentialist, Gestalt and Transactional Analysis techniques in addition to using Cognitive and Dialectical Behavioural tools where applicable. In addition to face-to-face sessions, I am also available online. My primary focus is helping people with Anxiety, Depression, Loss, Grief & Bereavement, Addictions and Relational Issues. I have lived experience as a parent of a child with Additional Support Needs and as such, I have an understanding of the unique challenges - both day to day and longer term - borne by the parents and carers of intellectually disabled children.
In terms of experience, I have held clinical placements at Chris's House, Crisis Counselling and Healing for the Heart. Prior to becoming a therapist, I was a police officer for almost 3 decades, retiring at the rank of Inspector; 12 of those years were in the role of Hostage & Crisis Negotiator. Whilst there are some differences between negotiation and therapy, there are also many similarities; enough for me to know that my vocation in life is to continue to help people who are experiencing emotional difficulty and crisis. In addition to my therapeutic qualifications, I hold an Undergraduate Honours Degree in Criminal Justice and a Postgraduate in Criminal Psychology and Criminology. I am also a Trustee on the Board of Directors for COSCA, Scotland's largest Counselling and Psychotherapy governing body, with responsibility for the Criminal Justice arena.
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
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£40.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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