Dale Lynch
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Taking time to look for the right counsellor can be a challenge in itself, so give yourself credit for this. Sharing things about ourselves that are painful is also challenging, so again, this is another credit to you that you may have overlooked. It could also mean that you want something in your life to change. What ever it is about you that you want to address or change, these are all aspects of ourselves that deserve respect, compassion, time and understanding.
I believe that building up a good relationship with you is important so you can have a safe place to explore what you want to work on about yourself. I will provide you with the space to be heard and understood, and from there we will work together to find long lasting ways of improving your life.
My therapy approach is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). This therapy approach will help you look at and understand difficult feelings, circumstances or relationships in your life that are causing you distress. With compassion and support from me, the aim is to help you evaluate your thinking so you can better understand yourself, and improve your overall mental health.
How the sessions work
Fees are £50.00 per hour
Sessions are phone, online via teams, or i can do home visits depending on postcode (home visit session prices may vary due to distance)
The first initial appointment is a free video, or phone call so we can have a chat about your current situation, your background, what you want help with, or what changes you would like to see in your life. This information will help me to understand you and your circumstances and will also give you the opportunity to see if I'm the right therapist for you. If you feel that I'm not the right therapist, then that's also fine, there is no obligation to begin therapy.
If you decide to go ahead with therapy, we can arrange a time slot for your first session. At the start of session one, the initial assessment, I will discuss contracting with you. This part of the process outlines confidentiality, the limits of confidentiality, and my membership with the British Association for Counselling Psychotherapists (BACP).
After hearing what you want help with, such as your expectations of therapy, what you hope to achieve and what goals you have, I will discuss how I can help you move forward by explaining how I work as a therapist.
Training, qualifications & experience
Registered Member MBACP
Currently I have a (FdSc) qualification in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). I have a special; interest in working with Depression, low self esteem, anxiety, domestic abuse and bereavement, self harm and suicidal thoughts.
I have a vast experience in helping young adults, to adults to older adults within an NHS organization with issues such as loss, anxiety, Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), depression, low self esteem, hopelessness, self harm, and suicidal thoughts.
I have also worked with people (both males and females) who have experienced domestic abuse. When working with individuals of domestic abuse I have helped them to be able to rebuild their sense of self esteem and confidence in themselves, which may have been affected due to their experience of domestic abuse.
As a current registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) I maintain my practice by working within the standards set within their code of ethics which includes supervision on a regular basis.
I hold a Current DBS check
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
£50.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
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Sessions are by phone or online only via teams
