David Allen
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About me
Welcome, my name's David and I'm a person-centred counsellor. This means that my main aim is to provide an accepting and empathic relationship so that you feel safe to explore whatever's troubling you.
The reasons you're seeking counselling are as unique as you are and so I shy away from labels or 'putting people in boxes'. However, I've worked with people suffering from depression, anxiety, panic attacks, low self esteem, grief and more.
It's really important that you feel comfortable talking to your therapist, so to help you decide if I'm the right counsellor for you, I offer a half price first session.
I am personally interested in how wider social and environmental issues can affect our mental health.
As well as being a counsellor, I enjoy writing poetry. Where appropriate I try to bring my creativity to my counselling work through the use of metaphor and imagery to help you explore your world.
If you have any questions about me, or about counselling in general, please don't hesitate to ask.
I am registered with the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and I abide by it's code of ethics and good practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
Currently, alongside my private counselling, I'm a facilitator on a counselling training course and until recently I worked with young people in a secondary school in Reading.
Qualifications/experience:
OCST4 Training in Online Counselling
Diploma in Person-Centred Therapy, Metanoia Instutite
BA Person-Centred Therapy, Middlesex University
Certificate In Working with Children and Young People
Initial counselling training, No5 Youth Counselling
I have volunteered at a young persons counselling charity for several years (No5 Youth Counselling) and recently worked on the pastoral care team of a small charity.
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
I have a particular interest in how social and environmental issues such as climate change can affect our mental health, and in providing a space for people to voice these concerns and find a way forward.
Therapies offered
Fees
£40.00 - £55.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
The relationship between you and your counsellor is really important, so to help you decide if I'm the right counsellor for you, I offer a discounted first session of £40, thereafter all sessions are £55.
When I work
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I see clients daytimes and early evenings on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.
Further information
As well as counselling, I worked for many years as a lab technician within Reading University, then several environmental charities, communities and farms, and I'm a poet/keen writer in my spare time.
