About me
Hello, my name is Debbie. Welcome and thank you for reading my profile.
I work with people of all ages from the age of 8 years upwards. and have twenty five years experience of working with adults, children and young people in various therapeutic and organisational settings.
Taking the first steps to seek counselling and talk to someone that you haven't met before can feel daunting but can be the crucial steps needed to help you find your way forward to begin to feel better. Talking therapy offers you a different way of talking and a different way of being listened to.
Together we can work through the issues that are troubling you and help you find strategies to manage life in a way that feels healthier and more productive for you.
So a little about the way I work- I work as a person-centred counsellor which means that the sessions are led by you to choose what you want to talk about no matter how big or how small. I utilise where needed additional counselling modalities and use creative counselling resources to help you explore the issues you may be experiencing which enables me to tailor sessions to meet your individual needs.
I pride myself in being professional, respectful, reliable and a counsellor whom you can trust and feel safe in talking to. I will work with you without judgement, with care and attention to whatever you want to bring to your sessions and offer you a calm, safe, confidential space to help you explore your issues and worries no matter how big or how small they may be.
Counselling sessions are there for you to be able to speak as freely and openly as you want to about whatever may be troubling you.
My aim is to work with you at your own pace to help you explore your thoughts and feelings in order to help you make sense of them, and to help empower you to think and feel more positively about the choices you want to make and the life you want to live.
Together we can work to combat and deal with issues and stresses that can affect our mental health and wellbeing, whether they stem from difficult childhood experiences, the ongoing effect of trauma, anxiety and OCD tendencies or everyday stresses and strains of relationships or the way we see ourselves and doubts that we may be carrying regarding this.
Together we can work towards enabling you to lead a life that feels more fulfilling and one that enables you to feel happier and more at peace with things.
Training, qualifications & experience
Membership of professional bodies:
I am an accredited registered member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and adhere to their ethical framework which I use as a guide to work safely and ethically within my counselling practice.
I regularly undertake and update my CPD (Continued Professional Development) in order to inform my work.
I have Professional Civil Liability insurance
I am DBS checked (Disclosure and Barring Service)
I am GDPR registered (General Data Protection Regulation)
I maintain updated safeguarding training to inform my work with children and young people.
Qualifications:
- Certificate in Supervision (Metanoia Institute)
- Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People
- (National Counselling Society accredited Advanced Specialist course via TIC+)
- Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (CPCAB)
- Certificate in Counselling Studies (CPCAB)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (CPCAB)
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
Photos & videos
Fees
£65.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
I offer concessionary rates for people who are on a low income and am happy to have a conversation about fees depending on your individual situation.
When I work
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Further information
My therapists profile can also be viewed on the websites below.
www.thebanburycounsellingclinic.com
www.banburynoxontherapypractice.com
