Debbie Waters
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About me
Sometimes life can feel difficult. At some point in our lives we all experience challenges, emotional difficulties and uncertainties which can leave us feeling anxious, distressed and overwhelmed. Sometimes we might need support in an environment where we can be fully open, feel heard, understood and accepted.
These difficulties might include problems with our relationships, attachment and loss, work related stress, financial worries, illness, or unresolved emotional trauma from the near or distant past. You might feel depressed, anxious, sad, angry, isolated, lacking in confidence, have low self-esteem, be stuck or unable to cope. At this point you might not know what has brought you to counselling and that is okay.
This is when counselling may help.
As a counsellor I will provide you with a safe space and listen to you in a way that makes you feel heard and emotionally supported, without judgement. I will help you to unravel, express and make sense of your feelings and emotions using very gentle but effective techniques.
I understand that the counselling process can be painful and difficult as well as rich and rewarding. Your experience in counselling, our therapeutic relationship and the way we work together is important to me. Together, these inform my approach, which is warm, kindly and immediately puts people at ease.
Our sessions will be conducted in a supportive, compassionate, respectful and confidential environment, in which you will feel supported to explore your thoughts, feelings and behaviours at a pace that feels comfortable for you.
My practice is underpinned by humanistic values; a belief in individuals’ capacity to change. I believe that you have all the resources you need to make the changes you are seeking, given the right conditions.
I understand that every client is different in terms of what works for them and their needs, and that while one therapeutic approach may be helpful for one client, for another it might not be. My training is based on an integrative relational approach that allows me to draw from across different therapeutic schools so that I can tailor each session to what you need.
I am a Registered Member of the BACP and work within their ethical framework of good practice for counselling and psychotherapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling ( BACP Accred)
- Understanding and Working with Sexual Violence
- TA 101 Transactional Analysis
- Certificate in Online and Telephone counselling
- MA Education – University of Plymouth
- Certificate of Education Plymouth University
- Advanced Certificate in Counselling
- Motivational Interviewing
- Working with Domestic Abuse
- Equality and Diversity
- Safeguarding Adults, Safeguarding Children, and Safeguarding Domestic Abuse
- RMN
- Accredited facilitator of Myers Briggs/ Team Management Profile (TMP).
- Registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy MBACP (Accred)
I currently offer some of my time to the following organisations on a voluntary basis:
- Supporting women in a Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
Member organisations
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
Some of the following are issues I work with:
Abuse, Trauma, relationship Issues and Stress.
I have worked across mental health settings for over 30 years. I have also worked for an Improving Access to Psychological Therapy (IAPT) service and have specific experience in supporting people with anxiety and depression.
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
£45.00 a 60-minute one-to-one session
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Weekdays 9.00-5.00, evenings on request.
