Debra Maxwell
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About me
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I offer 15 minutes of free consultation. This gives you a chance to discuss your issues and get to know me.
Starting counselling sessions can be daunting and I want to make this as easy as possible. Six sessions can be used for short-term counselling.
Each session is designed to help you, build a therapeutic relationship, explore your issues, start to develop a better understanding of yourself, put new coping strategies into practice, and help reframe thoughts and feelings. These are some of the things which counselling helps with. I view everyone as unique by using the person-centred approach allows you to bring your experiences to therapy. You will work closely with me focusing on what issues matter to you most.
Counselling will be challenging and quite creative. During the counselling, it is hoped that you will develop a more positive outlook on the issues you face.
Please contact me to find out more. I do offer face-to-face, telephone, and online counselling.
I work with Adults only and now offer couples counselling.
Training, qualifications & experience
BA in Counselling Studies - Trauma, Attachment and Loss (2010)
Diploma in Counselling (Higher Education) (2006)
Couples Therapy (2023)
Telephone - Online counselling (2022)
I have worked in various counselling settings - victims of crime - drug and alcohol - historical abuse and rape. I have worked with anxiety, depression, stress, post-traumatic stress, low self-esteem, and relationship issues.
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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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Additional information
I charge £40 pounds per hour for 50mins session.
When I work
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Further information
For an individual counselling session my fee is £40 for 50 mins.
Couples counselling £60 for 1 1/2 hours
There is no obligation to continue after the first session.
