About me
Hi, I'm Dee, I'm a fully qualified and experienced counsellor who specialises in working with children and young people. I am based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire.
I imagine you are reading this because you, or your child or young person may be finding things difficult right now.
I recognise how hard it can be for children to understand and explain what is going on for them, and how they often express this struggle through their behaviour. I understand how challenging this can be for them and those around them.
I also recognise how challenging adolescence can be for those experiencing it, and those supporting a young person through it. Relationships, friendships, the pressure of school work and exams, the difficulty of being in a changing body, and the pressure to work out who you are and where you fit in the world, can be overwhelming.
Sometimes, no matter how well children or young people get on with their parents, they may find it difficult to talk to them. This is where I can help.
I have a Foundation Degree in Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy, a First Class Honours Degree in Applied Social Sciences, and have completed an Advanced Specialist Training Course, accredited by the National Counselling Society, in Counselling Children and Young People.
I have over twelve years of experience in counselling, both privately and through my work with a Gloucestershire based charity. I have worked in many schools peripateticlly and have held the position of School Counsellor in a girls grammar school.
I am passionate about promoting positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in the children and young people I work with. Within my practice I use creative methods to gently explore and help the child or young person express what may be going on for them, and together identify what is preventing them from moving forward. My practice provides a non-judgemental space in which a child or young person can feel accepted, valued and truly heard.
My Approach
My approach is a gentle, honest, and supportive approach that draws on a range of therapeutic ideas and strategies that are safely integrated to meet individual needs.
I place the counselling relationship at the heart of the work that is done, and am client led in the pace and direction the work takes.
I work creatively to help young people explore their difficulties and express themselves, and with children, employ age appropriate, play-based activities.
If you would like to find out more about my approach and what it might be like to work together, then please contact me by email.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Advanced Specialist Training in Counselling Children and Young People. Accredited by the National Counselling Society.
- BSc (Hons) Applied Social Sciences: 1st class honours degree.
- FdA Therapeutic Counselling and Psychotherapy: Qualified with Distinction
- Level 3 in Counselling Studies
- Level 2 in Counselling Skills
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
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Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Free initial 20-minute telephone consultation.
Block booking discount available: Book 5 sessions in advance and receive 10% off the total price.
When I work
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Further information
My practice is located in a private garden room in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. It offers a contained, calm and confidential environment in which to work.
I offer a free 20 minute phone call to find out a bit about the child or young person, their issues/reasons for seeking counselling, and to answer any questions.
If the child or young person is aged 16 or under, this will be completed with their parent/carer/guardian. The child or young person can be present if they so wish.
If the young person is aged 17 or over, the phone call will be conducted with them.
After this, an appointment for an assessment session can be made. This appointment will last for 50 minutes and be charged at my usual rate of £50 per session.
A parent/carer/guardian will need to attend the assessment session for a child or young person aged 16 or under. A young person aged 17 or over can choose to bring a family member or trusted friend, or attend their assessment session on their own.
This first session provides an opportunity for the child or young person to experience what counselling is like and decide whether it is something they feel able to commit to. During this session we will establish aims and expectations for counselling, and decide if we are the right fit to work together.
After this, if everyone is in agreement that counselling could be of benefit, further sessions can be arranged, and a contract to work together will be signed.
