Devon Gray
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About me
As a non-binary and neurodivergent counsellor, I offer an environment that is affirmative of all queer identities and can adapt my approach to suit the varying needs of neurodiverse individuals. I am particularly interested in working with individuals from the LGBTQ+ community and people who are neurodiverse (whether diagnosed or not); I believe that it is paramount to the mental health of all people that spaces that are inclusive and welcoming are created to support those within oppressed and commonly misunderstood groups.
Counselling allows you to explore the challenges you have faced throughout your life and are currently facing in your present. My goal is to offer a warm, empathetic, and confidential environment where you will be safe and feel encouraged to be yourself and talk freely and honestly. I follow an integrative approach to counselling, drawing on humanistic theory to ensure that your wants are at the forefront of the counselling process. I currently offer sessions online and over the phone.
I am experienced in working with children, young people, and adults with problems such as low mood, anxiety, stress, body-image issues, grief and loss, gender and sexuality questioning and more.
Finding a counsellor with whom you feel safe can be really challenging, which is why I offer a free initial 20-minute session. In this session, I can begin to understand your needs and expectations, and you have the chance to ask any questions and understand how I work. If, after this session, you wish to continue working together, sessions will be 50 minutes each.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Registered Member of the BACP (MBACP)
- NCFE Cache Level 2 Counselling Skills
- NCFE Cache Level 3 Counselling Skills
- FdSc in Counselling, University Centre Weston
- BSc (Hons) Counselling (top-up), University Centre Weston
My primary counselling training and foundation degree took a humanistic approach. During my top-up degree, I further completed training in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and compassion-focused therapy (CFT). I have also completed training sessions in working with eating disorders, body-image issues, and self-esteem, as well as experience working with neurodiverse individuals.
I have clinical experience counselling young people with eating disorders and body image issues. As well as being a counsellor in both a voluntary and employed position for the past few years in a charity that works with adult and young people suffering from a variety of mental health concerns.
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
£40.00 per session
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I believe that counselling should be accessible to all. Concessions are available so please enquire for more information.
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