About me
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Welcome to Donna Black Therapy.
Hi. I’m Donna, a Manchester-based therapist and clinical supervisor offering in-person, telephone or video sessions for people aged 18+. I am also co-founder of Creative Pie™.
Donna Black Therapy: I offer a safe, friendly, accepting space to talk about whatever's on your mind. I value and respect your individuality and uniqueness, compassionately welcoming all parts of you in the therapy room.
Perhaps you are feeling anxious, depressed or have low self-esteem? Maybe you're experiencing family, relationship or work issues? Perhaps you've experienced a bereavement or life changes such as a relationship breakdown, menopause, job loss or are an empty nester? Or are unresolved issues from your past hindering your present, and you need some support to move forward? Whatever is bothering you, I will start from where you're at, working at a pace you're comfortable with.
My work is from a 'person-centred' perspective, meaning that you are placed at the centre of the work we do together. I draw on a variety of therapeutic approaches to find ways of working that make sense for you whether that be talking therapies, creative therapies or an integration of both.
I have had the privilege of providing therapy to a diverse range of people in various settings, including healthcare, educational institutions, and nonprofit organisations. My experience encompasses working with individuals from all backgrounds, including children, adolescents, and adults.
If you feel like we could work together, please feel free to get in touch. I’d be happy to arrange a complimentary, no obligation 20-minute phone or video call to share more about my approach and explore if we’re the 'right fit' for each other
Creative Pie™ : A slice of self served creatively™. We provide creative expression workshops to therapists, other mental health professionals and educators to enhance their professional development. We also facilitate therapeutic group work to organisations working with children, young people and adults. We also design and deliver bespoke creative packages for corporate clients ideal for away days, team development, project evaluations and reflective spaces in the workplace. Contact creativepieinfo@gmail.com / instagram.com/the_creativepie
Training, qualifications & experience
Below is a list of my counselling and other qualifications and some of the training I have done as part of my continual professional development.
- Advanced Certificate in Person-Centred Counselling for Depression (University of Central Lancashire)
- Essential Supervision Skills Certificate in Clinical Supervision (British Psychological Society)
- Msc Counselling and Psychotherapy (Salford University)
- Postgraduate Diploma Counselling and Psychotherapy (Salford University)
- An Introduction to Person Centred Expressive Arts Therapy (Creative Connections)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (Manchester College)
- Postgraduate Diploma Youth and Community Work (Huddersfield University)
Other:
- Connecting & Connected with Clay Conference
- Parts after harm: Applying Internal Family Systems and Structural Dissociation to Understand Attachment Patterns After Sexual Abuse
- Somatic Skills for Clients with Attachment Wounds
- Trauma Skills: Using Pendulation and Titration to Prevent Overwhelm
- Building a Somatic Toolkit via the Vagus Nerve
- Transactional Analysis (TA) 101 Introductory
- Introduction to Sand Tray therapy
- Anxious preoccupied attachment – how we work with clients with this strategy
- Avoidant attachment – how we work with clients with this strategy
- Working with Parts Introduction
- Working with Emotions and Emotion Regulation
- Working with Shame
- Dealing with distress: working with suicide and self harm
- Working with relational trauma: dealing with disorganised attachment
- Child sexual abuse: hope for healing
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
Fees
£65.00 per session
Additional information
- £65 per session
Cancellation policy:
- Less than 24hrs: Full fee of £65 payable
- More than 24hrs: Half fee of £32.50 payable
