Elaine Dunne
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About me
Counselling can feel strange and even a bit scary to begin with, but with the appropriate professional support, it can be the gateway to personal growth and a greater understanding of oneself and others.
As a qualified integrative counsellor with over 10 years’ experience and a member and registrant of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), I passionately believe in the transformative impact of good quality counselling.
Over the years I have developed meaningful therapeutic connections with my clients and successfully helped many adults and young people overcome and understand a wide range of difficulties, which include, but are not limited to: childhood trauma, self-harm, relationship difficulties, loss, anxiety and depression.
I work within an integrative approach, which is informed by psychodynamic and person-centred theories. My practice is flexible, collaborative and endeavours to meet the different needs of each individual. As and when required, I will utilise mindfulness, CBT and creative art techniques to meet the client’s needs. Respect for the variety of human experience, for difference, for diversity and a commitment to inclusivity is embedded in my practice.
Training, qualifications & experience
Prior to qualifying as an integrative counsellor, my degree in psychology with early childhood studies provided me with an excellent understanding of child development, attachment and trauma. In addition to my successful private counselling practice, I have worked as a counsellor within the NHS, and within different educational settings.
Utilising my knowledge, experience and therapeutic skills, I thoroughly enjoyed my previous role as educator on counselling training programmes for adults. Working for a local authority, my understanding of developmental psychology, counselling skills and my compassionate nature was very beneficial when supporting foster carers to develop a more trauma informed and therapeutic parenting style for looked after children.
As my experience has grown over the years, so too has my commitment to working within a social justice agenda. My clinical work allows me to support a wide range of clients with different presenting problems. I am passionate to develop my specialism of neurodivergence e.g. ASC, ADHD and trauma and I am keen to work with clients who identify as neurodivergent and/or their families. Within my clinical practice I am guided by neurodivergent affirmative principles and LGBTQ+ affirming principles.
Training/Qualifications/Professional Membership:
- MBACP - Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapy (B.A.C.P.)
- B.A. (Hons) 'Psychology with Early Childhood Studies'
- Higher Diploma in ‘Integrative Counselling’
- Certificate in ‘Counselling Studies’
- Certificate in ‘Creative Arts Therapy’
Continuing Professional Development (C.P.D.):
On a regular basis, I attend courses/lectures on various relevant mental health subjects which include but are not limited to:
- Certified Autism Spectrum Condition Clinical Specialist Intensive Training (Online course)
- Dr Bessel van der Kolk on How the Body Keeps the Score: Intensive Trauma Treatment Course (Online Course)
- Somatic Therapy for Complex Trauma Certification Training (Online Course)
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD-CCSP) Certification Course: Strength-based Interventions to Thrive with ADHD from Childhood to Adulthood (Online Course)
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Choosing the right counsellor for you is really important. If you would like to arrange a free 15-minute call to discuss any queries you might have, then please contact me.
Counselling sessions are 50 minutes long and are charged at £60.00 per session.
Assessments - Prior to commencing with counselling, we will arrange a suitable time for an assessment/initial consultation session. The purpose of this session is to ascertain what your specific counselling needs are and what you are hoping to achieve from counselling. This is also an opportunity to ask me any questions you may have. During the session I will provide you with some important information e.g., confidentiality, GDPR and safeguarding.
Please allow a little over an hour for the assessment session, which is charged at my standard fee of £60.00.
When I work
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If you require counselling outside of my regular working hours, please contact me as I may have some additional availability.
Further information
My comfortable therapy room is located at the Marlowe Innovation Centre, Ramsgate. There is customer parking available and blue badge spaces directly outside the main entrance. If you have any additional accessibility needs please let me know, as one of my core values is to make my practice as welcoming and accessible as possible.
I hold Professional Civil Liability Insurance covering my counselling practice. I adhere to current data regulations including the G.D.P.R. (2018) and am registered with and pay a fee to the I.C.O. (for further details see www.ico.org.uk).
If you have any questions about my practice and accessing these services please let me know.
