Elena Holden
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About me
Face to face, telephone and video sessions available. Please get in touch for more information.
I work with clients to try and increase their understanding of themselves and help them find solutions to issues troubling them.
I am an integrative counsellor, which means I am trained in and use a variety of techniques to best suit the client and their individual needs. I offer mainly Person-centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Person-centred therapy can help you to unravel mixed up emotions and feelings. The aim is for you to feel heard and understood and ultimately come to a better awareness and acceptance of yourself and your experiences. It also aims to help you gain a clearer picture of how you would like your life to be and the self belief to put that into action. CBT therapy focuses on proactively looking at your problem thinking patterns and behaviours, how they are negatively affecting your life and how we can challenge and change them. The two can be successfully used alongside each other. I may also adopt other ways of working such as Psychodynamic, in which we will explore your past experiences and the impact they may be having now. I work collaboratively with clients in order to give them greater choice in how they would like to experience counselling.
I am able to help clients explore their feelings, thoughts and emotions and better understand and manage them. I provide a safe, confidential space for clients to freely express themselves without judgement. I strive to achieve a respectful, equal relationship with clients. I believe a good relationship between client and counsellor and the right fit is vital for effective therapy. I offer an initial meeting with no commitments to allow clients to decide whether they would be happy for us to work together. If you are struggling with any aspect of your life, counselling can help.
I work from a private room in an office in Halifax town centre with parking facilities. Hours of work are flexible. Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions.
Training, qualifications & experience
I hold a First Class Honours degree in Psychology and Counselling, a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy which entailed a year of post-qualifying further education specialising in CBT.
I have varied experience working with adults and young people. I am also experienced in working specifically with adolescents in an educational setting. I work with clients age 15 and above.
I am an Accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, hold a current DBS certificate and I am fully insured.
Member organisations
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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
£60.00 per session
Free initial in-person or telephone session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
£50 per 50 minute session.
There is a 24 hour cancellation policy in place, cancellations outside of this are payable.
When I work
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Varied availability please get in touch to arrange.
Further information
I offer an initial 20 minute phone call or meeting free of charge to allow clients to see if they would like to work together
