Elizabeth Carey

I have been counselling for over 20 twenty years and I am an accredited and registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Life, living and dying present many challenges to us as individuals and families throughout our lifetime. Through counselling we can receive professional support to help us understand, manage and change if necessary, our thoughts feelings and behaviours.

As an Integrative counsellor I engage with my clients in an environment where they can reflect on their concerns and issues without fear of judgement. We are all unique and I appreciate and relate to my clients and their life experiences as individuals.  I am respectful, empathic and genuine and work with my clients to develop a trusting relationship which provides a safe space to share, reflect and process what causes the concern, confusion and emotional distress or hurt.  My way of being, my training and my experience can help you to understand yourself more clearly and compassionately and if desired make changes that allow you to live and experience your life and relationships with less distress and more fulfilment.

My Professional Background and Experience:

As an accredited and registered member of BACP, I adhere to their Ethical Framework, Code of Practice and requirements for their professional register, to ensure I work safely and professionally with each individual client.

Most of my counselling experience has been working as student counsellor in Further and Higher Education with students from adolescence to adults dealing with a diverse and sometimes complex range of  issues including  Anxiety, Depression, Stress, Bereavement / Loss, Relationship Problems, Eating Disorders and Sexual Orientation, sexual abuse and behavioural disorders.

I also worked with an addiction agency, counselling clients who  had a dependency on alcohol and prescribed medication.

Throughout my Counselling Career I spent almost twenty years training and mentoring trainee counsellors from level 2 through to foundation degree level and for 7 years was a Course Director for the University of Ulster Foundation Degree in Counselling.

My core training and practice is in Integrative Therapy, however I have experience in a range of approaches and all my work is supported with Continuous Professional and Personal Development and Training.

I am also a qualified supervisor and supervise counsellors privately and as a supervisor on the University of Ulster supervisors list for their range of counselling training programmes

What to expect from counselling with me:

• Initially clients may contact me on my mobile telephone number. A client may find this initial contact difficult however I will support them to make an appointment for a face to face interview.  Alternatively you may leave a message or a text and I will return your call.
• At the first appointment we will introduce ourselves and work together to come to an understanding of the counselling process and your needs.  I appreciate that this experience may be difficult for clients however I endeavour to provide provide a warm, understanding and confidential environment to help initiate a trusting relationship.
• We may contract at the end of this session or you may wish to consider your options further and we can contract at the next session.  A contract will be negotiated and agreed and provide clarity regarding the setting, timing, purpose, monitoring, closure and feedback  of the counselling relationship.
• I have a choice of settings for my practice based in an holistic therapy room (Ravensara Holistic Therapy) in Randalstown and a counselling room in Antrim.  Both are calm and comfortable, easy to access, with free parking and close to the M2 and major roads.

I have a sliding scale of fees.

Trainee Counsellor -            £40 per hour

Voluntary Counsellor -        £35 per hour

Paid Counsellor -                £40

Supervision of Counsellors - £40 per hour.