Elizabeth Edwarde

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PGDip(Counselling), MBACP (Accred), CQSW
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

location_on London, Greater London, N2
Available for new clients
Available for new clients

This professional is available for new clients.

About me

Your first session.

In our first session, I hope to help you relax and feel at ease, we will talk about what you would like to achieve from counselling and discuss our preferred way of working, and then we can reach an agreement on the terms on which we will work together.

It can be challenging to embark on a counselling journey and my aim is to make sure that you feel comfortable and able to talk freely about your worries and concerns within our agreed boundaries of confidentiality.   My clients have often expressed a great relief to feel able to be themselves and express themselves freely, without feeling judged.

I work face to face and also online.  My office is peaceful, safe and private. It is easily accessible by public transport.  There is off-road parking.  

About me and my therapy practice  

I am an experienced counsellor, I have been counselling for over 20 years and now have my own private practice.  I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, (BACP) and I adhere to their code of ethics and framework for good practice.  I hold an Advanced certificate and Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling.

I mainly work short term with individual adults in a peaceful, private setting, providing a supportive, non-judgemental environment for clients to work through issues in a confidential, safe and effective way, to find new perspectives on past and current issues and to develop effective ways to cope with future life.  

My counselling is based on the Person Centred approach, which focuses on the quality of the counselling relationship, established through trust, openness, non-judgmental support and empathy. My work also includes the use of Mindfulness, to relieve anxiety and stress, as well as to reduce and prevent depression. 

Some people may simply need one session to address the issues they wish to bring, and others  feel that they would benefit from a greater number of sessions. We can discuss your needs and agree on a fixed number of sessions. for example, six or twelve, with the aim of completing our work in that time. 

Sometimes, after completing a specific piece of work, clients may like to come for an additional supportive visit and they can email or text to arrange an additional session.

I can offer on-site parking for clients and my room is about ten minutes walk from East Finchley tube station.  The number 143 bus runs from the tube station to a stop very close to my gate. 

I offer a supportive, non judgemental environment to explore what is troubling you and to enable you to gain new perspectives on past and current issues and tools to cope with your future life.

Sometimes, after completing a piece of work clients may like to come for an occasional supportive visit and they can email or text to arrange an additional session.

If you would like to email me or speak to me on the phone to discuss your needs before deciding to come and see me, I would be pleased to hear from you. It is best to use my mobile number.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have an Advanced certificate and a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling. I have experience working with adults and young people. I have offered counselling covering a wide range of different issues.

I work in a Person Centred way helping raise confidence and self-esteem. I have been trained to teach Mindfulness, which has been shown to help people learn to manage anxiety and avoid depression. I have also had experience in working with adults who have suffered Childhood Abuse. I have been counselling for many years and now have my own private practice.

I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists), which means that I adhere to their code of ethics and framework for good practice (see www.bacp.co.uk.). As required by the BACP, I am in regular supervision and follow an ongoing programme of continuing professional development.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

My Qualifications and Experience 

Having studied Psychology with the Open University, I then trained at Bristol University and worked for many years with children and families, as a social worker and Family Therapist. During this time I gained an Advanced Certificate in Counselling and subsequently worked for Relate as a member of their 'Relateen' Team, working as a counsellor to young people.

This work convinced me that counselling was my vocation and I undertook and gained a Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling, awarded by Bath Spa University. The course was 'Integrative' and introduced the participants to many different models of therapy. This has enabled me to use several different approaches with clients.

Since qualifying I have trained to teach clients Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction.

My work is based on the Person Centred Therapy of Carl Rogers. He discovered after many years of practice as a therapist that it did not seem to matter what school of psychotherapy a therapist practiced. What did matter and what got results was the style and personality of the counsellor and the relationship formed between client and counsellor. A good therapeutic alliance is vital and this is achieved if the therapist strives to offer three conditions: empathy, honesty, and unconditional acceptance.

Therapies offered

Fees

£40.00 - £60.00

Concessions offered for

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Additional information

I charge £60 for a 50 minute session for individuals.

I charge £40 for students on a low income, and single parents, who do not receive help from their ex-partner, people with disabilities, etc.

When I work

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 I am available to work face to face and also online from 9.30 to 5.30pm.

Further information

I am a few minutes walk, or short bus ride from East Finchley Tube station. There is also off road parking available outside my office. The bus stops close to the main gate to the estate.

You can contact me by email, or my mobile. If you cannot get a reply you can also text me on my mobile, or leave a message.

I have experience of working directly face to face at my office. It is a quiet, comfortable and confidential space. I have also had considerable experience of working online using a site called VCee.   If you do not have experience of working online, I can reassure you and talk you through this. VCee is a safe and confidential site and very easy to download and use.  I send you an invitation to VSee and you follow the links.  You are then added to my address book and I can video call you when you log on at the arranged time

When you have decided that you would like to meet me, we can arrange an initial session. If you find this helpful and you are happy with the way that I work we can arrange further sessions.

East Finchley, London, Greater London, N2

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)

Key details

Wheelchair user access info
Wheelchair user access

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You can contact the Counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

My house is one of 12 houses on a small gated estate in East Finchley, with off-road parking. It is accessed by a gravel drive, so a wheelchair needs to cope with gravel. My consulting room is on the ground floor and there is a toilet nearby.

Online platforms

VSee
Zoom