About me
I am Beth McCay, I am a BACP accredited Psychotherapist and EMDR Therapist who specializes in trauma-focused therapy, Personality disorders, developmental trauma and relational healing.
I have substantial experience working in acute mental health settings with adults struggling with severe and enduring mental health difficulties such as self-harm and personality disorders. I also have experience working with general mental health difficulties such as anxiety and depression.
I have worked with young people and their families who have been adopted or fostered. I also developed and led a school counselling service, which I am very proud of. Prior to this, I worked within a local community, providing drug and alcohol counselling to residents in need.
My approach is rooted in trauma-informed principles, ensuring clients feel safe, respected, and empowered throughout their therapeutic journey. By integrating Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) into my therapeutic work, I help my clients process traumatic memories gently and effectively. EMDR allows clients to access and reprocess difficult experiences in a way that reduces emotional overwhelm, promotes healing, and fosters resilience.
My integrative style brings together the best elements of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Transactional Analysis, and Person-Centred Therapy. This blend of approaches allows me to address each client’s challenges from various perspectives, helping them to build self-awareness and achieve their therapeutic goals.
I believe that the therapeutic relationship is key to my clients achieving their goals. I am, therefore, responsible for ensuring that therapy is a safe and secure place for you. Therapy is tailored to each individual client.
Serendipity Psychology Ltd Beds and Bucks
I am the fortunate and proud founder of our multidisciplinary team at Serendipity Psychology Ltd Beds and Bucks, which includes an incredible team of professionally registered, highly qualified psychologists, psychotherapists, counsellors and occupational therapists working across Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire. If you are looking for support outside of Northampton, please feel free to call me or message and we can find the right therapist for you.
https://www.serendipitypsychology.co.uk/practices/bedfordshire-and-buckinghamshire/
We offer a free initial brief online or telephone meeting to explore your individual needs and introduce you to the different services available to you so please reach out and get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
2023 – Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR). Parts 1,2&3 -Richman EMDR Training
2020 – Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling – CPCAB
2017 – Level 4 Diploma in Integrative Counselling – CPCAB
2014 – Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies – CPCAB
2008 – BSc Psychology and Forensic Investigation – University of Canterbury
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Fees
£45.00 - £120.00
Additional information
We have a structured fee schedule that is determined by the level of experience, skillset, qualification and training of different team members.
Fee range examples:
£45 Lower-fee service
£80 Counselling & psychotherapy service
£110 Specialist mental health practitioner-led service
£120 Psychologist service
For fees relating to case management, local authority, legal, corporate and insurance cases, please enquire separately.
Our fees are competitive with other therapy services and subsidised sessions are available upon enquiry.
Appointments:
Daytime, weekend and evening appointments are available.
Venues:
Sessions would either be held at one of our comfortable consulting rooms or clinics around Northamptonshire,, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire and other locations around the UK, or online. It is also sometimes possible for arrangements to be made for us to travel to those who would feel more at ease at home and you are confident that your sessions are held in a quiet and private venue so you can speak freely and feel reassured that any information shared is not overheard.
