Elizabeth Millar
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About me
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I am a fully qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist (CBT) and also deliver therapy through the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM). I offer a fully collaborative service, designed to fit with whatever it is you wish to change, cope with or attend to. I work integratively with other therapeutic modalities and I may also use some Mindfulness within sessions. However, I will work together with you in a way that you find effective and beneficial.
Therapeutic Counselling
I can offer you a pleasant environment in which you can share as little or as much as you wish. Making that first step to enter counselling or psychotherapy is a scary one but I can assure a friendly welcome and an understanding of your anxiety, whether you decide to continue or not. Please feel free to contact me in the first instance, either by phone or email, to have a chat about the process or what you would like to achieve through counselling.
Everyone at some point in their life may find things have become difficult or challenging, which affects the way we think, feel or behave on a day to day basis. We don't always know where or who to turn to in these situations and sometimes we get a little stuck. You may already know you have a mental health condition or maybe you would just like to change an area of your life that's causing you some amount of worry or stress. Either way, together with a therapist, in a friendly, confidential and non-judging environment, you can explore these issues and how they're affecting you and find a way to deal with them, make changes and gain a healthier, more emotionally balanced lifestyle.
My Experience
My working life for the past 21 years has been within the voluntary sector and I developed an interest in counselling 10 years ago. This interest has lead me to train and qualify as a counsellor and then to further my training in CBT and groupwork. I have also trained in the Comprehensive Resource Model (CRM), developed by Lisa Schwarz, M.Ed., specifically for working with severe trauma related conditions, such as Complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorders. Trauma related problems are an interest of mine and I am constantly upgrading my knowledge and research in this area.
My Ethics
I work according to the ethical guidelines of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP).
Training, qualifications & experience
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COSCA Introduction to Counselling
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COSCA Counselling Skills
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Diploma in Counselling and Groupwork - CBT Approach
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Certificate in Comprehensive Resource Model (Basic Module)
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Certificate in Advanced CRM with Core Self
- Certificate in CRM Case Conceptualization and Treatment of Severe Dissociative Disorders
I have experience in working with drug and alcohol addiction services, as well as with those who are directly affected by drug and alcohol addiction through a relative, partner or friends.
I have also volunteered with Fife Womens Aid as a Therapeutic Counsellor working with women who have suffered or are suffering domestic abuse, many of whom have been through severe trauma as children as well as in adulthood.
Member organisations
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
Accredited Register Scheme
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
£40.00 per session
Free initial in-person session
Additional information
Individual sessions are 50-60 minutes, normally on a weekly basis.
Individual sessions £40 per session
Couple sessions £60 per session
When I work
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Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings - from 5.30 to 7.30 pm, Friday - from 9.30 am to 4 pm, Saturday from 9.30am to 12pm
