Emily Heuvel
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About me
Many different things can bring us to counselling. Sometimes, having faced a situation or bottled up our feelings for too long, we reach a crisis point. Or a specific event can overwhelm us: a loss; the end of a relationship; a change in circumstances, employment, or health. Sometimes we find ourselves replaying the same patterns in our lives over and over, repeating the same unhelpful behaviours. We can feel out of control and unable to cope. Sometimes we feel that stress, anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem are getting in the way of living our lives as we truly want to. And sometimes, we just don't have the words for what is wrong.
At these times, and many others, it can be helpful to speak to a counsellor. I offer you a safe and confidential space to explore what is happening for you without judgement, to unpick and process it, and be challenged when old patterns begin to replay. In this way I will work to support you as you gain more awareness of yourself, and come to find your own solutions to what is holding you back.
I am a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, a certified member of BACP, and a member of CAPPP. I initially trained (long ago!) as a singer and run Birch Tree Folk Choir, a community choir that combines folk singing with guided visualisation and a focus on emotional connection, designed to regulate the nervous system and support wellbeing. I am interested in the body as a whole and the interplay between physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual health, and am currently training as a medical herbalist in order to be able to offer holistic health and wellbeing support.
Training, qualifications & experience
QUALIFICATIONS
CPCAB Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Studies
CPCAB Certificate in Counselling Skills
CPCAB Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills
First degree (BMus (Hons) 1st Class
NETWORKS & EXPERIENCE
Certified Member of the BACP (MBACP Reg. No. 374847)
Member of the CAPPP
Former Counsellor at Catalyst Drug and Alcohol support
Former Counsellor at Sutton Women's Centre
Member organisations
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
£55.00 - £95.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a price range so that clients have control to choose a fee that is both affordable and meaningful to them. Those who are able to pay more enable me to support those who need to pay less.
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I have availability on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
Further information
MY COUNSELLING APPROACH
My counselling aporoach is integrative, meaning that I combine a number of different theoretical methodologies. I am able to adapt my technique and approach to suit individual clients and their therapeutic aims.
At the core of my work is a person centred way of working. I believe that the counselling relationship should be based upon mutual trust and respect. I seek to provide a space that is non-judgemental and empathetic, where you can feel safe to explore things you may not want to speak about with others.
I also work relationally - often the way we interact within the therapeutic relationship can reflect patterns of relating from outside of the counselling room. Recognising and exploring this can offer us new insights. This may lead us to working psychodynamically - looking back at your past to find the root of unhelpful patterns or feelings.
I particularly enjoy working neuroscientifically. Understanding how our brains work and the way we evolved can be extremely helpful, particularly when it feels that our bodies are somehow 'betraying' us. Symptoms such as stress and anxiety can be very uncomfortable, yet understanding why our bodies are responding in this way can offer us new levels of understanding and freedom.
No matter the theories or techniques used, the aim of counselling is to facilitate change. Together we will work to discover what this might mean for you, and I will support you on your journey towards it.