Emily Heuvel MBACP
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I am a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, working in private practice in central Bath. I am a certified member of the BACP (Registered member no. 374847) and a member of CAPPP.
Prior to training as a counsellor I trained as a musician (BMus (Hons) 1st class) and am the founder of Birch Tree Folk Choir. BTFC works to realign the nervous system, reducing stress and anxiety while reconnecting through folk music to heritage, landscape, and community.
Born in Scotland, I grew up on site at a boarding school in the Surrey Hills. Along the way I have worked in all sorts of different roles alongside all sorts of different people - from workshop leader to waitress, singing teacher to postman. I look forward to meeting you and building our therapeutic relationship together.
For more information see my website.
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
EdFirst Approved School Supplier
Former Counsellor at Catalyst Drug and Alcohol support
Former Counsellor at Sutton Women's Centre
Certificate: A person centred approach to death and dying (Living Well Dying Well)
Certificate: Working with Abusive Relationship (Sutton Women's Centre)
Certificate: Working with Substance Abuse (Catalyst)
Certificate: Guided Imagery and Visualisation for Therapeutic Change (Human Givens)
Member organisations
Accredited register membership
Areas of counselling I deal with
- Abortion
- Abuse
- Addiction(s)
- Affairs and betrayals
- Alcoholism
- Anger management
- Anxiety
- Attachment disorder
- Behaviour problems
- Bereavement
- Bullying
- Cancer
- Career counselling
- Carer support
- Chronic fatigue syndrome/ME
- Depression
- Discrimination
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Drug addiction
- Emotional abuse
- Family issues
- Feeling sad
- Gambling
- Generalised anxiety disorder
- Infertility
- Internet addiction
- Loneliness
- Low self-confidence
- Low self-esteem
- Miscarriage
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
- Panic attacks
- Passive aggressive behaviour
- Phobias
- Physical abuse
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Postnatal depression
- Redundancy
- Relationship problems
- Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Separation and divorce
- Sex addiction
- Sexual abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking
- Spirituality
- Stress
- Suicidal thoughts
- Trauma
- Work-related stress
Therapies offered
Fees
My fees for self funding clients start from £45
Fees for business clients start from £60
I offer a student rate of £37
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.
Maps & Directions
Bath, BA1 1HL
Type of session
| Online counselling: | Yes |
| Telephone counselling: | No |
| Face to face counselling: | Yes |
| Home visits: | No |
Practical details
| Sign language: | No |
| Other languages: | None |
Accessibility
| Wheelchair access: | Unspecified |
Availability
I work with clients Monday - Wednesday daytimes, and Monday and Tuesday evenings.
Types of client
| Young people |
| Adults |
| Older adults |
