Emma Pearson
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About me
We all face different struggles in our lives. You may be feeling low, anxious, angry or lonely. Maybe you don’t know why. You may be struggling with a difficult relationship at home or at work. Perhaps there has been a big change, difficult event or a loss in your life. Your struggle may be something you’ve been engaged in for as long as you can remember.
I believe that when we can take the time to explore our experiences and feelings, with someone who has learned how to listen and respond with genuine care and curiosity, we can emerge from our struggle to feel better ‘met’ in the world, to be able to engage in our lives more wholeheartedly, to reconnect again with hope, humour and passion.
And this is where I come in. I offer confidential counselling and psychotherapy, both on a short-term and long-term basis, both online and in person. I work within the humanistic integrative philosophy which means I see us all as having a tendency towards wholeness, growth and healing given the opportunity. I see my role as providing that opportunity, by offering you a real, safe and trusting therapeutic relationship.
My aim is to provide an empathic balance between support and challenge so we can explore and confront whatever feels relevant to you, in the now and in the past. I believe our work together can help you to address the difficulties you face; to achieve more balance in your life; to feel more fulfilled in your work and relationships; to find a place of greater awareness and acceptance.
Training, qualifications & experience
I trained over five years at Metanoia Institute in west London, one of the leading training institutions in the UK in counselling and psychotherapy.
I have an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy from Middlesex University in collaboration with Metanoia Institute, accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the main organisational body for psychotherapy in the UK.
I also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, both from Metanoia Institute.
I am a Registered Member of both the UKCP and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am also a member of the Metanoia Institute and I adhere to all three organisations’ Codes of Ethics.
As well as working in private practice, I have worked for two community-based counselling services in West London.
I have a degree (BA Hons) from Manchester University. My first career was as a UK national news journalist. I then went to live and work abroad in several countries in Africa before settling in Kent with my family.
I was inspired to become a psychotherapist by my own empowering experience of being a client over several years.
Member organisations
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
£65.00 - £70.00
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My fee is for a 50-minute session, whether online or in person. I usually charge a slightly higher fee for evening sessions. I am willing to discuss concessionary rates for those on lower incomes for daytime sessions.
When I work
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Further information
If you would like to book an exploratory session please email, text or call me and leave a voice message. I will need to know whether you are looking for online or in person therapy and I will need a brief sense of what brings you to seek therapy. I aim to respond within 48-hours during the working week, unless I am on leave. If I am on leave, if you email you will receive my out-of-office with details.
We can arrange a brief 15-minute phone call free of charge so we can get a sense of each other and discuss setting up an initial session. I like to hear a bit more about why you’re seeking therapy so I can get an idea of whether I could be a suitable therapist for you, and you can get a sense of how you feel about me and ask me any immediate questions you may have.
Meeting for an initial session gives us a fuller opportunity to consider if we feel like a good ‘fit’ for each other. If I don't think I'm the right therapist for you I will say so. Otherwise I will offer you a couple of days to have a think and get back to me to confirm if you want to start working with me. Beginning counselling can feel like a big step and I believe it's important you feel as comfortable and confident about the process as possible.
