Emma Ulysses
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About me
I believe that with a little support, most of us can sort out the challenges of our lives. My therapy focus is to help you find the solutions that work for you. Depending on your needs, my therapy is culturally sensitive, neuro-affirmative, I am a trained ADHD specialist and trauma informed using the latest neuroscience research to support you individually. At present I provide video conferencing counselling sessions.
I have managed a well-being service in a the NHS covering counselling, workplace mediation, coaching, team building and stress management for NHS staff for over five years and I enjoy seeing people grow healthily, to their full potential - even within stressful environments, when they have the tools to do so. I believe this is possible for anyone. I have also managed a University Counselling and Complex mental health support service for students. Accessing support as soon as possible can support your mental health positively and give you the tools to thrive in the unpredictable nature of life.
Depending on the issue I can offer short (6 - 12 sessions) or long-term therapy support to individuals or groups.
Most people feel anxious, stressed or low at some point in their lives but often try to struggle through on their own. I understand how daunting it can be to seek professional advice but I have successfully helped many people with a wide variety of problems.
My integrative approach to therapy is culturally sensitive and psychologically informed and ensures that I am able to offer a bespoke treatment plan based on your individual’s requirements, rather than offer a ‘one size fits all’ approach. I am aware each person is wonderfully different and I welcome making adjustments if needed in our work together, if and where this is possible. I will be open with you about this in the assessment and clearly explain what I can offer you, so you feel comfortable in knowing what to expect.
I draw from a range of psychotherapeutic perspectives including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Psychodynamic and Humanistic therapies, depending on the needs and wishes of clients. Working through your worries and identifying challenging thoughts, emotions and behaviours will help you to make a better sense of your current and past difficulties as these are often related. I specialise in understanding ADD/ADHD traits both as a coach and a counsellor as well as a range of therapeutic models.
You do not need be crystal clear about your own reasons or goals for coming into therapy. My aim, both initially and throughout therapy, is to help you understand this more fully; those areas of your life that may feel difficult, painful, unfulfilled or stuck. This understanding can be useful by itself, but it can also help you to make decisions about those things you may wish to change, and come to terms with those things that you can't.
I provide an open, sensitive and confidential space where you will be met with respect and acceptance.
My main aim is to help you to achieve a deeper understanding of yourself and as a result to live a more meaningful and fulfilling life.
I am a qualified Coach and specialise in coaching thoes with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder to reach their goals looking at the world using an ADHD lens rather than a Neurotypical one and choose whether to make adaptations depending on this to enjoy life more fully. I also have training in providing CBT specifically for thoes with ADHD meaning therapy is tailored to this lens.
I am qualified to coach from a Positive Psychology perspective in reaching life goals and coaching Entrepreneur's, Senior Business Leaders to reach their potential.
Training, qualifications & experience
My qualifications are:
- MSc in Rational-Emotive Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (RECBT)
- Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy
- BSc Honours Degree in Psychology
- Mindfulness (MBSR/MBCT)
- Level 6 Diploma In Therapeutic Counselling Supervision (CPCAB)
- Domestic Violence Training provided by Refuge
- Play Therapy techniques provided by Place2Be
- Workplace Mediation Skills provided by CMP Solutions
- Certificate in Diversity, Culture, Race & Anti-Discrimination Practice
I have completed specialist training in:
- CBT Plus, with ADHD: intervention across the ages, from children to adults. (APT Level 1 Accredited)
- Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
- Working with Race Based Trauma and Stress
- Understanding ADHD: Current Research and Practice - (Kings College London)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- IAPT training for supporting long term health conditions
- Reducing obesity
- Diabetes as a condition and Therapeutic support for this condition
- Training the Trainer (ILM)
- Positive Psychology and Coaching for adults with ADHD, parents of children with ADHD or University students. (ICF)
- Executive and Business Coaching & Entrepreneur and small business coaching (ICF)
- Life Coaching using Positive Psychology (ICF)
I am an ICF certified ADHD Coach and can do this coaching with anyone with ADHD, their parents or caregivers or university students. This coaching is framed using Positive Psychology tools and is strength based. It is coaching provided within the ethics of The Professional Association for ADHD Coaches (PAAC).
I specialise in counselling those who wish to explore race based trauma and stress or discrimination. I have run training in culturally informed Trauma Informed Practices for over 4 years within large organisations within the charity sector in order to help them support the most vulnerable members of society. Using an organsiational system based viewpoint I support organisations to embed Trauma Informed practices in there way of working and within their systems.
I have over 9 years’ experience in supporting women who were living with or were in some way affected by domestic abuse, coercive control or/and violence.
I have over 8 years’ experience in providing specific workplace counselling and mediation in a large organisation.
I have gained extensive experience in counselling people of all ages and backgrounds while working across a range of mental health services and organisations including:
- NHS
- University Counselling Services
- Primary School Counselling Services
- The Westminster Drug’s Project
- Equinox
- The Bariatric Consultancy
- Staff Counselling Services, Workplace Counselling
I regularly engage in continuing training and professional development to ensure that my practice affords the best informed care.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
ADHD
Diabetes
Weight loss and the Bariatric Surgery
Coping with chronic ill health or chronic pain
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 30-minute telephone consultation before we meet for an assessment to answer any queries you may have and discuss possible therapy to suit your needs.
I charge £60 for a 50-minute session of counselling.
If I am working with you to treat PTSD, some of the sessions may need to be longer (up to 90 minutes). These sessions would be charged at £80. I would discuss this with you in the consultation or assessment session beforehand.
My rates for Coaching are:
Personal Development Coaching: £75 for 1 hour
ADHD Executive Function Coaching: £75
Coaching package: £375 (6 x 1hr sessions)
My rates for Supervision is:
£50 for 60 minutes of clinical supervision for counsellors working in private practice and
£75 for 90 minutes of clinical supervision for counsellors working in private practice.
£60 for 1 hour of clinical supervision for counsellors working within an organisation and
£90 for 1.5 hours of clinical supervision for counsellors working within an organisation.
I provide workplace counselling and can be invoiced for this by the organisation, I charge £65 per counselling session offered.
I have a few allocated spaces where I am able to offer lower-cost counselling to pensioners.
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Further information
Having worked for the NHS for over eight years and managed a service in the NHS for five years, I understand the structure and the processes used as well as the unique pressures and stress staff can experience. The past few years has held unprecedented stress and change for many staff. For this reason I offer limited spaces of low cost therapy specifically to NHS staff.
