Erika Emerson
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About me
Therapy is not an easy choice - it is a brave step to take and some people need more time.
I am specializing in loss and bereavement and able to provide you with support in difficult times of grief and life changing events. I promote creativity in therapy and encourage using art or journaling in my sessions and between sessions.
I am offering you a safe space to work through your emotional challenges. For a longer term support that gives you an opportunity to take your time to look deeper into behavioural patterns we would be integrating Psychodynamic elements.
If you are a couple I am providing you with a structured , no non-sense approach where I am expecting you to work with me on particular problems.
I have experience working with relationship problems, parenting issues, work related stress, feeling stuck, anxious, having problems with your self-esteem or need help moving on from a past trauma.
Getting Started:
- You can e-mail me and I will aim to call you back within 1-3 days.
- We can talk over the phone and I can answer any question you might have.
- If you decide that you feel comfortable and want to move forward with me then we can arrange and assessment session.
If you are happy to continue we’ll set up a second session and arrange to meet weekly in person or on-line. Sometimes myself or a client may feel that another type of therapy may be more suitable to their particular problem in which case I would aim to refer you on to a suitable therapist.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor and psychotherapist accredited member of BACP.
I completed my Level 5 Diploma at Reflect-On Academy.
Level 7 Advanced Diploma in Couple therapy with the NAOS Institute.
In my private practice I work from an integrative perspective drawing on a range of therapeutic understanding and interventions.
My specialist area is bereavement, grief and loss. A loss can be anything from losing a loved one, losing a relationship, transitioning to a new life stage, losing your child, who has moved out of the family nest or moving to a different country .
I can help you to learn to live with your loss and find new ways to cope and feel able to smile again.
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.
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Fees
£55.00 - £65.00
Free initial telephone session
Additional information
- January Couple counselling special promotion £60(50 minutes)
- January Face to face weekly sessions fee £50 per session (50 minutes)
On line sessions are available (using Teams )
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I am now available for face to face sessions in Bognor Regis and in Portsmouth (Fratton) on weekdays evenings or some Saturdays
Further information
Please note that my location has changed , I am now providing counselling in Bognor Regis .
