Fiona Ball
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Welcome. You don’t need to keep struggling alone. I provide a safe space for you to explore your thoughts and feelings and together we can make sense of them and find a way forward. As I commit to being present for you each week, you will have the opportunity to commit to yourself and your own wellbeing. Ultimately, counselling is about empowering you - increasing your capacity to cope with the unexpected challenges life brings, as well as to enjoy what life has to offer.
I began working with counselling clients in 2013 and my work in the charitable sector spans twenty years. I have experience in working with a range of presenting issues, including, depression, postnatal depression, anxiety, loss (including bereavement) and relationship issues. I have worked in a range of counselling settings including GP practices in South London, the University of Surrey’s wellbeing service and the Minster Centre Low-Cost therapy service. I volunteered as a Refugee Mentor at the HIV charity, Terrence Higgins Trust.
As an Integrative Counsellor I am able to draw on a range of theoretical models to support our work and make sense of what is affecting you. I work relationally – meaning that our relationship is at the heart of the work. This is an important foundation for building trust and working through the issues that may be holding you back. I am passionate and conscientious and being reliable and present for you is essential to the way I work.
My practice is based in Binfield which is reach of Ascot, Bracknell, Camberley, Maidenhead, Windsor, Wokingham and the borders of Berkshire and Surrey. Face to face, online or telephone sessions are provided.
The first appointment is an opportunity for us to meet, understand more about you and your needs and whether my support could you help you. If we decide to work together, we will meet weekly, usually at the same time each week. Depending on what you want from counselling, you can decide to meet me for a fixed number of sessions to work on a particular issue, or we can work in an open-ended way if you would like longer-term support. We will discuss this together.
Additionally please note that I am able to take referrals from Axa, Aviva and Vitality insurance.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a fully qualified counsellor and am accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I follow the BACP code of ethics and professional standards. I trained at the Minster Centre in London and I am an Integrative and relational therapist. I regularly undertake additional training and professional development. This recently included a four day course on ‘Attachment Theory in Clinical Practice’ to support my work in understanding client’s relationships with their early care givers on their adult relationships. I am also embarking on a six-month skills and supervision course in Polyvagal Theory to support my work in enabling clients to tap into their nervous systems to find their way out of distress, and to restore calm and connectivity.
I have worked in the NHS in GP settings in South London, the University of Surrey’s wellbeing service and the Minster Centre Low Cost therapy service. I previously volunteered as a Refugee Mentor at Terrence Higgins Trust.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I work with a broad range of clients but have an interest in working with parents and the challenges of parenthood, including becoming a mother or father for the first time. I am also interested in exploring the ongoing demands of being a parent.
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
My counselling fee is £55 for a 50 minute session.
What to expect
The first appointment is an opportunity for us to meet, to understand more about you and your needs and whether my support could help.
If we decide to work together we will meet weekly, usually at the same time each week.
Depending on what you want from counselling, you can decide to meet me for a fixed number of sessions to work on a particular issue, or we can work in an open-ended way if you would like longer term support. We will discuss this together.
If you would like an informal chat to discuss how we might be able to work together, please feel free to contact me to arrange this.
When I work
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I have morning and early afternoon appointments Monday through to Thursday. Please contact me for further details on times available.
